(A) Chief in command. The Chief or, in his or her absence, the Assistant Chief shall command the Fire Department. All firefighters shall report to the officer in command. Firefighters who refuse to obey his or her orders shall be subject to dismissal from the Fire Department.
(Prior Code, § 32.41)
(B) Authority of officer in command.
(1) The Fire Chief or an Assistant Chief shall have authority to do all acts reasonably necessary to extinguish fires and protect life and property from fires.
(2) During any fire, the Chief or Assistant Chief shall have the power to call on any and all persons to assist in extinguishing the same or in pulling down or blowing up any building or in removing any goods, wares, merchandise, and furniture from any building on fire or in danger.
(Prior Code, § 32.43)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see G.S. § 58-82-1