[Ord. 41, 5/20/1912, as amended and reenacted by Ord. 348,
1/4/1982; and as amended and restated by Ord. No. 858, 1/4/2021[1]]
Fountain Hill Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., organized and existing
in the Borough of Fountain Hill, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, is hereby
designated and recognized as the official fire protection unit for
the Borough of Fountain Hill and its residents. For so long as it
is so designated and recognized, it may be called or referred to as
the "Fountain Hill Fire Department" or the "Fountain Hill Fire Company."
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also changed the title of this
Part 1 from "Fire Department" to its current title.
[Ord. 348, 1/4/1982; as amended by Ord. 715, 9/6/2005, § 102;
and as amended and restated by Ord.
No. 858, 1/4/2021]
1.
In addition
to actually fighting fires or while engaged in going to or returning
from any fire, the members of the Borough’s official fire protection
unit are authorized to do the following activities:
A.
Answer
any type of fire alarm or call, whether general alarm, private call
or investigation of fire report or emergency call of any type, inside
or outside the Borough.
B.
Provide
nonemergency and public services, such as removing water from property
after storms and assisting in the removal, abatement and prevention
of damage or injury to persons or property, whether through natural
causes or man-made situations.
C.
Engage
in any type of drill, training, ceremony, practice test or parade
when duly called or authorized by a proper officer or officers of
the official fire protection unit of the Borough.
D.
Provide
to the Borough an annual, itemized listing of all expenditures of
funds received from the Borough before the Borough may consider budgeting
additional funding for the official fire protection unit.
E.
Provide
to the Borough an annual itemized listing of all Borough assets, such
as fire apparatus and equipment, which are in its the possession or
control.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 103, Duties of the
Fire Chief, adopted by Ord. 348, 1/4/1982; 104, Duties of Assistant Fire Chiefs,
adopted by Ord. 348, 1/4/1982; 105, Duties of Fire Marshal, adopted by Ord. 273, 9/5/1967, § 6,
as amended; 106, Duties of Captain, adopted by Ord.
715, 9/6/2005, § 106; and
107, Duties of Lieutenant, adopted by Ord. 715, 9/6/2005, § 107, were repealed
byOrd. No. 858, 1/4/2021.
[Ord. 348, 1/4/1982; as amended by Ord. 715, 9/6/2005; and
as amended and restated by Ord. No.
858, 1/4/2021]
All fire apparatus and equipment, whether purchased for, or
donated or provided to, the Borough’s official fire protection
unit, shall constitute assets of the Borough and remain solely owned
by the Borough unless and until the Borough transfers title to any
such fire apparatus or equipment to the official fire protection unit
or a third party. The Borough’s official fire protection unit
may not sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any assets of the
Borough. In the event that any assets of the Borough need to be repaired
or replaced, the official fire protection unit shall notify the Borough
Manager. The Borough’s official fire protection unit may, at
any time, purchase, using its own funds, fire apparatus and equipment
for its own use, and such apparatus and equipment will be solely owned
by the official fire protection unit.
