Vermont Statutes Title 24 (Appendix). Municipal Charters, App. c. 9 § 23.9. Emergency powers

Whenever any building in the City shall be on fire, it shall be lawful for the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department or any officer in charge of said Department, in their discretion, to order any building or part thereof not on fire but that they may deem hazardous and likely to communicate fire to other buildings to be pulled down or destroyed.