A. Chief And Captains:
1. Fire Chief: The fire chief shall have the command at fires over all the members of the fire department, and over all other persons assisting thereat, and shall take all proper measures for the extinguishment of fires and for the protection of property and the preservation of order, and observance of the laws and regulations respecting fires, and shall examine into the condition of all fire apparatus and fire hydrants, and shall have general supervision of the fire department and all things connected therewith. He shall see that a correct roll of all the members of the fire department, and a correct inventory of the property under his charge, is kept on file at all times, at the office of the city clerk, and he shall report monthly to the city council.
2. Shift Captains: The duties of the fire chief shall, in his absence, devolve upon and be performed by the captain on shift. The captain shall have immediate charge, care, custody and supervision of the fire engine and equipment, apparatus, engine room and sleeping room of the fire department. He shall take the fire engine to and from fires, drills, or tests. In the absence of the captain, the chief shall assign some other competent officer or member of the department to perform his duties. In addition to the above, the captains shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to them from time to time by the chief, and shall be subject to the regulations prescribed.
B. Firefighters: The firefighters shall sleep in the room provided for that purpose at the fire house, and shall keep such hours and shall perform such duties as may be required of them by the chief or by the captains.
C. Volunteer Firefighters:
1. Duties Generally: Promptly upon every alarm of fire, it shall be the duty of all volunteer firefighters belonging to the fire department to respond to the place of fire and there perform such duties as may be required of them by the chief or his assistants. Any volunteer firefighter who wilfully fails to respond to any order or direction of any proper officer, at any fire or going to or coming from the same, shall be summarily dismissed from the service by the chief; provided, that the chief may excuse any member from attending to an alarm of fire upon good cause shown.
2. Wearing Of Badge: Every firefighter and officer of the fire department, when on duty, shall wear a suitable badge, to be provided by the city council, and any person wearing such badge unlawfully shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 80, 7-6-1915; amd. 2001 Code)