Township of East Hanover, NJ
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2024-03-04
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 26 Fire Department
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Article VI Fire Investigation Unit
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration
- Ch 6 Administrative Code
- Ch 10 (Reserved)
- Ch 12 Background Checks
- Ch 15 Claims Procedure
- Ch 19 Court, Municipal
- Ch 21 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 26 Fire Department
- Ch 26 Art VI Fire Investigation Unit
- § 26-75 East Hanover Fire Investigative Unit (EHFIU); establishment of.
- § 26-76 Description.
- § 26-77 Supervision and appointments; requirements.
- § 26-78 Powers and duties; scope and responsibilities.
- Ch 29 Funds
- Ch 34 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 38 Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual; Employee Handbook
- Ch 42 Police Department
- Ch 44 Health, Department of
- Ch 45 Recreation, Division of
- Ch 46 Retirement Programs
- Ch 47 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 49 Sexual Harassment
- Ch 54 Air Pollution Control
- Ch 55 Alarm Systems
- Ch 57 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 59 Amusement Devices
- Ch 60 Animals
- Ch 65 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 68 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 71 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 73 Commercial Establishments
- Ch 75 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 77 Curfew
- Ch 78 Dumping
- Ch 78A Emergency Management System
- Ch 79 Fees and Licenses
- Ch 81 Fertilizers, Use of
- Ch 82 Firearms
- Ch 85 Garage Sales, Yard Sales and Flea Markets
- Ch 87 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 89 Gasoline Filling Stations
- Ch 90 Graffiti
- Ch 91 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 92 Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax
- Ch 93 Hotels and Temporary Housing Accommodations.
- Ch 94 Landscapers
- Ch 95 Land Use and Zoning
- Ch 96 Clothing Bins
- Ch 99 Library
- Ch 102 Loitering
- Ch 106 Motorized Vehicles
- Ch 108 Noise
- Ch 110 Parking for Handicapped Persons
- Ch 112 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 118 Canvassing, Soliciting and Peddling
- Ch 119 Promotional Events and Sidewalk Sales
- Ch 119A Property Maintenance
- Ch 120 Recycling
- Ch 122 Sales, Special
- Ch 123 (Reserved)
- Ch 125 (Reserved)
- Ch 126 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Snow Removal
- Ch 129A Special Improvement District
- Ch 130 Stormwater Management
- Ch 131 Stream Corridor Protection Zone
- Ch 132 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 135 Sunday Games of Chance
- Ch 138 Swimming Pools, Private
- Ch 139 (Reserved)
- Ch 141 Taxation
- Ch 144 Taxicabs
- Ch 147 (Reserved)
- Ch 148 Tobacco, Sale of
- Ch 149 Towing and Storage
- Ch 150 Trailers and Camp Cars
- Ch 155 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 159 Water and Sewer Utility
- Ch 161 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 162 Nuisance Properties
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 164 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 167 (Reserved)
- Ch 168 (Reserved)
- Ch 170 (Reserved)
- Ch 173 Animals
- Ch 175 Application Escrow Deposit
- Ch 177 Boarding Homes for Children
- Ch 182 Dwellings, Unfit
- Ch 186 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 187 (Reserved)
- Ch 189 Garbage, Refuse and Dry Fill; Refuse Containers and Dumpsters
- Ch 195 Littering
- Ch 198 Public Health Nuisance Code
- Ch 201 Sanitation
- Ch 204 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 207 Solid Waste
- Ch 210 Swimming Pools, Public
- Ch 211 Tobacco
- Ch 213 Wells
- Appendix
- Ch A216 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A217 Municipal Assistance Agreement
- Ch A218 Telephone Franchise
- Ch A219 Communications Facilities Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
There is hereby established within the East Hanover Fire Department
(EHFD), Bureau of Fire Prevention, the LEA of the municipality, a
Fire Investigation Unit, herein said unit shall be known as the East
Hanover Fire Investigative Unit (EHFIU).
Under the supervision of the Fire Marshal, who shall herein
be known as the Bureau Chief, the EHFIU under N.J.A.C 5:71-3.3(a)25,
shall investigate or cause to be investigated, every reported fire
or explosion occurring within the jurisdiction that involves the loss
of life or serious injury or causes destruction or damage to property
within the municipality and/or when called upon outside the boundaries
of the municipality through established mutual aid agreements and/or
memorandum of understanding (MOU).
A.
Said unit shall be under the supervision of the Bureau Chief, who
shall serve as the unit's supervisor. The Bureau Chief shall
establish the operating guidelines, policies, and procedures of the
unit. The Bureau Chief shall coordinate and report all activities
of the EHFIU to the Fire Director.
B.
Said unit shall be jointly comprised of personnel from the EHFD and
the EHPD. EHFD Fire Investigator(s) shall be considered for assignment
to the unit upon recommendation from the Bureau Chief and approved
by the Fire Director. EHPD Fire Investigator(s) shall be considered
for assignment to the unit upon recommendation from the Chief of Police
and approved by the Fire Director.
C.
The Fire Director shall determine the number of such Fire Investigators(s)
needed to operate the EHFIU. Fire Investigator(s) shall meet all applicable
local, county, state, and federal certifications and/or requirements
sanctioned by the Fire Director and Chief of Police.
The EHFIU shall investigate and properly document all fires
and explosions the East Hanover Fire Department responds to unless
specifically called upon from another jurisdiction to assist. The
unit shall maintain a close working relationship with the EHPD, Morris
County Prosecutors Office, and/or the N.J. Division of Fire Safety.
