[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Mansfield 4-11-2005,
effective 5-6-2005. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Ordinance
Establishing a Division of Fire and Emergency Services” or the “Division
of Fire and Emergency Services Ordinance.”
This chapter is enacted pursuant to C.G.S. §§ 7-148 and
7-193, and § C509 of the Mansfield Town Charter, as amended.
The Town Council has established a Division of Fire and Emergency Services
within the Department of Public Safety to provide for fire protection and
the emergency services in the Town of Mansfield.
There hereby is created a Division of Fire and Emergency Services within
the Department of Public Safety. The Division of Fire and Emergency Services
shall be responsible for performance of the responsibilities of the Department
of Public Safety, under § C509 of the Charter of the Town of Mansfield,
for protection of life and property within the Town of Mansfield from fire
and for provision of emergency services. The Division of Fire and Emergency
Services shall be administered by a Fire Chief, who shall be appointed by
the Town Manager and shall report directly to the Director of Public Safety.
Upon resolution of the Town Council, the Division of Fire and Emergency Services
may include not only career personnel but also volunteer personnel.
Whenever used, the singular number shall include the plural, and the
plural the singular.
