Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

There is hereby established a fire department to be supported and equipped from appropriations by the board of commissioners of the municipality. All apparatus, equipment, and supplies shall be purchased by or through the municipality and shall be and remain the property of the municipality. The fire department shall be composed of a chief appointed by the city manager and such number of physically-fit subordinate officers and firemen as the city manager shall appoint. (1976 Code, § 7-301)