(a) The Chief of the Fire Department shall have sole control, management and command at fires and alarms of fires over all officers, members and employees of the Department, and all the apparatus and appurtenances belonging to the Department.
(b) The Chief shall have absolute control, authority and command over the police force, or any officer thereof, at the scene of any fire and during the time and continuance of any fire or conflagration, and all orders issued to the police force, or officers thereof, shall be explicitly obeyed and performed by them.
(1977 Code Sec. 7.05)