No member of any company shall drive any Department vehicle apparatus except the regularly appointed drivers, unless directed to do so by the company officer or one of the Chiefs, and then only in case of emergency.
No member of any company shall be permitted to tamper with or fix or repair any apparatus unless so directed by the company Captain or Lieutenant.
No person other than Borough officials, fire fighters or properly authorized Borough employees shall be allowed to enter any firehouse or handle any apparatus or implements belonging to the Department unless accompanied by an active member of the Department.
Fire apparatus shall be permitted to leave the confines of the Borough in accordance with mutual aid agreements. If, for any other reason than aforesaid, it is desired that the apparatus be permitted to leave the confines of the Borough, then, and in that event, the approval of the Mayor and Council must be obtained.
All requests for repairs or supplies for the various companies of the Department shall be presented to the Board of Fire Officers for the approval or recommendation of said Board by the Captain of such companies at the time the monthly report mentioned in § 25-23 is presented. In case any apparatus shall become so disabled that immediate repairs are necessary, the Captain of the company operating such apparatus shall immediately report the condition to the Chief, who shall notify the Fire Commissioner for appropriate action.
The company officer in charge of his company at a fire or drill shall report to the Chief all fire hydrants that are found out of order, leaky or that are set in such a manner as to make it difficult to connect thereto.