A. There shall be a fire department, the head of which shall be the chief of the fire department.
B. The term "volunteer firefighter" means one who is enrolled as a member of the fire department of the city and who serves in that capacity without receiving a regular salary. A person who is a salaried public safety employee of the city shall not serve as a volunteer firefighter of the fire department unless the person is off duty and such service is not a condition of employment. A "public safety employee" is a person employed to serve as a salaried firefighter, police or other law enforcement officer or emergency medical technician. The size of the volunteer fire department of the city shall be not less than eight (8) nor more than twenty five (25) members. (2015 Code § 13-201; amd. 2016 Code)