§ 34.042 STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF FIRE FORCE.
   (A)   (1)   All members of the fire force shall always be on duty for the purpose of discipline and they shall not enter places where intoxicating liquors are sold while dressed in Fire Department uniform.
      (2)   No member of the Fire Department shall loiter about taverns or clubs or drink parlors or other places where intoxicating liquors are kept.
      (3)   No member shall bring or drink intoxicating liquors of any kind in the quarters or on the premises or be a party to any proceeding or be under the influence of liquor while on duty. Each member of the fire force shall keep in good physical condition at all times and shall be available for emergency service at any time.
   (B)   The highest moral and exemplary conduct shall be required of all members of the fire force whether on active duty or not. No member of the fire force shall be guilty of improper conduct at any time.
   (C)   Members of the fire force shall conform to and promptly and cheerfully obey all laws, rules and regulations, and orders, whether general or special, for the government of the fire force or Fire Department. Obedience to the orders of a superior in rank must be faithfully observed and any member offending in this regard will be held strictly accountable where the superior officer had the right to give the order, unless the same has been countermanded by the Chief or his or her assistant.
(Prior Code, § 35.042)