[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Stafford 9-21-1999 by Ord. No. 99-65. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 111.
It is the purpose of this chapter to establish
the Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 and the Warren
Grove Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated as the Township's official
volunteer fire companies in order to facilitate entry of the fire
companies into the New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
It is hereby determined and declared that the
Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 and Warren Grove Volunteer
Fire Company Incorporated, duly incorporated fire companies of the
State of New Jersey, are the official volunteer fire companies of
the Township of Stafford.
No person shall hereafter become a member of
the Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 or the Warren Grove
Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated or any unit thereof unless at
the time of appointment such person is above the age of 18 years and
not over the age of 45 years. He/she shall be physically fit to perform
the duties of a fire person as evidenced by a certificate to that
effect by a practicing physician of the State of New Jersey. This
certificate shall be provided at either the member's own expense or
the expense of the Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1
or Warren Grove Volunteer Company Incorporated.
Every member of the fire companies shall, in
each and every year, perform at least 60% of fire duty as defined
by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-55 and 40A:14-56. These statutory sections define
"fire duty" as active participation in the usual duties of a fireman
under the direction and supervision of the official in charge of the
fire department and "60% of duty" as actual recorded attendance and
rendering of fire service at not less than 60% of regular alarms of
fire answerable by the members during any calendar year; the total
number of alarms used in computing said percentage may include not
more than 20 fire drills called at the direction of the official in
charge of the Fire Department or force. A record shall be kept of
such attendance and duty by the Chief of the fire companies and reported
to the Mayor and Township Council annually.
Each person seeking to join the Stafford Township
Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 or Warren Grove Volunteer Fire Company
Incorporated shall make application to the fire company and, upon
acceptance by the respective fire company, he/she shall become a member
in good standing of the Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company No.
1 or Warren Grove Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated after approval
of his/her membership by the Chief of the fire company and confirmation
by the Mayor and Township Council. His/her name shall be entered on
a roll of firemen kept by the Township Clerk.
Upon adoption of this chapter, the Township
Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward a certified copy
of this chapter to the New Jersey State Firemen's Association.
