Any person present at a fire and willfully neglecting to comply with any order of the Chief and Assistant Chiefs of the Fire Department shall be in violation of this chapter.
(a) 
The Chief of the Fire Department shall preside at the meetings of the Board of Engineers, and, in his absence, the Assistant Chief next in rank shall discharge the duties of the Chief.
(b) 
As used in this section, "Board of Engineers" shall mean the Chief and the assistant Chief of the permanent force of the Fire Department.
(a) 
When a request for aid is received from the Fire Chief, or his duly authorized representative, of a municipal or incorporated volunteer fire department of a mutual aid participating member, the Chief or his duly authorized representative of the participating member to which such request is directed shall send to such municipal or incorporated volunteer fire department such equipment and men to aid in extinguishing a fire in the municipality of such participating member as in his sole and exclusive judgment he shall then deem warranted and feasible.
(b) 
Each participating member shall be responsible during the course of rendering such aid as authorized under this section to another participating member for damage to its own equipment, personal injury or property damage, and for any payments which it is required to make to any member of its fire department or to his widow or other dependents on account of injuries or death.
(c) 
The Chief or authorized representative making the request for assistance pursuant to this section shall be in charge of the fire or any other operation in his community.
The following schedule of charges shall be applied for each emergency response by the Biddeford Fire Department to waste disposal facilities located in Biddeford, Maine:
Regular call (all regular personnel): $1,500.
Box alarm (all overtime personnel): $5,000 (additional).
Additional alarm (third alarm): $4,000 (additional).
Underground fire suppression tanks are required for new (private/public) subdivisions, which are located outside the hydrant districts.
(1) 
The subdivider/developer is required, at their own expense, to provide a minimum of a 10,000 gallon underground fire suppression tank(s) when a subdivision is located over a 1,000 feet from the Fire Department water supply. Exception: An underground fire suppression tank will not be required if a natural water supply (i.e., stream) can provide a minimum of 500 gallons per minute for 20 minutes, and is not located more than 1,000 feet from the subdivision.
(2) 
The subdivider/developer is required to meet with a Fire Department representative to obtain and review all specifications requirements for the tank(s). The Biddeford Fire Chief will determine if more than one tank is required and the placement of the tank(s). In the event that the subdivider/developer disputes the Chief's decision, an appeal may be made to the Biddeford City Council. This appeal shall be presented, in writing, to the City Manager within 30 days of the Chief's decision and shall include the reason(s) for the disagreement.
(3) 
The subdivider/developer will be required to submit a letter to the Planning Board from the City Engineering Department, Public Works Department and the Fire Department that insures that all local and state regulations have been met pertaining to the tank(s) location in the subdivision.
(4) 
In private subdivisions the subdivider/developer is required to create an easement, for the Fire Department to access the tank for emergency purposes and or maintenance purposes. The subdivider/developer will also have to present a copy of the easement to the Planning Board prior to final acceptance.
(5) 
The subdivider/developer will be required to submit a letter of approval from the Fire Department to the Code Enforcement Office after the completion of the tank(s). No building permit will be issued until such letter is received.
(6) 
In public subdivisions the subdivider/developer will be required to deed the land in which the tank is located to the City of Biddeford before the acceptance of the subdivision by the City Council.