(a) The Fire Chief or, in his absence, the senior officer present at a fire, shall have authority to direct the pulling down or destroying of any fence, house, vehicle or other thing, deemed necessary to prevent the spreading of fire.
(b) The owner of any property pulled down or destroyed to prevent the spreading of fire, as specified in this section, shall be entitled to recover from the City the actual property damage which he may have sustained by reason of the same having been pulled down or destroyed. Provided, that no one shall recover compensation for property which would have been destroyed by fire, if the same had not been pulled down or destroyed under direction as specified in this section, but recovery may be had only for what could have been saved with ordinary care and diligence had no such direction been given.
(Ord. 2009-22. Passed 12-7-09.)