Franklin Township hereby recognizes the following Volunteer Fire Companies,
which have either been organized by residents of the said Township, or which
provide fire protection and/or emergency services in Franklin Township:
Cashtown Community Fire Company
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Buchanan Valley Fire Company
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Gettysburg Fire Department
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Arendtsville Community Fire Company
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The above-named Volunteer Fire Companies are hereby given all power, so far as Franklin Township has the power to grant the same, to enact such rules and regulations for the management and government of individual members thereof as shall be necessary for the proper maintenance and control of said Volunteer Fire Companies. Neither the grant of the aforesaid power nor the recognition set forth in §
14-1 above shall be construed as constituting the above-named Volunteer Fire Companies as agents, departments, or employees of Franklin Township, except insofar as such effect is provided under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation Law, or its successor, as amended, or the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, or its successor, as amended.
The members of the above-named Volunteer Fire Companies may elect from
their number such officers as may be provided by the bylaws of the said respective
Volunteer Fire Companies.
All appropriations made by Franklin Township to or for the use of the
above-named Volunteer Fire Companies, whether of money or property, and all
equipment purchased by Franklin Township for the above-named Volunteer Fire
Companies, shall continue to be the property of the Township. None of the
fire apparatus or equipment so belonging to the Township shall be permanently
removed from the Township without the express, written consent of the Franklin
Township Board of Supervisors.