§ 18-23. Protective actions in event of fire  


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  • Whenever any building in the city is on fire, it shall be lawful for the fire chief, or his assistant or acting chief, to direct such building or other building, or building erection, fence or fences, which they may deem hazardous or likely to catch fire and communicate to other buildings, to be torn down or blown up or otherwise destroyed for the purpose of checking or otherwise extinguishing such fire, and that neither the city council nor any individual member thereof, nor the fire chief of the department, assistant chief, or any member of the department, shall in any way be held responsible for the damaging of property or the destruction thereof that may occur by reason of the attempt of the fire department to extinguish any fire.

(Ord. No. 342, § II, 4-13-2001)