[Added 8-2-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
A. The Fire Committee for each fire station shall be established consisting
of:
(1) Jackson Street Fire Station: both Engine Company No. 1 and Reliable
Company Chiefs, and the two Company Presidents.
(2) Summit Fire Station: The Chief of Summit Engine Company and the Company
President.
B. General duties.
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the Fire Committee(s) to assist the Chief of the Department in assuring that this article is carried out by the members and officers of the Fire Department as is mentioned in §
72-3B.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of the Fire Committee(s) to monitor
and regulate the operation and use of their respective fire stations.
Any outside or non-Fire-Department use of the fire stations must be
approved by the Fire Committee.
(3) The Fire Committee will annually appoint a building manager(s), who
will act as a liaison to the Business Administrator for maintenance
and repairs.
In the absence of the Chief, his command shall devolve upon
and his duties be performed by the First Assistant Chief; in the absence
of the Chief and the First Assistant Chief, command shall devolve
upon and the duties shall be performed by the Second Assistant Chief;
and in the absence of the Chief, First Assistant Chief and Second
Assistant Chief, said command and duties shall devolve upon the next
senior officer of the Fire Department in attendance at said incident.
In the absence of any line officer, the driver of the first arriving
apparatus shall assume command.
Each company shall have the power to adopt bylaws
for the conduct and management of such company and the officers and
members thereof, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article
or any ordinance of the Borough of South River or any statutory law
applicable thereto.