(1) All calls for assistance in a fire shall be expeditiously attended to by the members of the Force on duty in a Fire Station.
2. The telephone from of a Fire Station shall be manned through-out the twenty four hours of the day.
3. Officers-incharge of Fire Stations shall attend all fire calls received in the Station to which they are attached, immaterial of the fact whether they are on duty in the Station or of duty in their residence. They shall always intimate the Firs Stations to which they are attached, their whereabouts at all times unless they are on leave.
4. Any fire call received from a belt area of forty kilometers around the Town or city: as the case may be, shall also be attended to immediately. Fire calls received from places at a distance beyond forty kilometers from the Station concerned shall also be attended to provided the calls are made by responsible persons and provided further that the officer-in-charge comes to the conclusion that the turning out of fire units to such places would actually be of service in extinguishing fires or rendering such other help for which the fire service as called for
5. If fire calls are received from places beyond forty kilometers from the station, the Officer-in-charge of the Fire Station shall get all the information from the caller to find out whether it would serve any purpose inturning out the fire units as such long distance and if the fire is a serious one, with the likelihood of its spreading to the entire area concerned, the fire units shall be turned out. In such cases a special report shall be submitted by the officer-in-charge of the station justifying the turn-out of the Fire Units.
6. Whenever a fire service vehicles is involved in an accident while proceeding to a place where fire has broken out, the appliances must continue to the fire spot if possible.