No equipment or apparatus shall be taken beyond
the limits of the Borough of Haledon for the purpose of a parade or
contest without the permission of the Mayor and Council of the Borough
or Fire Commissioner in the event the Mayor and Council are unavailable
to give permission.
It shall be the duty of every member of the
Department on an alarm of fire to report with all possible speed and
due care to the firehouse of their respective companies. The first
member at the firehouse shall take immediate command until the arrival
of one of the designated officers, and until such time, the orders
of such member shall be obeyed as though coming from an officer.
Every member of the Department shall be bound
by the rules and regulations promulgated by the Fire Committee with
the approval of the Mayor and Council, and each member shall take
the following oath:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support the
Constitution of the United States and of the State of New Jersey,
and the laws and ordinances of the Borough of Haledon and obey all
rules/regulations and orders of the Haledon Volunteer Fire Department,
and faithfully serve the Borough of Haledon according to the best
of my knowledge and ability so help me God."
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Each member, after subscribing the foregoing
oath, shall receive from the Chief of the Department a copy of the
ordinance creating the Haledon Volunteer Fire Department and a copy
of the Department's rules and regulations.
All resignations of members from their respective
fire companies shall be presented, in writing, to the Chief and, upon
acceptance, forwarded to the Borough Council.