The companies shall, so often as any fire shall break out, report immediately upon alarm thereof to their respective quarters and conduct their respective apparatus to the place where the fire shall occur, unless otherwise directed by the Chief or other officer who may be in charge, and, upon such direction, they shall return their apparatus to quarters.
The Chief shall call one or more companies of the Department out for practice drill, and the Chief may, whenever he or she deems it necessary, call out any or all such companies for such drills when and where he or she may think it advisable. Each company, however, shall be drilled and trained not less than once each month.
A. 
Every member of the Fire Department shall, in each and every year, perform at least 60% duty, to be comprised of actual recorded attendance and rendering of fire service at not less than 60% of regular alarms of fire answered by the company of which he may be a member during any calendar year. The total number of alarms and authorized Fire Department activities used in computing said percentage may include not more than 24 fire drills called at the direction of the Chief or highest-ranking officer.
B. 
The Captain of each company shall keep a permanent record of the fire and drill service of each member of his or her company. A copy of this record shall be submitted to the Board of Fire Officers at the close of each month.
For the purpose of establishing a complete record of membership in the possession of the Borough Clerk, the Chief shall annually file with the Borough Clerk a duly verified list and report, under oath, of all active members of the companies under his or her control and supervision, which list shall set forth the name and residence of each such fire fighter, whether a citizen of the United States, whether of good moral character, the date of becoming a fire fighter, the age at that time, the company of which he or she is a member and the percentage of fire duty performed during that year by each fire fighter.
An exempt fire fighter certificate shall be issued to any member of the Fire Department who has served seven years in active duty under municipal control as required by law. The certificate shall indicate the percentage of duty performed each year and shall be signed by the Mayor and the Chief of the Fire Department and attested to by the Borough Clerk.