Section 10-1008. Incorporation of fire department

The members of all the
  fire, hose, protective and hook  and  ladder  companies  of  a  village,
  organized  and  maintained in pursuance of law, constitute a corporation
  by the name  of  the  "fire  department  of.........."  The  term,  fire
  department  of  a  village,  as  used  in this chapter, refers to such a
  corporation.