[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Borough Council of the
Borough of Seaside Park 5-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1702. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
There may be active or associate members of the Seaside Park Volunteer
Fire Company who may also be designated as fire police pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 15:8-4. These members shall serve for a five-year term and
be at the direction of the (Administrative Chief). Before commencing
their duties as fire police, a background check must be conducted.
Such members must qualify as fire police by taking and subscribing
to an oath to be administered by the Borough Clerk that they shall
justly, impartially and faithfully discharge their duties to the best
of their ability and understanding. Fire police shall perform their
duties under the supervision of the fire office in charge of the fire
or fire drill. Such duties shall include:
(1)
Protection of property and contents;
(2)
Establishing and maintaining fire lines;
(3)
Performing such traffic duties as necessary, from the fire station
to and at the vicinity of the fire, fire drill or other emergency
call, until the arrival of a duly authorized officer;
(4)
In the absence of investigating authorities, investigating all causes
of fire and the preserving of all evidence pertaining to questionable
fires, and the turning over of evidence to proper investigating authorities;
(5)
Wearing the authorized fire police badge while on duty; and
(6)
Nothing set forth in this subsection is intended to give the fire
police the right to supersede a duly authorized police officer.
B.
All other provisions of N.J.S.A. 15:8-4 and any subsequent amendments
thereto, are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this chapter.
C.
If any person shall unreasonably refuse to obey the orders of the
fire police, such fire police may arrest him and keep him under arrest
until the fire is extinguished or the call is completed. If the offender
is found guilty by a Municipal Court or Superior Court, he shall be
sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $200 and costs.
