The Fire Department shall be under the control and direction of the Chief of the Fire Department or, in his absence, shall be under the control and direction of the next ranking officer. Upon an alarm of fire the members of the Fire Department shall proceed immediately to the place of the fire, with the necessary apparatus in their charge, and there work and manage the same under the direction of the Chief or his assistants, and use such apparatus, in the most effective manner until the fire is extinguished and shall not move therefrom except by permission of the officer in command, and on such permission they shall return the fire apparatus to its place of occupancy. (Ord. 25, 10-6-1930)