[Adopted 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 02-5 (Ch.
23, Art. II, of the 1985 Code)]
There is hereby created and established a Junior
Firefighters' Auxiliary for the Borough of Woodcliff Lake, and the
following rules and regulations be and the same hereby are adopted
by the Mayor and Council to govern the activities of said auxiliary:
A.
The Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary of Woodcliff Lake
shall consist of no more than 40 members who are not less than 14
or more than 21 years of age.
B.
The qualifications for membership in said auxiliary
shall be as follows:
(1)
Each member shall be a resident of Woodcliff Lake.
(2)
Each member shall be examined by a physician, who
shall certify that the member is in good health.
(3)
Each member shall have written permission from his
parents or guardian, and said written permission shall be in a form
approved by the Volunteer Fire Department and Borough Attorney and
acknowledged in the manner required by law for deeds to real estate.
C.
The training of members of the Junior Firefighters'
Auxiliary shall be the responsibility of the Fire Chief, who shall
provide an educational program in firematics designed to train said
members toward their eventual membership in the Volunteer Fire Department.
D.
No junior firefighter shall perform duties which will
expose him or her to the same degree of hazard as a regular member
of a volunteer fire department. Activities of junior firefighters
under 16 years of age shall be limited to:
E.
Members of the Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary shall
be provided with the same insurance coverage and in the same amounts
provided for the regular volunteer firefighters of the municipality
or fire districts pursuant to law.
F.
The Fire Chief may designate advisors and training
officers to assist him in the training of members of the Junior Firefighters'
Auxiliary.
G.
The Fire Chief shall file reports to the Mayor and
Council periodically concerning the membership, training and status
of the Junior Firefighters' Auxiliary.
