5-2-1: DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED; DUTIES:
   A.   Definition: The term "volunteer firefighter" means one who is enrolled as a member of the volunteer fire department of the city and who serves in that capacity without receiving a regular salary. The size of the volunteer fire department of the city is composed of not less than twelve (12) nor more than twenty (20) members.
   B.   Department Established; Chief: There is a fire department, the head of which is the chief of the fire department.
   C.   Duties, Generally: It is the duty of the fire department, among others, to extinguish fires; to rescue persons endangered by fire; to resuscitate and to administer first aid to persons injured in or about burning structures, or elsewhere in case of an emergency; to promote fire prevention; and unless otherwise provided, to enforce all ordinances relating to fires, fire prevention, and safety of persons from fire in public and private buildings.
   D.   Residency Requirement: To be a member of the city fire department, the firefighter must live within one and one-half (11/2) miles of the nearest fire station or have a response time of not more than two (2) minutes. Any member not complying with this subsection will be terminated. (1990 Code § 13-201)