[Adopted 5-2-1983]
The Middletown Fire Department shall consist
of a Fire Chief, a Deputy Chief, a captain and such lieutenants and
other members and employees as may be authorized by the Common Council.
The authority of superior officers shall be
exercised in the following order: Chief of Fire Department, Deputy
Chief, captain and lieutenants.
The Chief shall have command of the Fire Department
and general supervision of all buildings used for Fire Department
purposes and shall have control of all fire apparatus and equipment
and the duty of keeping it in good condition and ready for immediate
use. At fires the Chief shall have sole command over all persons present,
shall have the use and control of hydrants and reservoirs belonging
to the City and shall direct all proper measures for extinguishing
fires, protection of life and property, preservation of order and
observance of laws, ordinances and regulations respecting fires. The
Chief shall see that Department members are kept under discipline
and suitably trained in the use of their fire apparatus, for which
purpose he may call them out for exercise and drill at any suitable
place within the limits of the City at such times as he shall deem
proper. The Chief shall perform all other duties required of him by
the ordinances of the City. The Chief shall report to the Common Council
annually as to the fire apparatus under his care and the conditions
of the Department generally.
The Deputy Chief shall perform the duties assigned
by the Fire Chief and shall perform the duties of the Chief when the
Chief is absent from the City or for any reason is unable to perform
the duties of the office of the Chief of the Fire Department.
All uniformed members of the Fire Department
have the duty to assist the Chief, the Deputy Chief, the captain and
lieutenants in the discharge of their duties and shall receive and
communicate their orders and see that they are executed.
The Fire Chief, with the advice of the Public Safety Commission as provided in § 23-13, shall make regulations appropriate for the proper administration of the Fire Department, including but not limited to the organization and administration of the Department and regulations governing the conduct of members of the Department. Each regulation and any amendment thereto shall become effective on the date provided in the regulation, provided that no such regulation shall become effective until the same has been posted on the bulletin board at the fire stations at Cross Street and Main Street. A copy of the regulations shall be made available to each uniformed member upon appointment. A copy of each change shall be made available to each uniformed member of the Department before or when it is posted. The Chief shall maintain a book at the Chief's office which shall contain a copy of all regulations in force and which shall be available for public inspection at all times. The existing regulations shall continue in effect until changed.
All officers and fire fighters shall hold their
positions during good behavior and may only be removed for cause.
All uniformed members of the Fire Department
when on duty shall wear the uniforms prescribed by the Chief of the
Fire Department.
B.
Duties. The volunteer companies shall perform such
duties as the Chief of the Fire Department shall designate.
C.
Bylaws. Each company may adopt bylaws for the conduct
of its business which shall not be inconsistent with the General Statutes
or any regulation, rule, bylaw or ordinance of the City.
D.
Application; nomination; approval by Chief and Commission;
physical examination. Any person who desires to become a member of
any volunteer company shall make written application to the company.
Within 45 days of application the company shall vote upon whether
to nominate the applicant for membership. A majority vote is necessary
for nomination. If nominated by the company, the applicant shall appear
before the Public Safety Commission. If approved by the Public Safety
Commission and the Fire Chief, the applicant shall take a physical
examination prescribed by the City. If the applicant passes the physical
examination the applicant may be appointed as a member of the company.[1]
E.
Appointment; term. All members of the volunteer fire
companies shall be appointed by the Mayor. The first year shall be
a probationary period. After successful completion of the probationary
period, a member may only be removed for cause.
F.
Oath of office. Upon appointment a member shall take
the following oath:
I, the subscriber, hereby enlist in _____________
Company No. _______ of said City and engage to perform the duties
of a member of said company so long as I remain a member thereof,
subject to all the regulations, bylaws and ordinances of said City,
including Fire Department regulations, and all bylaws adopted by said
company.
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Dated at Middletown, Connecticut this _______
day of _____________, ____.
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G.
Officers; appointment; term. Each volunteer fire company
shall have a captain, a first and second lieutenant, and a secretary,
who shall be appointed by the Mayor upon the nomination of the members
of their respective companies and shall hold office for one year and
until their successors are appointed or until they are removed.
H.
Duties of secretaries. The secretary shall keep the
minutes of the meetings and the roster of personnel and shall report
annually in January to the Fire Chief the nominations of officers.
I.
Assistant engineers. Two assistant engineers shall
be appointed annually by the Mayor. The members of the several fire
companies shall annually, at Fire Department headquarters, on the
second Wednesday in January at 8:00 p.m., meet together to nominate
by ballot the two assistant engineers for the year next to ensue,
which nominations shall be presented to the Mayor in February for
consideration when appointing such officers. It shall be the duty
of the assistant engineers to assist the Chief, Deputy Chief, captain
and lieutenants in the discharge of their duties and to receive and
communicate their orders at a fire.
[Amended 3-3-1997]
A.
Composition. There is hereby created and established
within the Fire Department a Fire Prevention Bureau. This Bureau shall
consist of such positions in the Department as may be determined by
the Fire Chief with the consent of the Common Council.
B.
Supervision. The Chief of the Fire Department shall
be the director of the Fire Prevention Bureau. All employees assigned
thereto shall perform their duties subject to the supervision of the
Fire Chief.
C.
Duties. The Fire Department shall exercise the authority
and discharge the duties of the City as it pertains to Chapter 541
of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended from time to time.
A.
Composition. There is hereby created and established
within the Fire Department a Training Division. The Division shall
consist of such positions in the Department as may be determined by
the Fire Chief with the consent of the Common Council.
B.
Supervision. The Chief of the Fire Department shall
be the director of the Training Division. All employees assigned thereto
shall perform their duties subject to the supervision of the Fire
Chief.
C.
Duties. The Division shall perform such training duties
as may be required by the Fire Chief.