Rohrerstown Community Fire Company and Hempfield
Fire Department, each organized and existing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and headquartered in East Hempfield Township,
are hereby designated as the officially recognized fire companies
for the Township. The members of Rohrerstown Fire Company and Hempfield
Fire Department have continuously served the Township since their
respective incorporations.
In addition to actually participating in the
activities of the fire companies as authorized above, or going to
or returning from any activity, the members of the fire companies
are also authorized to engage in the following activities, provided
they are lawful and consistent with written policies adopted from
time to time by the Township:
A. Engage in any type of drill, training, ceremony, practice,
test or parade when duly called for or authorized by the Fire Chief,
the chief officers of the fire line or governing body of the respective
fire company.
B. Engage in fund-raising activities for the fire companies
when authorized by the governing body of such fire companies to do
so.
C. Engage in the performance of any other lawful duty
or activity customarily performed by fire companies and authorized
by the Fire Chief or governing body of the fire companies.
The purpose and intent of this article is to
recognize Rohrerstown Community Fire Company and Hempfield Fire Department
as the official fire companies of the Township for the purposes and
with the intent specified in Section 150(e) of the Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, and to specify
additional authorized activities for firefighters for worker's compensation
purposes. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent fire
companies located in neighboring municipalities from responding to
emergency calls in this Township.