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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTIV 62 524 volunteer fire dept ~-~" .,.,;\ .~~......... ~~7:-- -~~~ ~J íf 1ð"" ~ ·t/{ 1L 1. ~ ; ,-3.-. I V:'eI"6~ (éit1:'~{~ii~~'~;'T~~hi~ÿ~""""""""'~~¡)""~(~.. NO...~.4':Il~. :.....A BY-LAW OPTIIE OORPORATIOO O~ . ·THE..Y:.¡lti./I.(..... ..OF..I./.tff.(";~f1... .TO FROVIDE Fœ THE Em'ABLIS~ AND REGULATIONS OF A VOI1JNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TfIE MUNICIPAL COONCIL OF THE,....11. II.~.I.~.......... of.... ..i IJI;(.t;~/)............ . enacts as follows: / . . .. Hnre br~è esl4b:u:øhed. N8IÌII!! _ CclBPositlon. 1. A municipal fire department is hereq,y established under the :ithority qf the Municipal Act tô be known as the. ... .... .J" ~.c-.f.,¡,..n i..;. Volunteer Fire Department. 2. The department shall consist of a ehiê!, a Deputy Chief, a QMe.f Jnø'lIIIilhr, two Captaiíu and not less than sixteen firefighters. QIùIlitioat1ons. 3. Every member of the brigade shall btl eo ph7eical.~ fit male resident of the municipality, of good reputation, and eighteen years· of age or over; and not .morethan sixty-five Tears of aga for t he chief, anclsixty years of age for other officers, and fire fighters, !and every member of the department shall be required to pasa a mèdicaJ. examination prior to admittance and once every year. there" . after at the expense of the municipality. Ap¡»intInent - .sèlon. Sqøpension, . et4.. :Cost . ,~ 4. - (1) The Oh_ef shall be appointed by by-law passed by the council and shall hold office until such by-law is rescinded. (2) All ·officers and fire fighters shall be appointed by the council upon the recommendation of the chief ,~~l1serve . a probationary period of au months .~. pel'lÞanent appointment. The ohieffJhall require every. application for appointment ,!-S f:I.re fighter to be in writing·" !UIII1 Þv t.. ".... lIy "It. ållplll'tRlent. The chief shall e.xaIIIine every application and foJ')far<i it to council with his recommendation.. 5. The chief may suspend any officer or fire fighter for insubo.ation, :h__HL.itu_~, If II.-! lIli.8ul.liut, or repeated failure to attend practices or. fires; the chief shall refer such suspension to the council; together with his report and recOlDlllendations, for such a.<!tion ae it may deEl11 advisable. 6. The annual cost of operating the department shall be included in the annual estimates of the municipalitT and the clerk shall so notify the chief at least two weeks prior to the date on which the municipal estimates are to be considered; and the chief shall submit within one week,thereafter his estimates for the expenditures necessary d'l1'~ the forthcondng year fer the operation and maintenance of 1i.he· department so that they may be conaidered together with all other municipal estimates !.¿i;-' ~ " . ,~,,' ~<.-..'" ^~ , - -~ ., ''i -j ~ 1 I j j ~ , . '~·'''''_i''''.':."~,: c- /~ ..! -,- ~' -2- Eatj,matea. 7. The estimates, as submitted by the chief, shall be in the fonn required by the treasurer and shall i.r¡clude the amounts to be paid for: (a) the Elervices of the fire fi"ghters; . (b) unifonns, clothing allowances and personal equipnent for the fire fighters; (c) office supplies and equi¡:ment and clerical assistance; 1Wv. .$tat. c.204 (d) The Workmen's Compensation Act or benefit plan approved by the Workmen's Compensation Board; (e) Liability and insurance premiums; ~ contributions to any pension plan for full-time fire fighters who are members of the department j (g) membership ~~penses of bepresentatives attending meetings of associations of fire marshals, fire chiefs or fire fighters or any fire college or fire school conducted by the Fire Marshal; (h) the purchase of new fire apparatus and fire fighting equi¡:ment¡ (i) the purchase of new fire alann and canmunication systems and equipoent; (j) the normal oper~tion, maintenance and repair of fire apparatus, fire fighting equipnent and fire alal'lÞ and communications system and equipnent; .. the nonnal operation, maintenance and repair of the fire hall; OI!) the cost of altering, re-building or constructing any fire hall; .. any amount charged to the fire department for h1drant rentals or water supplies; and (n) any other items charged to the fire department. Salaries. 8. Salaries and allowances to the officers and fire fighters shall be. detennined by the council. CaUe 9. The brigade shall not respond to any fire calls outside outside the limits of the municipality, except, - municipality. (a) with respect to any fire which in the opinion of the chief threatens any property within the municipality; (b) to a municipality, or municipalities with which an agree- ment has been entered into to provide fire protection on a mutual aid basis or under any organized county mutual aid plan; or (c) to a municipality with which an agreemerlt has been entered into to provide fire protection at an 8l nual rate or at a fee per call; or . where an agreement to provide fire protection on an annual· rate or fee per call ba.sis has been entered into with a company, organization or person whose property is situated outside the municipal limits and distant not more than fifteen miles therefran. "frA·",C·'" I Dut~es of chief. ,'i;,;~,,~~~,~ ~- -3- 10. - (l) The chief shall have full charge of the conduct and generð1. operation of the department, including fighting a fire, responding to a fire alann, at drills Or practiëes, and the care and maintenance of the fire hall and all apparatus, equipnent and supplies. (2) The chief shall, - (a) maintain proper decorum, discipline and efficiency of the department at fires, alarms and practices and in the discharge of all depart- ment duties insofar as they have a bearing on the efficiency of the department or the care and maintenance of the fire hall, apparatus, equipnent and supplies; (b) regularly inspect for fir ' ha~ards all manu- facturing and mercantile premises, churches, schools, institutions, public buildings and places of pu.blic assembly, and on request inspect residences, and designate any officer or fire fighter as fire pre- vention inspector, to assist in such duties; (c) maintain a book to record the attendance of members of the department at fires I'.nd practices, the particulars of every fire call and every fire reported to the department and the apparatus, equipnent and supplies used for each fire call, and any breakages, shortages or deficiencies in the apparatus, equipnent and supplies, and any other information that may be required fran time to time by the council; (d) submit Ii report to the council a¡mual~, or more often if requested, outlining the activities of the department and the losses in life and property suffered by fire; (e) submit a report to the council immediately of any injuries to members of the department that occv<r.. while on duty, and in collaboration with the cle.rkof the municipality forward a report of such injury on the prescribed "Form" to the Workmen 's Compensation Board; (f) submit a report to the council inmediately of any breakage~ shortages, or deficiencies in the apparatus, equi¡ment and supplies, and any occurrences requiring the suspension of any member of the depart¡nent; and (g) report promptly all fires to the Fire Marshal of Qltario on the printed fonns supplied for such purpose and otherwise comp:Jy with the provisions of the Fire Marshals Act and Regulations thereunder and other provincial laws for which the fire chief is the enforcing officer. ~ -~"'-- ;. \ --/1 Duties of Deputy Chief. ~ties of Captains. Duties of Fire Fighters. Drill. Demolition of fences, etc. Administra- tion and social organization. Interference with brigade. . - --- - ~ -4- 11. The deputy chief shall carry out the instructions of the chief and shall as sUllIe the dutiss of the chief in his absence, and it shall be his duty to see that all apparatus, equipnent and supplies are kept in a clean ånd serviceable condition and ready for :lJDnediate use, and to instruct the Captains to detail fire fighters for such duties when necess- ary, and he shall report :lJDnediate~ to the chief any deficienc- ies or untoward circUlllstances in connection with the same. l2. The chief instructor shall be responsible to the chief of the department for all phases of fire training, and he shall establish a progressive syllabus of training in accordance with the policy set forth in Section l5 of this by-law, and he shall report in writing to the chief after each scheduled practice those in attendance, those absent, and subjects covered during the training, together with his comments and recommendations. l3. The captains shall carry out the inatructions of their I fricers. s" ...,. :14. The fire fighters shall respond prottptly to all fire alarms, and attend e.ll scheduled practices and obey all orders and instructions of their officers. Absence from attendance at fires or scheduled practices without justifiable reason may result in suspension or dismissal from the department. 15. The department shall meet at least twice a month under the supervision of the chief instructor for practice and instruct- ion in the use of all apparatus, equipnent and supplies of the department and in the principles of fire-fighting, fire prevention, fire protection, and first aid to the injured.. A standard training syllabus shall be established using the text books of the Oklahoma A & M College. 16. The officer in charge of the department at any fire m8¥ cause any fence or any out-structure to be removed or torn down, 1.r such removal or tearing down appea.rs necessary to prevent the spread of fire. '--1 . 17. - (1) The members of the department may organize for social purposes and other purposes intended: to further the interest and welfare of the department and the members thereof. (2) The department m8¥ at any time, subject to the approval of t he counc~, have the use of t he fire hall or the council chamber or the municipal hall at any convenient time for the transaction of business or for social functions. (3) No rule or regulation of any such social organization shall in any W8¥ limit the authority of the fire chief in his administration or operat ions of the department. 18. No person shall impede, interfere with or hinder any officer or fire fighter in charge of his duties at a fire, in responding to a fire alann or at a practice, and no person shall damage apparatus, equipnent and supplies, and no person shall put to any use not authorized by the chief an apparatus, equipnent end supplies. ~~...:. ~i~ ~::~.... .~_ ~, ~'. ~,.~:¿~~:~'.p~~~:;}:~;. ... . . ~~ -,:>,>.- "". ~ " "e; -5- JI8nalties. 19. An7 person contravening any provision of this by-law shall, upon conviction therefor, be liable to a fine not exceeding $50.00, exclusive of costs, and every such penalty shall be recoverable under the SmnmAry Convictions Act, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding................. or to both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the convicting magistrate. (for cities, IJIII,Yi"'",'1 imprison- ment term not more than 6 months; in all other cases not more than 21 days). 20. In case the provisions of this by-law conflict with the provisions of any other by-law, the provisions of this by-Law shall prevail. J\!1ssed at tbe../{¡ i¡~ ~ .~.. . ..of.... !. !.~ ~. r~ (!~... .. .. thie.. ...$.CÇoQA .c/......... .day Of..~p. M.~r.:... .&9 6Z- - ~ ~,-- ,,~ , -." -.: -. ~. ,,' ':!Æ '/ ~ .- ....If...»-._..~ '1 . /t.fUA"'f-:/ £72~'- Clerk -.-.. ~~-' ',., 6?'