§ 16-31. Organization.
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The fire department shall consist of the chief of the fire department, an assistant chief and a sufficient number of firefighters (voluntary, part-time or full-time) to maintain and operate the department. The department may from time to time adopt its own rules and regulations governing the department subject to the approval of the city council.
(Code 1952, ch. C, art. I, § 1)