[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Glassboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire Department — See Ch. 54.
[Adopted 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-14]
[Amended 6-22-2004 by Ord. No. 04-23]
The Borough of Glassboro hereby establishes a reciprocal agreement with each and every municipality within the County of Gloucester, unless otherwise noted below, for intermunicipal fire and ambulance assistance at times of any and all emergencies. This article shall become effective as to each and every other municipality within the County of Gloucester, unless otherwise noted below, at such times that the municipality has in the past or may in the future adopt an ordinance providing for the same terms and conditions as set forth herein.
[Added 6-22-2004 by Ord. No. 04-23]
The Borough of Glassboro does hereby exclude the Borough of Clayton from its intermunicipal ambulance assistance agreement.
[Amended 12-28-2017 by Ord. No. 17-50]
The Borough of Glassboro agrees to pay all expenses incurred by members of its Municipal Fire Department and/or Volunteer Fire Company for emergency assistance rendered within or without the boundaries of the Borough. The Borough of Glassboro may make a claim for reimbursement from any municipality for said expenses, damages, injuries, wages and the like for aid rendered by the members of its Municipal Fire Department and/or Volunteer Fire Department from any other municipality participating in a similar mutual aid and assistance agreement.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et seq., the members of the Fire Department and/or ambulance crew and force or volunteer fire company of the Borough of Glassboro and any other municipality passing an ordinance with the same terms and conditions as this article while on duty rendering assistance to any other municipality shall have the same powers, authority and immunities as have the members of the Fire Department and/or ambulance crew and force or volunteer fire company or ambulance crew of the municipality in which such assistance is being rendered.
At such times that an emergency may occur and intermunicipal fire and/or ambulance aid is requested, the Fire Chief of the municipality wherein the said emergency exists shall be the senior ranking officer of all members of any Fire Department and force or volunteer fire company which may be rendering assistance within the confines of the said municipality.