[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Trappe 6-1-1999 by Ord. No. 340 (Part 2, Ch. 2, Art. D,
of the 1987 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to enable the
Borough Council of the Borough of Trappe to delegate administrative
and enforcement functions relating to ordinances and regulations of
the Borough with respect to fire prevention, firefighting, investigation
of cause and origin of fires, storing, transporting and using hazardous
materials, and property, construction, maintenance and use relating
to fire safety and prevention.
The office of Fire Marshal is hereby created
by the Borough Council of the Borough of Trappe.
[Amended 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 465]
The Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Borough
Council of the Borough of Trappe and shall serve at the pleasure of
the Borough Council. The Fire Marshal may be an employee of the Borough,
an independent contractor, or an employee of a neighboring municipality.
[Amended 10-5-2021 by Ord. No. 465]
The qualifications and compensation for the
Borough Fire Marshal services shall be set forth in the agreement
between the Borough and the Fire Marshal service provider, which shall
be approved by ordinance or resolution of the Borough Council from
time to time as may be required by law.
The Fire Marshal shall be subject to the directives
of Borough Council and to the Borough Manager. The Borough of Trappe
Fire Marshal shall be specifically authorized to enforce any and all
ordinances and regulations of the Borough relating to fire prevention,
firefighting, the storing, transporting and use of hazardous materials,
the investigation of cause and origin of fires, the construction,
maintenance and use of property and structures within the Borough,
with respect to fire prevention and fire safety, the regulation of
fire lanes, parking regulations for fire protection, safety and access
of fire equipment, the regulation of appropriate signage, demolition
of structures necessary for fire prevention and fire safety, studies
and review of municipal procedures with respect to fire prevention,
the coordination of fire-fighting services, control and access to
fire-fighting scenes, coordination of crowd control at accidents,
fires and emergency situations, and such other ordinances, regulations
and/or policies duly adopted by Borough Council relating to fire protection
and fire safety, which Borough Council may, by resolution, ordinance
or directive, specifically delegate to the Fire Marshal.
