[Adopted 3-11-1976 by Ord. No. 99]
[Amended 7-12-1979 by Ord. No. 134]
No person shall hereafter become a member of the Fire Department of the Borough of Folsom, or any unit thereof, unless said person is above the age of 18 years, and not over the age of 55 years, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the Borough of Folsom, Atlantic County, New Jersey, for at least one year, and physically fit to perform the duties of a fireman.
Every member of the Fire Department shall, in each year, perform at least 60% of duty to be composed of actual attendance and duty at fires and drills. A record of such attendance of duty by each fireman shall be kept by the Chief of the Fire Department and reported to the Mayor and Council annually.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
Each person seeking to join the Fire Department shall make application to the Municipal Clerk of the Borough of Folsom. At that time, said applicant shall present a certificate issued by a practicing physician of the State of New Jersey indicating that the applicant has undergone a physical examination and is physically fit to perform the duties of fireman.
B. 
The Borough Clerk shall submit the application to the membership committee of the company or unit which the applicant desires to join. The membership committee shall investigate the applicant's character as well as his qualifications under this article. If the applicant is approved by the committee, he shall be admitted to the Fire Department for a probationary period of one year.
A. 
During the probationary period, the applicant shall be closely observed and evaluated by the line officer of the company or unit of which he is a member. This evaluation shall be based upon the applicant's dedication, his willingness and ability to follow the instructions of his superiors, his ability to accept the training he is given, his ability to drive and otherwise operate all vehicles used by the Fire Department and his ability to handle all other equipment used by the Fire Department. In addition, the applicant must attend County Fire School when instructed to do so by his superiors.
B. 
At the end of the one-year probationary period, the line officer shall report his evaluation of the applicant to the membership committee, who, based upon said evaluation, shall either approve or disapprove the applicant. If approved, the applicant, after confirmation by the Mayor and Council, shall become a member in good standing of the Fire Department and his name shall be placed on the roll of firemen, kept by the Municipal Clerk.
[Added 7-12-1984 by Ord. No. 172]
The Fire Department of the Borough of Folsom may from time to time appoint certain persons to be fire police of the Borough of Folsom. No person shall hereafter become a fire policeman of the Fire Department of the Borough of Folsom unless such person is above the age of 18 years and not over the age of 65 years, a citizen of the United States, a resident of the Borough of Folsom, Atlantic County, New Jersey for at least one year, and physically fit to perform the duties of fire policeman.
[Added 7-12-1984 by Ord. No. 172]
A. 
Each person seeking to join the Fire Department as a fire policeman shall make application to the Municipal Clerk of the Borough of Folsom. At that time, said applicant shall present a certificate issued by a practicing physician of the State of New Jersey indicating that the applicant has undergone a physical examination and is physically fit to perform the duties of fire policeman.
B. 
The Borough Clerk shall submit the application to the membership committee of the company or unit which the applicant desires to join. The membership committee shall investigate the applicant's character as well as his qualifications under this article. If the applicant is approved by the committee, he shall be admitted to the Fire Department for a probationary period of one year.
[Added 7-12-1984 by Ord. No. 172]
A. 
During the probationary period, the applicant shall be closely observed and evaluated by the officers of the company. This evaluation shall be based upon the applicant's dedication, his willingness and ability to follow the instructions of his superiors, and his ability to accept the training he is given. In addition, the applicant should attend and accept any training as directed by his superiors.
B. 
At the end of the one-year probationary period, company officers shall report the evaluation of the applicant to the membership committee, who, based upon said evaluation, shall either approve or disapprove the applicant. If approved, the applicant, after confirmation by the Mayor and Council, shall become a member in good standing of the Fire Department, and his name shall be placed on the roll of firemen kept by the Municipal Clerk.
[Amended 7-12-1984 by Ord. No. 172]
In addition to the above, all membership requirements shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State of New Jersey, Division of Law and Public Safety, Division of Civil Rights.