Borough of Paramus, NJ
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2023-12-19
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 47 Fire Department
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Part 1 General Provisions
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Article IV Department Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Access to All Advisory Board
- Ch 4 Administrative Assistant
- Ch 5 Administrator, Municipal
- Ch 6 Administrative Code
- Ch 7 Affordable Housing Liaison/Rehabilitation Coordinator
- Ch 8 Aggregation Program for Energy and Natural Gas
- Ch 9 Emergency Medical Services, Division of
- Ch 10 Emergency Management Stipend Program
- Ch 13 Buildings and Traffic Maintenance, Department of
- Ch 15 (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Consultant for Site Plan Review
- Ch 21 Consumer Protection Committee
- Ch 25 Court, Municipal
- Ch 25A Credit Card Payments for Municipal Fees
- Ch 26 Cultural Arts Council
- Ch 27 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 27A Direct Deposit, Mandated
- Ch 28 Director, Management of Information Services
- Ch 30 Director of Emergency Preparedness
- Ch 31 Director of Human Resources
- Ch 32 Director of Planning
- Ch 32A Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy
- Ch 33 Environmental Commission
- Ch 35 Employees, Part-Time and Seasonal
- Ch 37 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 43 Finance Department
- Ch 47 Fire Department
- Ch 47 Pt 1 Art IV Department Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief
- § 47-17 Supervision of Department.
- § 47-18 Control of fires.
- § 47-19 Monthly report.
- § 47-20 Police authority of commanding officers.
- Ch 49 Golf Course Manager/Superintendent
- Ch 51 Harassment Policy
- Ch 55 Health and Human Services, Department of
- Ch 57 Head Golf Professional
- Ch 59 Historic Preservation Commission
- Ch 65 Insurance
- Ch 69 Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch 77 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 81 Legal Department
- Ch 84 (Reserved)
- Ch 85 Life Safety Complex, Use of
- Ch 87 Municipal Clerk, Deputy
- Ch 89 Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer
- Ch 91 Municipal Swimming Pool Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 95 Anti-Nepotism Policy
- Ch 99 Personnel Policies
- Ch 103 Police Department
- Ch 105 Public Advocates for Board of Adjustment and Planning Board
- Ch 106 Public Health Supervisor
- Ch 107 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 113 Recreation Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 117 Rescue Squad
- Ch 121 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 125 School Security
- Ch 129 Shade Tree Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 133 Shopping Center Safety Review Committee
- Ch 140 Veterans Affairs Officer
- Ch 141 Office of Emergency Management
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 149 Adult Uses
- Ch 153 Alarm Systems
- Ch 157 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 158 Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary
- Ch 161 Amusement Businesses
- Ch 165 Amusement Devices and Arcades
- Ch 169 Animals
- Ch 173 Background Checks
- Ch 175 Bowling Alleys
- Ch 179 Builders and Contractors
- Ch 181 Building Construction and Alteration Permits
- Ch 183 Buildings and Lots, Numbering of
- Ch 187 Buildings, Truss-Type
- Ch 191 Businesses
- Ch 195 Cell Phones, Use in Motor Vehicles
- Ch 197 Certificates of Compliance and Continued Certificates of Occupancy
- Ch 203 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 204 Contribution Disclosure
- Ch 207 (Reserved)
- Ch 210 Affordable Housing — Inclusionary Zoning Requirements
- Ch 211 Demolition Permits
- Ch 212 Door Numbering Requirements
- Ch 213 Drainage and Environmental Protection
- Ch 217 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 219 Duplicate Bills and Fraudulent Checks
- Ch 221 Eminent Domain
- Ch 223 Environmental Impact Statements
- Ch 229 Fees, Land Use
- Ch 233 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 237 Fire Lanes
- Ch 241 Fire Prevention
- Ch 245 Fires, Conduct at
- Ch 249 Flea Markets, Auctions and Games of Chance
- Ch 253 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 254 Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing)
- Ch 256 Garage Sales
- Ch 259 Golf and Country Clubs
- Ch 265 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 269 Home Buyers Protection
- Ch 277 Landscaping
- Ch 278 Firewood and Commercial Firewood Processors
- Ch 281 Library
- Ch 285 Limousine Services and Taxicabs
- Ch 289 Littering
- Ch 293 Massage Establishments
- Ch 295 Merchandise, Display of
- Ch 299 Motels and Hotels
- Ch 303 Motion Pictures and Television
- Ch 309 Noise
- Ch 311 Nudity on State-Owned Lands
- Ch 313 Nursing Homes and Commercial Recreational Facilities
- Ch 316 Official Street Map
- Ch 319 (Reserved)
- Ch 322 Rental Properties
- Ch 323 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 327 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 331 Pool Halls and Billiard Rooms
- Ch 335 Professional Services
- Ch 339 Property Maintenance
- Ch 340 Registration of Foreclosing Mortgages and Vacant Property
- Ch 341 Public Records
- Ch 343 Public Utilities
- Ch 345 Restaurants and Food-Handling Establishments
- Ch 346 Retail Theft
- Ch 351 Sales, Close-Out
- Ch 355 Satellite Earth Stations
- Ch 359 Precious Metals, Gems and Secondhand Goods, Dealers
- Ch 363 Sewers
- Ch 365 Sex Offenders
- Ch 367 Signs
- Ch 371 Site Plan Review
- Ch 373 Smoking
- Ch 375 Soil Removal
- Ch 379 Solid Waste
- Ch 383 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 387 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 391 Sunday Activities
- Ch 395 Swimming Pools
- Ch 397 Telecommunications Systems
- Ch 398 Temporary Storage Containers
- Ch 401 Towers and Towing
- Ch 403 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System
- Ch 405 Trapping
- Ch 409 Trespassing
- Ch 412 Vaccinations
- Ch 415 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 419 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 423 Vending Machines
- Ch 426 Volunteer and Veteran Fee Exemptions
- Ch 429 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 435 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 436 Animals
- Ch 436A Barbershops, Beauty Parlors and Nail Salons
- Ch 437 Body Piercing, Ear Piercing and Permanent Cosmetics
- Ch 439 Food Service Managers
- Ch 443 Sanitation
- Ch 447 Tattooing
- Ch 449 Tobacco and Cigarettes
- Ch 450 Retail Plastic Bags and Polystyrene Foam
- Part IV: Board of Shade Tree and Park Commissioners Legislation
- Ch 453 Trees and Shrubbery
- Appendix
- Ch A457 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A460 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
The Chief shall have the general supervision of the Department
at all times. Said general supervision by the Chief shall not conflict
with such rules and bylaws for the government and management of the
Department as may from time to time be adopted by the Board of Fire
Officers as herein provided.
[Amended 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
A.
In all cases of fire, the Department Chief or, in his absence, the
Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief or Battalion Chief shall have full power
and absolute control and command under authority granted by Title
40A of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
B.
When the Chief is absent from a fire, the senior line officer shall
assume the duties of the chief officer until the arrival of his superior
officer under authority granted by Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes
Annotated.
C.
When the chief officers and line officers are absent from a fire,
the first arriving ex-chief shall assume the duties of chief officer
until the arrival of a superior officer under authority granted by
Title 40A of the New Jersey Statues Annotated.
D.
In the absence of the all the above, the person having control of
the first apparatus arriving at the fire shall assume the duties of
Chief officer until the arrival of a superior officer under authority
granted by Title 40A of the New Jersey Statues Annotated.
[Amended 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
The Chief shall report monthly to the Mayor and Council the
condition of the various pieces of apparatus and appurtenances; the
number of fires during the month, their location and cause, date of
same and loss occasioned thereby; and resignations, elections and
expulsions passed upon by the Board of Fire Officers.
[Amended 10-13-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-36]
The Department Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief, Battalion
Chief or line officer in command at any fire are hereby clothed with
full and complete police authority and are hereby authorized and directed
to require and secure the removal of any and all obstructions from
in front of and around fire hydrants and for that purpose are hereby
authorized to call upon the head of any of the Borough departments
for aid and assistance in securing such removal of obstructions.
