a. Division of Fire Fighting, headed by an Assistant Director and divided into shifts in such a manner as to provide a twenty-four-hour watch. For each shift there shall be a Battalion Director of the Fire Department for each firefighting battalion district in the City. The Assistant Director of the Fire Department and the Battalion Director of the Fire Department shall be responsible for extinguishing fires and performing necessary public services of an emergency nature during their respective shifts. Functions of this division shall also include effective operation of Fire Department communications.

b. Division of Fire Prevention, headed by the Fire Marshal, holding departmental rank as a Deputy Director of the Fire Department. The Division of Fire Prevention shall perform the functions of fire prevention throughout the City. (Code 1962, § 19-2; Ord. No. G-5444, § 3, 2009)