There is hereby authorized and established the Independence Township
Fire Department to be composed of one company, to be known as "Independence
Township Volunteer Fire Department," and such additional companies as the
Township Committee may authorize and approve.
[Amended 2-12-1973; 12-10-1984
by Ord. No. 84-11]
No person shall hereafter become an active member of the Fire Department
of the Township of Independence or any unit thereof unless between the ages
of 18 and 55 years of age. He shall be physically fit to perform the duties
of a fireman, evidenced by a certificate to that effect, by a practicing physician
of the State of New Jersey, after physical examination for that purpose.
Every member of the Fire Department shall, in each and every year, perform
at least 60% of duty, to be composed of actual attendance and duty at fires
and drills, and a record shall be kept of such attendance and duty by the
Chief of the Fire Department and reported to the municipal officers annually.
Every person seeking to join the Fire Department shall make application
to the company or unit which he desires to join, and upon his election to
membership by vote of a majority of the unit present and voting, he shall
become a member in good standing of the Fire Department after approval of
his membership by the Chief and confirmation by the municipal officers, and
his name shall be entered on a roll of firemen kept by the Municipal Clerk.
Exemption certificates may be issued to members of the Fire Department
who shall have served seven years in active duty, under municipal control,
as required by law of April 29, 1935, as amended May 26, 1936.