[Adopted 4-9-1959 as part of Ord. No. 145-C, approved 4-9-1959]
[Amended 5-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1159, approved 4-9-1959; 6-14-1984 by Ord. No.
1451, approved 6-14-1984; 12-9-1993 by Ord. No. 1775, approved 12-9-1993; 3-10-2005 by Ord. No.
2032, approved 3-10-2005]
Every such fire policeman shall serve for a
two-year term or until the fire policemen for the following term shall
have been nominated and confirmed as required by law. For active duty
as assigned by the Mayor, the Chief of Police or the Fire Chief, as
provided by law, each member of the fire police so serving may be
compensated by the Borough as the Borough Council may determine from
time to time.
[Amended 6-9-1960 by Ord. No. 871, approved 6-9-1960; 5-8-1975 by Ord. No.
1159, approved 5-8-1975; 2-11-1982 by Ord. No. 1392, approved 2-11-1982]
No person shall be nominated for or appointed
to the fire police who has not attained the age of 21 years. The fire
police shall be selected from the names nominated by the fire companies
comprising the Fire Department and submitted to the Mayor.
[Amended 3-10-1988 by Ord. No. 1576, approved 3-10-1988; 12-9-1993 by Ord. No.
1775, approved 12-9-1993; 3-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2032, approved 3-10-2005; 12-14-2005 by Ord. No.
2042, approved 12-14-2005]
All members of the fire police shall perform
fire police duties in accordance with law and pursuant to such resolutions
as are adopted by Borough Council from time to time. Active firefighters,
when nominated and confirmed, may serve as members of the Carlisle
fire police.
The fire police shall have full police powers
as prescribed by law, when displaying a badge of authority, to regulate
traffic, keep crowds under control and to prevent interference by
the public at the scene of parades, accidents, floods or other civil
emergencies.[1] In addition, the fire police shall properly rope off the
scene of any conflagration immediately after their arrival thereat.
Together with the members of the Borough police force and other authorized
law enforcement officers, the fire police are authorized to exclude
from interference with the function of the regularly organized Fire
Department all persons not members thereof and to exclude from the
area within the fire lines all unauthorized persons. They shall take
into custody any and all persons persisting in such unauthorized interference.[2]
