[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Ocean by Ord. No. 1986-6, as
amended by Ord. No. 1986-13 (§§ 4-1
through 4-5 of the 1972 Ocean Codified Ordinances). Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
There is authorized and established the "Waretown Volunteer
Fire Co. No. 1" in the Township to be composed of one company, to
be known as "Waretown Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1," and such additional
companies as the Township Committee may authorize and approve.
No person shall hereafter become a member of the Fire Department
of the Township or any unit thereof, unless above the age of 18 and
not over the age of 40, a citizen of the United States, of good moral
character, a resident of the Township for upwards of one year. He/she
shall be physically fit to perform the duties of a fire fighter 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/she desires to join, and upon election to membership
by vote of a majority of the unit present and voting, he/she shall
become a member in good standing of the Fire Department after approval
of his/her membership by the Chief and conformation by the Township
officers and his/her name shall be entered on a roll of fire fighters
kept by the Township 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.
