[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Greenwich as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 127.
[Adopted 11-15-1976 by Ord. No. 506-76]
The Township of Greenwich hereby authorizes
reciprocal agreements with each and every municipality within the
County of Gloucester for intermunicipal police assistance at times
of any and all emergencies. This article shall apply to each and every
other municipality within the County of Gloucester when such municipality
has adopted an ordinance providing for the same terms and conditions
as set forth herein.
The Township of Greenwich hereby agrees to pay
all expenses incurred by members of its Township Police Department
for emergency assistance rendered within or without the boundaries
of this Township. The Township of Greenwich shall make no claims against
any other municipality for damages, injuries, wages and the like incurred
during the rendering of aid by members of its Police Department in
any other municipality which adopts an ordinance with the same terms
and conditions herein.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et
seq., the members of the Police Department of Greenwich Township and
any other municipality adopting an ordinance with the same terms and
conditions herein, while said members are on duty rendering assistance
to any other municipality shall have the same powers, authority and
immunities as the members of the police force of the municipality
in which such assistance is being rendered.
When an emergency shall exist and an intermunicipal
police aid is requested, the Chief of Police of the municipality in
which the emergency exists shall be the senior ranking officer of
all members of any police department which may be rendering assistance
within the confines of said municipality.
[Adopted 7-18-1994 by Ord. No. 10-1994]
The Township of Greenwich hereby establishes
a reciprocal agreement with each and every municipality within the
County of Gloucester for intermunicipal fire and ambulance assistance
at times of any all emergencies. This article shall become effective
as to each and every other municipality within the County of Gloucester
at such times that the said municipality has in the past or may in
the future adopt an ordinance providing for the same terms and conditions
as set forth herein.
The Township of Greenwich hereby agrees to maintain
all expenses incurred by members of its Municipal Fire Department
and Ambulance Crew force or volunteer fire company and/or ambulance
crew force emergency assistance rendered within or without the boundaries
of this community. The Township of Greenwich shall make no claim for
reimbursement from any municipality for damages, injuries, wages,
and the like for aid rendered by the members of its Fire Department
and/or Ambulance Crew and force or volunteer fire company through
any other community adopting an ordinance with the same terms as this
article.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156.1 et
seq., the members of the Fire Department and/or Ambulance Crew and
force or volunteer fire company of the Township of Greenwich any other
municipality passing an ordinance with the same terms and conditions
as this article while on duty rendering assistance to any other municipality
shall have the same powers, authority and immunities as have the members
of the Fire Department and/or Ambulance Crew and force or volunteer
fire company or ambulance crew of the municipality in which such assistance
is being rendered.
At such times that an emergency may occur and
intermunicipal fire and/or ambulance aid is requested, the Fire Chief
of the municipality wherein the said emergency exists shall be the
senior ranking officer of all members of any Fire Department and force
or volunteer fire company which may be rendering assistance within
the confines of the said municipality.
