In carrying out the provisions of this code, the Mayor and the coordinator of the emergency services and disaster agency are directed to utilize the services, equipment, supplies and facilities of existing departments, offices and agencies of the municipality to the maximum extent practicable, and the officers and personnel of all such departments, offices and agencies are directed, upon request, to cooperate with and extend such services and facilities to the coordinator and the emergency services and disaster agency.
(1999 Code, § 30-3-16)