(A) (1) It shall be the duty of the firefighters of the several companies to see that the machines and equipment committed to their charge, and the buildings in which they are deposited and all things in and belonging to the same are kept neat and clean and in order for immediate use.
(2) It shall be their duty to preserve order and discipline at all times in their respective companies, and to require and enforce strict compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the Board of Public Works and Safety concerning the Fire Department.
(B) At all times when on duty, whether at their stations or at fires, all members of the several companies shall remain near the apparatus to which they are respectively assigned unless they shall be otherwise engaged or are specially excused by a superior officer.
(C) (1) It shall be the duties of the officers and members of the several companies whenever a fire shall break out in the city to go forthwith to their respective fire apparatus and convey them to the place of the fire as speedily and in as orderly a manner as possible and in conformity with the directions of the Chief or other officers in command, to exert themselves in the most orderly manner possible in working and managing the engines, hose, hook, and ladder and other apparatus belonging to each company, respectively, and in performing any duty they may be called upon to do by the Chief of his or her assistants.
(2) Upon permission of the Chief or other commanding officers, each company shall, in an orderly and quiet manner, return the machinery and other apparatus to their respective stations; provided, that in the absence of the Chief or his or her assistant, the Mayor, if present, may designate one of the Captains to act as Chief for the time being.
(Prior Code, § 35.035)