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Borough of Fair Lawn, NJ
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2023-11-28
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Part I, Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 13 Fire Department
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Administration, Departments and Budget and Fiscal Procedures
Ch 4
Cable Television Board
Ch 7
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 10
Ethics, Code of
Ch 13
Fire Department
Ch 13 Art I
Creation and Organization
§ 13-1
Creation of Fire Department.
§ 13-2
Gender and language.
§ 13-3
Division into four companies.
§ 13-4
Members.
§ 13-5
Officers.
§ 13-6
(Reserved)
§ 13-7
Board of Fire Commissioners.
§ 13-8
Absence of Company Captain.
Ch 13 Art II
Number, Qualifications and Election of Members
§ 13-9
Qualifications.
§ 13-10
Approval of new members; conditions of membership.
§ 13-11
Voting on members.
Ch 13 Art III
Qualifications and Election of Fire Company Officers
§ 13-12
Company officers.
§ 13-13
Election of company officers.
§ 13-14
Procedure if no candidate elected on first ballot; when eligible to enter office.
§ 13-15
Vacancies.
Ch 13 Art IV
Qualifications and Election of Chiefs
§ 13-16
Term.
§ 13-17
Qualifications.
§ 13-18
Nominations.
§ 13-19
Voting; designation of Board of Election.
§ 13-20
Duties of Board of Elections.
§ 13-21
Results of voting.
Ch 13 Art V
Board of Fire Commissioners
§ 13-22
Supervisory powers of Fire Board.
§ 13-23
Frequency and dates of Fire Board meetings.
§ 13-24
Joint December meeting.
§ 13-25
Duties of Clerk.
§ 13-26
Allocation of fire apparatus to companies.
§ 13-27
Approval of bills for supplies and equipment.
Ch 13 Art VI
Duties of Chiefs
§ 13-28
Presiding at meetings.
§ 13-29
Duties of Chief; monthly report.
§ 13-30
Call of drills.
§ 13-31
Duties of Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief.
§ 13-32
Required uniform and equipment.
Ch 13 Art VII
Duties of Captains
§ 13-33
Holding of drills.
§ 13-34
Command at fires in absence of superior officers.
§ 13-35
Duty to notify Water Department of fire hydrant used.
Ch 13 Art VIII
Authorities and Duties of Officers
§ 13-36
Authority of officers.
§ 13-37
Duties of officers.
§ 13-38
Duties of Lieutenants.
§ 13-39
(Reserved)
§ 13-40
Fire police.
Ch 13 Art IX
Duties of Members
§ 13-41
Response to alarms.
§ 13-42
Attendance at company meetings.
§ 13-43
Notice of change of residence or extended absence.
§ 13-44
Taking command at fires in absence of superior.
§ 13-45
Duty to attend drills.
§ 13-46
Credit for attending alarms and drills.
§ 13-47
Misuse of badge as grounds for expulsion.
§ 13-48
Hours of duty.
§ 13-48.1
Notification of driving violations.
Ch 13 Art X
Apparatus
§ 13-49
Each company responsible for care of equipment.
§ 13-50
Permission to take apparatus out of town.
§ 13-51
Annual inspection.
§ 13-52
Riding on fire apparatus; transfer of apparatus.
§ 13-53
Housing apparatus and meeting place.
§ 13-53.1
Purchase of new or used fire apparatus.
§ 13-53.2
Fire Apparatus Committee.
Ch 13 Art XI
Clothing Allowance and Exemptions
§ 13-54
Clothing allowance.
§ 13-55
Qualifying for certificate of exemption.
Ch 13 Art XII
Roll Call
§ 13-56
Calling of roll.
§ 13-57
Answering roll call.
Ch 13 Art XIII
Resignations and Expulsions
§ 13-58
Submission of resignation; acceptance.
§ 13-59
Refusal or neglect to obey orders.
§ 13-60
(Reserved)
§ 13-61
Voting on expulsions; hearing and written charges.
§ 13-62
Report of vote on suspension or expulsion.
§ 13-63
Return of equipment following expulsion.
Ch 13 Art XIV
Repairs and Supplies
§ 13-64
Approval of repairs and supplies.
§ 13-65
Furnishing firefighter equipment.
Ch 13 Art XV
Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 13-66
Excuse for absence from duty.
§ 13-67
Company meetings.
§ 13-68
(Reserved)
§ 13-69
(Reserved)
Ch 13 Art XVI
Death Benefits
§ 13-70
Preamble.
§ 13-71
Definitions.
§ 13-72
Qualifications for death benefits.
Ch 13 Art XVII
Intermunicipal Mutual Aid Fire Emergency Aid Systems
§ 13-73
Preamble.
§ 13-74
Participation.
Ch 13 Art XVIII
Junior Firefighter Program
§ 13-75
Establishment; oversight.
§ 13-76
Composition of Junior Firefighter Advisory Board.
§ 13-77
(Reserved)
§ 13-78
Selection of junior firefighters.
§ 13-79
Qualifications; duties and other miscellaneous provisions.
Ch 13 Art XIX
Reflective Symbol on Structures Using Engineered Lumber
§ 13-80
Title.
§ 13-81
Definitions.
§ 13-82
Reflective symbol required.
§ 13-83
Design of symbol.
§ 13-84
Applicability.
§ 13-85
Enforcement.
§ 13-86
Violations and penalties.
Ch 13 Art XX
Fire Watch Program
§ 13-87
Definition.
§ 13-88
Fire watch; when required.
§ 13-89
Services or requirements during fire watch.
§ 13-90
Individuals authorized to perform fire watch.
§ 13-91
Rates and payments.
§ 13-92
Violations and penalties.
Ch 16
Historian
Ch 19
Housing Authority
Ch 24
Length of Service Awards Program
Ch 25
Volunteer Emergency Services Stipend Program
Ch 30
Personnel
Ch 33
Police Department
Ch 39
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 42
Tort Claim Form
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 49
Affordable Housing
Ch 53
Alarms, Burglar, Medical and Fire
Ch 56
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 59
Amusement Devices
Ch 62
Animals
Ch 66
Automobile Dealers
Ch 70
Bicycles
Ch 74
Broadway Special Improvement District
Ch 76
Business Hours
Ch 85
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 86
Crane Regulations
Ch 87
Distribution of Handbills, Circulars and Other Printed Materials
Ch 90
Drive-Through Restaurants
Ch 94
Fees
Ch 97
Fences
Ch 98
Filming
Ch 101
Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 104
Fire Prevention
Ch 108
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 111
Food Handling
Ch 117
Heating
Ch 120
Historical Properties
Ch 124
Junkyards
Ch 125
Land Development
Ch 128
Laundries and Dry Cleaners
Ch 129
Lawn Fertilizing
Ch 131
Lead-Based Paint
Ch 134
Library
Ch 137
Licensing
Ch 140
Littering
Ch 144
Massage, Bodywork, and Somatic Therapy Establishments
Ch 147
Motorized Scooters
Ch 148
Murals
Ch 150
Noise
Ch 153
Numbering of Buildings
Ch 157
Parking on Posted Property
Ch 160
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 162
Peace and Good Order
Ch 163
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 166
Pesticides
Ch 167
Planting or Growing Bamboo
Ch 170
Property Maintenance
Ch 173
Public Health Nuisances
Ch 177
Rent Control
Ch 180
River Road Special Improvement District
Ch 183
Sales
Ch 184
School Buses
Ch 186
Secondhand Precious Metals and Gems
Ch 189
Sewers
Ch 190
(Reserved)
Ch 192
Sidewalk Sales
Ch 200
Soil Removal
Ch 204
Solid Waste
Ch 205
Special Events
Ch 208
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 213
Tattooing and Body Piercing Parlors
Ch 215
Taxation
Ch 216
Taxicabs and Limousines
Ch 220
Tobacco
Ch 223
Towing
Ch 226
Trees
Ch 230
Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 232
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 236
Vehicles, Impoundment of
Ch 241
Water
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 13
Fire Department
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Fair Lawn
8-19-2008
by
Ord. No. 2121-2008
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 13, Fire Department, adopted 11-22-1988 by Ord. No. 1410-88, as amended.
Article I
Creation and Organization
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§ 13-1
Creation of Fire Department.
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§ 13-2
Gender and language.
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§ 13-3
Division into four companies.
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§ 13-4
Members.
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§ 13-5
Officers.
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§ 13-6
(Reserved)
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§ 13-7
Board of Fire Commissioners.
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§ 13-8
Absence of Company Captain.
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Article II
Number, Qualifications and Election of Members
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§ 13-9
Qualifications.
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§ 13-10
Approval of new members; conditions of membership.
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§ 13-11
Voting on members.
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Article III
Qualifications and Election of Fire Company Officers
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§ 13-12
Company officers.
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§ 13-13
Election of company officers.
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§ 13-14
Procedure if no candidate elected on first ballot; when eligible to enter office.
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§ 13-15
Vacancies.
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Article IV
Qualifications and Election of Chiefs
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§ 13-16
Term.
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§ 13-17
Qualifications.
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§ 13-18
Nominations.
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§ 13-19
Voting; designation of Board of Election.
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§ 13-20
Duties of Board of Elections.
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§ 13-21
Results of voting.
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Article V
Board of Fire Commissioners
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§ 13-22
Supervisory powers of Fire Board.
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§ 13-23
Frequency and dates of Fire Board meetings.
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§ 13-24
Joint December meeting.
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§ 13-25
Duties of Clerk.
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§ 13-26
Allocation of fire apparatus to companies.
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§ 13-27
Approval of bills for supplies and equipment.
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Article VI
Duties of Chiefs
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§ 13-28
Presiding at meetings.
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§ 13-29
Duties of Chief; monthly report.
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§ 13-30
Call of drills.
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§ 13-31
Duties of Assistant Chief, Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief.
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§ 13-32
Required uniform and equipment.
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Article VII
Duties of Captains
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§ 13-33
Holding of drills.
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§ 13-34
Command at fires in absence of superior officers.
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§ 13-35
Duty to notify Water Department of fire hydrant used.
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Article VIII
Authorities and Duties of Officers
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§ 13-36
Authority of officers.
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§ 13-37
Duties of officers.
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§ 13-38
Duties of Lieutenants.
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§ 13-39
(Reserved)
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§ 13-40
Fire police.
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Article IX
Duties of Members
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§ 13-41
Response to alarms.
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§ 13-42
Attendance at company meetings.
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§ 13-43
Notice of change of residence or extended absence.
chevron_right
§ 13-44
Taking command at fires in absence of superior.
chevron_right
§ 13-45
Duty to attend drills.
chevron_right
§ 13-46
Credit for attending alarms and drills.
chevron_right
§ 13-47
Misuse of badge as grounds for expulsion.
chevron_right
§ 13-48
Hours of duty.
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§ 13-48.1
Notification of driving violations.
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Article X
Apparatus
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§ 13-49
Each company responsible for care of equipment.
chevron_right
§ 13-50
Permission to take apparatus out of town.
chevron_right
§ 13-51
Annual inspection.
chevron_right
§ 13-52
Riding on fire apparatus; transfer of apparatus.
chevron_right
§ 13-53
Housing apparatus and meeting place.
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§ 13-53.1
Purchase of new or used fire apparatus.
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§ 13-53.2
Fire Apparatus Committee.
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Article XI
Clothing Allowance and Exemptions
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§ 13-54
Clothing allowance.
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§ 13-55
Qualifying for certificate of exemption.
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Article XII
Roll Call
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§ 13-56
Calling of roll.
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§ 13-57
Answering roll call.
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Article XIII
Resignations and Expulsions
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§ 13-58
Submission of resignation; acceptance.
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§ 13-59
Refusal or neglect to obey orders.
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§ 13-60
(Reserved)
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§ 13-61
Voting on expulsions; hearing and written charges.
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§ 13-62
Report of vote on suspension or expulsion.
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§ 13-63
Return of equipment following expulsion.
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Article XIV
Repairs and Supplies
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§ 13-64
Approval of repairs and supplies.
chevron_right
§ 13-65
Furnishing firefighter equipment.
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Article XV
Miscellaneous Provisions
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§ 13-66
Excuse for absence from duty.
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§ 13-67
Company meetings.
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§ 13-68
(Reserved)
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§ 13-69
(Reserved)
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Article XVI
Death Benefits
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§ 13-70
Preamble.
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§ 13-71
Definitions.
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§ 13-72
Qualifications for death benefits.
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Article XVII
Intermunicipal Mutual Aid Fire Emergency Aid Systems
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§ 13-73
Preamble.
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§ 13-74
Participation.
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Article XVIII
Junior Firefighter Program
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§ 13-75
Establishment; oversight.
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§ 13-76
Composition of Junior Firefighter Advisory Board.
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§ 13-77
(Reserved)
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§ 13-78
Selection of junior firefighters.
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§ 13-79
Qualifications; duties and other miscellaneous provisions.
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Article XIX
Reflective Symbol on Structures Using Engineered Lumber
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§ 13-80
Title.
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§ 13-81
Definitions.
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§ 13-82
Reflective symbol required.
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§ 13-83
Design of symbol.
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§ 13-84
Applicability.
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§ 13-85
Enforcement.
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§ 13-86
Violations and penalties.
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Article XX
Fire Watch Program
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§ 13-87
Definition.
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§ 13-88
Fire watch; when required.
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§ 13-89
Services or requirements during fire watch.
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§ 13-90
Individuals authorized to perform fire watch.
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§ 13-91
Rates and payments.
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§ 13-92
Violations and penalties.
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