The title to ownership of all apparatus, equipment,
hose and other property purchased by the city shall be vested in the
City of Somers Point.
Any leased equipment will be used by the city
under the terms of the lease agreement.
[Amended 8-18-2022 by Ord. No. 19-2022]
A.
The Department
shall be equipped with such apparatus and other equipment as may be
required from time to time to maintain its efficiency and properly
protect life and property from fire.
B.
The Council,
by and through the designated Council representative, shall make quarterly
inspections, in the company of the Chief, of all apparatus, equipment,
property and records of the City Fire Department, and thereupon shall
take any corrective action necessary and shall designate a day in
each year for public demonstration of apparatus, equipment, property
and firefighting skills.
Recommendations for apparatus and equipment
needed shall be made by the Chief to the designated Council representative.
Purchases of apparatus and equipment shall be authorized by the Council
at such times and manner as it shall determine.
A.
No person shall use any fire apparatus, equipment
or property for any private purpose, nor shall any person willfully
and without authority take away or conceal any article which belongs
to or is used in any way by the City Fire Department.
B.
No person shall enter any place where fire apparatus
is housed nor handle any equipment, property or apparatus belonging
to the City Fire Department unless accompanied by or having the special
permission of an officer or authorized member of the City Fire Department.
The Chief of the City Fire Department shall
be authorized to extend aid to neighboring communities upon request
for fire protection or to participate in a mutual aid system in accordance
with the laws of the State of New Jersey. All mutual aid agreements
shall be presented to the designated Council representative for approval
by the Council and legal review.
No apparatus shall be removed from or permitted
to leave the City of Somers Point without the consent of the designated
Council representative, except in response to a call for aid at a
fire in a neighboring community. No apparatus is to leave the city
without the consent of the Chief or the next-highest-ranking officer
available. The officer in charge of the Department shall have power
to assign equipment for response to calls for outside aid in accordance
with mutual aid system procedures and in other cases only when the
absence of such equipment in his judgment will not jeopardize fire
protection in the City of Somers Point.
