Township of South Fayette, PA Article II Volunteer Fire Departments and Ambulance Service

[Adopted 3-15-1999 by Ord. No. 414; amended in its entirety 8-18-2008 by Ord. No. 10-2008]

§ 30-3 Response to calls within Township.

A. The four Volunteer Fire Departments and their members are specifically authorized to respond to all fire, emergency and other calls on their service within the Township of South Fayette.

B. Southbridge Ambulance Service and their members are specifically authorized to respond to emergency ambulance and other related ambulance calls within the Township of South Fayette.

§ 30-4 Response to calls outside Township.

A. The four Volunteer Fire Departments and their members are specifically authorized to respond to all requests for and from other organized firefighting or ambulance associations outside the Township of South Fayette.

B. The SouthBridge Ambulance Service and their members are specifically authorized to respond to all requests for and from other organized ambulance associations outside the Township of South Fayette.

§ 30-5 Training; fund-raising.

The four Volunteer Fire Departments and their members are hereby authorized to engage in any training, maintenance, fund-raising activities or any activities aimed at securing memberships, procuring equipment, when specifically authorized by either the President, Fire Chief or any Assistant Fire Chief of the respective Fire Department.

§ 30-6 Other authorized duties; revocation of authorization.

Any member of the four Volunteer Fire Departments is hereby authorized to engage in the performance of any duty authorized by an officer of their department unless such authorization as to a specific duty or as to a specific officer has been withdrawn by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of South Fayette in writing addressed to the respective department. Such revocation shall not be effective until after the next regularly scheduled meeting of the respective Fire Department.