[Code 1962, § 11-1]
All the provisions and requirements of Code of Virginia, §§ 27-6.1 - 27-23.10, both inclusive, relative to fire departments and fire companies in cities and towns, and §§ 27-30 - 27-37.1, both inclusive, relative to local fire marshals, insofar as such provisions and requirements have application within the City, are hereby accepted, approved and adopted and made a part of this chapter as fully as though set out herein.
[Code 1962, § 11-2]
Except as may be provided by an agreement entered into by the City Council with a political subdivision of the state, the Fire Division may fight fires and use the City firefighting equipment outside the corporate limits of the City upon permission from the City Manager. In the event of the absence of the City Manager or of his inability to act, such permission shall be secured from the Chief of the Fire Division. In the event of the absence of both the City Manager and the Chief of the Fire Division, permission shall be secured from the officer in charge of the Fire Division.
[Code 1962, § 11-3]
The Mayor, City Manager, Fire Chief or Chief of Police may call on the fire department of any nearby City for its fire apparatus for the purpose of fighting fire. Should such assistance be asked of any such City, this City hereby agrees to indemnify and save harmless any such City for any loss or damage that may occur to its fire apparatus.
[Code 1962, § 12-1]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to store any flammable liquids, as defined in the Fire Prevention Code adopted by § 10-18, in outside aboveground tanks at any place within the City, except within the M-2 Heavy Industrial District, as established by the Zoning Ordinance; however, any storage of Class I and Class II flammable liquids, as so defined, in aboveground tanks within the corporate limits as of October 8, 1956, shall be allowed to continue and the use of facilities connected therewith shall be permitted, but such facilities may not be added to or extended in any way.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, install or maintain any new bulk plant for flammable liquids, as defined in the Fire Prevention Code adopted by § 10-18, within the City, except within the M-2 Heavy Industrial District, as established by the Zoning Ordinance.
(c) 
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.
[Code 1962, § 18-25]
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a duly authorized employee or agent of the City, to tamper with or use any fire hydrant in the City. A violation of this section constitutes a Class 4 misdemeanor.
[Ord. of 9-22-1997(1)]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to plant any trees, shrubs or flowers or erect any structures within a radius of five feet from any City fire hydrant or between a fire hydrant and a public sidewalk or street.
(b) 
There is excepted from the prohibition of this section grass or ground cover not exceeding 12 inches in height.
[Code 1962, § 18-26]
Any person who intentionally sets or procures another to set fire to any woods, brush, leaves, grass, straw or any other flammable substance capable of spreading fire, and who intentionally allows the fire to escape to lands not his own, whereby the property of another is damaged or jeopardized, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses incurred in fighting the fire.
[Code 1962, § 18-27]
If any person carelessly, negligently or intentionally sets any woods or marshes on fire, or sets fire to any stubble, brush, straw or any other substance capable of spreading fire on lands, whereby the property of another is damaged or jeopardized, he shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses incurred in fighting the fire.
[Ord. of 11-10-1986]
(a) 
Any person who has reached 16 years of age and who has not reached his eighteenth birthday, with written parental or guardian approval, may work with or participate fully in all activities of a volunteer fire company in the City, provided such person has attained certification under National Fire Protection Association 1001, Level 1, Firefighter Standards, as administered by the Department of Fire Programs.
(b) 
Any trainer or instructor of such persons mentioned in Subsection (a) hereinabove or any member of a paid or volunteer fire company who supervises any such person shall be exempt form the provisions of Virginia Code § 40.1-103 (which prohibits cruelty and injuries to children), provided that the volunteer fire company or the City Council has purchased insurance which provides coverage for injuries to or the death of such person in his performance of activities under this section.
[Ord. No. 93-6, 10-25-1993]
The Fire Chief shall designate fire lanes for parking lots and parking garages which are open to the public and which are designed to accommodate 50 or more vehicles. All fire lanes shall conform to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code. In designating fire lanes, the Fire Chief shall take into consideration the necessity for the efficient and effective use of fire apparatus, the nature and location of the property and structures to be protected and the location of fire hydrants and other sources of water. The designated fire lanes shall be indicated by signs or by markings on the pavement or curb so as to clearly delineate them.
[Ord. of 11-10-1997(1)]
Except as otherwise provided in § 10-11, no person shall ignite or maintain, or cause or permit to be ignited or maintained, any open fire on any street, alley or other public property or on private property outside of a building in the City. A violation of this section shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor.
[Ord. of 11-10-1997(1)]
Open burning shall be permitted in the following circumstances:
(1) 
Open fires may be used for cooking food, provided no fire or smoke hazard or other nuisance is created.
(2) 
Open fires may be set for recreational purposes or for ceremonial occasions, provided no fire or smoke hazard or other nuisance is created, the fire is not left unattended, and it is totally extinguished after use.
(3) 
Open fires may be set in the performance of official duties by the Fire Chief or his designee when necessary for any of the following purposes:
a. 
For the abatement of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by other means;
b. 
For training in firefighting or research in control of fires under supervision of the Fire Chief or his designee; or
c. 
In emergency or other extraordinary circumstances when open burning is determined by the Fire Chief or his designee to be in the public interest.
(4) 
Salamanders and similar heating devices may be used for heating by outdoor workers, provided no fire or smoke hazard or other nuisance is created and provided such devices are used not less than 15 feet from any structure.
(5) 
Open fires may be set in other circumstances when permitted by state law or regulation.