Every person, firm or corporation owning or controlling electric wires and apparatus for the transmission of light, heat or power, shall in time of fire, or in case of severe storm, wherein the lines or property of the citizens of the city may be endangered by the operation of such wires and apparatus, upon the request of the manager of the municipal power system, the mayor or the chief of the fire department or such chief's deputy, disconnect such wires or apparatus as are designated by such officials. (Prior code § 8-4-18)