The Fire Department of the Township of Washington shall be composed
of the following:
A. The Long Valley Fire Company No. 1.
B. The Schooley's Mountain Fire Protection Association.
C. The Fairmount Fire Company No. 1.
On the scene of all emergencies to which the Township of Washington Fire Department is called, other than a technical search and rescue or medical emergency as defined at §
14-2, the ranking officer of the Township of Washington Fire Department shall assume authority over the scene. The Long Valley First Aid Squad, Inc., shall assume authority over and be the lead agency at all technical search and rescue or medical emergency scenes as defined at §
14-2. Interagency responses shall be handled under the Unified Command Structure, as defined by the national Incident Management System, with the lead agency's ranking officer assuming authority over the scene.
A quarterly operations report shall be submitted to the Township
Committee by each company.
The Township Committee shall, in its annual budget, appropriate
a sum of money to assist in the efficient and effective operation
of the Fire Department.