The fire department shall have as its objectives:
(1) To prevent uncontrolled fires from starting.
(2) To prevent the loss of life and property because of fires.
(3) To confine fires to their places of origin.
(4) To extinguish uncontrolled fires.
(5) To perform such rescue work as its equipment and/or training makes practicable.
(6) To provide emergency medical care at the highest level that the equipment and training of the personnel makes practicable.
(7) To protect the health and safety of the citizens from the transportation, storage or manufacture of hazardous materials to the extent that the level of training and equipment of the personnel will allow.
(8) To provide public fire and life safety education materials, information and training to the citizens.
(1970 Code, § 7-302, as replaced by Ord. #004-08-15, Sept. 2004)