In any building subject to inspection under any provision of the Fire Prevention Code, when a fire or evidence of there having been a fire is discovered, even though it has apparently been extinguished, it shall be immediately reported to the County Public Communications Center. This shall be the duty of the owner, manager, or person in control of such building at the time of discovery. This requirement shall not be construed to forbid the owner, manager, or person in control of said building from using all diligence necessary to extinguish such fire prior to the arrival of the Fire Department.
(1998 Code, § 22-9)