[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of West Deer 12-8-1993 by Ord. No. 242. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Company
No. 1, R.D. No. 3, Box 171, Tarentum, Pennsylvania; the West Deer
Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, Saxonburg Boulevard, R.D. No.
1, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, and the West Deer Township Volunteer Fire
Company No. 3, Box 1047, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, organized and existing
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in West Deer
Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are hereby recognized and
designated as the official fire companies for the Township.
A.Â
The fire companies recognized by the Township are
hereby authorized to provide such services to the Township as may
be necessary for the protection of property and persons situate therein,
which include, by way of example and not limitation, the extinguishment
and prevention of loss of life and property from fire, automobile
accidents, medical emergencies, hazardous material incidents and other
dangerous situations.
B.Â
The fire companies may also provide nonemergency and
public service functions, such as, again by way of example and not
of limitation, assisting in the removal, abatement and prevention
of damage or injury to persons or property, whether through natural
causes or man-made situations.
C.Â
The fire companies may also conduct and participate
in such training activities and drills, either within or outside of
the Township, as may be deemed necessary by the officers of the fire
companies to maintain proficiency in providing service.
D.Â
The fire companies may also respond to calls and provide
services to municipalities outside of the Township.
E.Â
In addition to actually participating in the activities
of the fire companies as authorized above or in going to or returning
from any activity, the members of the fire companies recognized by
the Township are also authorized to do the following things:
(1)Â
Engage in any type of drill, training, ceremony, practice,
test or parade when duly called for or authorized by an officer or
officers of the fire companies.
(2)Â
Engage in fundraising activities for the fire companies,
when authorized by an officer or officers of the fire companies.
(3)Â
Engage in the performance of any other duty or activity
authorized by any officer of the recognized fire companies.
The purpose of this chapter is to recognize
the West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Companies Nos. 1, 2 and 3 as
the official fire companies of the Township and to state additional
authorized activities for fire fighters for workers' compensation
purposes.
