[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Derry 10-12-1981 by Res. No. 217. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The offices of the Derry Township Auxiliary Police and Hershey Fire
Police are hereby abolished.
The office of Derry Township Special Fire Police, whose members shall
consist of members of the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company nominated to serve
as special fire police, which nominations shall be approved by the Derry Township
Chief of Police, is hereby created.
All nominees to the office of special fire police before entering upon
their duties shall be confirmed and sworn by the Chairman of the Derry Township
Board of Supervisors.
When so confirmed and sworn and displaying a badge of authority in the
course of performing their duties by, at a minimum, the wearing of a distinctive
armband or hat or uniform or insignia, the special fire police shall have
full power to:
A.
Regulate traffic and keep crowds under control at or
in the vicinity of any fire at which the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company is
in attendance and exercise such other police powers as are necessary in order
to facilitate and prevent interference with the work of firemen in extinguishing
fires.
B.
Perform their duties when functioning as special fire
police at any function, event or parade conducted by, and under the auspices
of, any volunteer fire company, or any other event, function or parade conducted
by an organization other than the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company; provided,
that the request to perform these duties is made by the Derry Township Board
of Supervisors when the event will be conducted in Derry Township. Such events
other than those conducted by the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company shall include,
but not be limited to, the antique auto show and the various Hershey Park
events.
C.
Perform their duties of traffic and crowd control, as
required when accidents, floods or any other emergencies occur. Such duties
may be performed without the prior request of the Derry Township Board of
Supervisors until the arrival of either the Pennsylvania State Police or the
Derry Township Police and thereafter subject to the direction of either police
authority until the emergency no longer exists.
A person functioning as special fire police and performing a duty under any of the conditions stated in § 19-4 hereof shall be deemed to be performing the duties of his employment.
Under no circumstances shall special fire police have the right or power
to use firearms or other weapons in the performance of their duties as special
fire police.
