The offices of Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire
Marshal are hereby created in Chadds Ford Township, such officers
to be appointed by and report to the Board of Supervisors.
The person(s) appointed to the office of Fire
Marshal or Deputy Fire Marshal shall be qualified by having proper
training and experience. Such experience may include prior experience
as a police officer with completion of PA Act 120 municipal training;
prior experience as a fire fighter who has held an officer's rank
of lieutenant or higher; completion of the training deemed appropriate
for arson investigation and/or safety inspections; or other qualifications
and/or experience deemed sufficient by the Board of Supervisors.
The person(s) appointed to the office of Fire
Marshal and/or Deputy Fire Marshal shall be appointed as soon as practicable
after the adoption of this chapter and shall serve at the pleasure
of the Board of Supervisors. Subsequent appointments shall be made
annually to serve until their respective successors have been duly
appointed and qualified. The aforesaid appointment was made for the
unexpired portion of the term. If for any reason the office of Fire
Marshal is not separately filled by appointment of, and with the approval
and consent of, the Board of Supervisors, any duly appointed Deputy
Fire Marshal shall perform the duties of the Fire Marshal until the
office of Fire Marshal is filled. If the offices of both Fire Marshal
and Deputy Fire Marshal are not filled, the Fire Chief shall be deemed
the ex officio Fire Marshal and shall have all the powers and duties
hereinafter given to or imposed upon the Fire Marshal.
Compensation of the Fire Marshal and Deputy
Fire Marshal shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Supervisors
pursuant to resolution.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a fine not more than $1,000
for each violation of this chapter.