[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Monaca as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-11-1997 by Res. No. 4-97]
The Monaca Borough Volunteer Fire Departments
and their membership are authorized by the Borough Council to perform
the following duties in addition to the normal fire-fighting and rescue
duties:
A.
Participation in drills, practices, training sessions
and pre-fire planning activities authorized by the Fire Chiefs and
supervised by a qualified instructor.
B.
Participation in community celebrations, ceremonial
observances and public ceremonial funeral observances for Monaca Borough
volunteer fire fighters killed in the line of duty where such attendance
is deemed appropriate and authorized in writing by the Fire Chiefs.
C.
Performing duties necessary to prepare the fire station
for use as a polling place for the primary and general elections.
This is extended to include like services performed at other municipal
or school district buildings for said elections.
D.
Preparation for and responsible participation in parades,
provided that attendance has the prior written approval of the Fire
Department and written notice is provided to the municipality prior
to the event.
E.
Any public service functions performed for the welfare
of the community as long as these activities are responsibility supervised
and are sanctioned by the Fire Department and written notice is provided
to the municipality prior to the function.
F.
Any and all public safety activities undertaken by
Fire Department members to render care to the injured, prevent loss
of life, provide comfort and security to victims and limit or prevent
damage to or loss of property as circumstances may dictate.
G.
Rendering assistance to police officers where such
aid is specifically requested or is done without request to protect
our citizens from imminent danger.
H.
Participation in fire prevention inspections, post-fire
investigations, bomb threat searches, evacuation drills and organized
searches for missing persons.
I.
Participating in public programs to promote health
and safety, to enlist new members, solicit community support or conduct
fund-raising activities so long as the activity is specifically sanctioned
by the Fire Department with written notice to the municipality prior
to the activity or event.
J.
Safety and responsibility performing maintenance and
remodeling work on the Fire Department vehicles, buildings, grounds
or equipment.
K.
Performing such other duties necessary for the efficient
operation of the volunteer services as may, from time to time, be
assigned by the Monaca Borough Council or the officers of the Fire
Departments.
[Adopted 3-13-2007 by Ord. No. 900]
The Borough desires to provide for reimbursement
to the various fire departments for any and all costs and/or expenses
incurred by the departments which may be obtainable by the departments
by submitting claims only to the individual property owners' insurance
carriers.
It is the finding of the Council of the Borough
of Monaca that individual property owners may maintain insurance coverage
within their own casualty insurance policies, homeowners' policies
and/or other applicable policies that would provide reimbursement
to the fire departments for firefighting and other services rendered
to the individual property owners' properties in response to emergency
service requests.
The fire departments are hereby authorized and
directed, by and through its officers and authorized representatives,
to ascertain what insurance coverage may be applicable and available
under any given circumstance, and to take all necessary and affirmative
steps to apply for and receive reimbursement from any insurance carriers
where a property owner is or may be insured to reimburse the fire
departments for any cost and/or expense incurred for services, supplies
and/or equipment used for or provided to the property owner by the
fire departments.
Under no circumstances shall any property owner
ever receive a bill from the fire departments for fire protection
or other services provided by the fire departments except in cases
of false alarms and fires intentionally set by the property owner.
This article shall be liberally construed to
accomplish its purpose to compensate and/or reimburse the Borough
of Monaca from insurance proceeds only for the costs and/or expenses
incurred while providing services pursuant to their duties for the
fire departments.
