[Ord. No. 2022-2356, 11/1/2022]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A communication to a Public Safety Department indicating
that a crime, fire or other emergency situation warranting immediate
action by the Public Safety Department has occurred or is occurring.
The Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The Chief, other officers and other personnel that are employees
of the Department as approved by Borough Council. This term shall
exclude the members of the Company, who are volunteers.
The chief executive and operational officer of the Department.
Rules and regulations adopted by the Civil Service Commission
providing for examinations for positions subject to civil service
in the Department and for appointments and promotions therein and
for such other matters as are necessary to carry out the purposes
of this chapter.
The volunteer fire company appointed by the Borough as identified in § 7-302 of this chapter, if any, to provide emergency fire services in support of the Department.
The Phoenixville Fire Department.
All firefighting vehicles and equipment used by the Department
in emergency service operations.
An alarm activated in the absence of an emergency, whether
willfully or by inadvertence, negligence, or unintentional act, including
the malfunction of the alarm system; the intentional activation of
a holdup alarm for other than a holdup in progress; the intentional
activation of a burglary alarm for other than a burglary; the intentional
activation of a medical alarm for other than a medical emergency;
or the intentional activation of a fire alarm for other than a fire
or hazard to which the Police or Fire Department responds. Exceptions
are: an alarm caused by the testing or repairing of telephone or electrical
lines or equipment outside the premises; acts of God, such as earthquake,
flood, windstorm, thunder or lightning; an attempted illegal entry
of which there is visible evidence; a crime in progress; or, in the
case of an emergency medical alarm, an actual medical emergency requiring
police, fire and/or medical personnel is excluded.
The Chief or the person appointed by the Council as such
officer, which officer shall have primary authority and responsibility
within the Borough for all fire pre-planning and fire scene investigations.
If the Council does not employ and/or designate another officer to
be the Fire Marshal, the Chief shall also be the Fire Marshal. The
office of Fire Marshal shall have jurisdiction over all fire code
related issues.
A fee for the sole purpose of funding emergency medical services.
Guidelines known as "SOGs" established by the Chief that
set forth Department guidelines in writing and that establish requirements,
mandatory procedures and practices and directives relative to the
operation of the Department.
