[Adopted 7-22-1998 by Ord. No. 98-08]
A junior firefighter's auxiliary is created
within the Township of Mansfield, Warren County, New Jersey, pursuant
to authorizations set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:15-95 et seq.
No person shall be eligible for membership in
the Junior Firemen's Auxiliary of the Township of Mansfield who is
less than 16 or more than 21 years of age. Any person between the
ages of 16 and 21 shall be required to obtain permission to join the
auxiliary from their parent or guardian in writing. Such permission
shall be acknowledged or proved in the manner required by law for
deeds to real estate to be recorded to be accepted by the Township
of Mansfield.
Any fire company of the Township of Mansfield's
Fire Department shall be authorized to create a separate Junior Firemen's
Auxiliary for each company; provided, however, prior to establishment
of the same, rules and regulations setting forth the training of the
auxiliary for eventual membership in the Volunteer Fire Department
of the Township of Mansfield shall be adopted by said company and
the Township Committee of the Township of Mansfield.
No Junior Fireman or member of a Junior Firemen's
Auxiliary shall be required to perform duties which would expose him
or her to the same degree of hazard as a regular member of the Volunteer
Fire Company of which the organization is an auxiliary.
All rules and regulations established by any
volunteer fire company which is a Mansfield Township Fire Department
for the purposes of operation of a Junior Firemen's Auxiliary upon
approval by the Township Committee shall be incorporated herein by
reference. A copy of the same shall be on file with the Township Clerk
at all times together with a copy of the same being available to the
parent or guardian of any minor member of a Junior Firemen's Auxiliary
through the Fire Chief of the individual fire company.
