The Fire Chief shall be elected by the members of the Alloway
Township Fire Company, Inc., No. 1, subject to the approval of the
Township Committee. His term of office shall be for one year, commencing
on the first day of January of the year for which he shall be elected,
and he shall have charge of the fire apparatus and shall be in command
of the firemen while on duty.
The offices of Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineer of said
Fire Company shall be filled by election by the members of the Fire
Company, subject to the approval of the Township Committee. The terms
of office of the Chief Engineer and Assistant Engineer shall be for
one-year commencing on the first day of January of the year for which
they shall be elected, and they shall be charged with the duties of
supervision, custody, care and maintenance of the apparatus, equipment
and supplies used for fire prevention purposes and of the maintenance
and supervision of the buildings used for housing such apparatus,
equipment and supplies.
[Added 6-12-1986 by Ord. No. 228]
A. A Junior Firemen's Auxiliary to the Alloway Township Fire Company
is hereby established subject to the supervision of said fire company
and its Chief. The members of said auxiliary shall be known as "junior
firemen."
B. Junior firemen shall meet all the qualifications of regular members
of the Alloway Township Fire Company except that they need only have
reached the age of 16 years and may be no older than 18 years of age.
C. Said junior firemen, before being considered for membership, must
obtain permission to join the Junior Firemen's Auxiliary from
their parents or guardian and must submit to the Alloway Township
Fire Company said permission in writing and acknowledged or approved
in the manner required by law for deeds to real estate to be recorded.
D. Members of the Junior Firemen's Auxiliary shall be insured by
the same coverage and in the same amounts provided for the regular
volunteer firemen of Alloway Township.
E. Every person seeking to become a junior fireman must apply and be
selected in the same manner as regular members of the Alloway Township
Fire Company.
F. Junior firemen shall be trained for eventual membership in the Alloway
Township Fire Company by the Chief and the regular members. No junior
fireman shall be allowed to perform duties that would expose him to
the same degree of hazard as a regular member of the Alloway Township
Fire Company.
G. Junior firemen shall not fight fires nor use power equipment or administer
oxygen. Junior firemen shall not ride on Alloway Township Fire Company
equipment or vehicles except in the cab or on a passenger seat.
H. Junior firemen shall be subject to provisions of this chapter and
the Constitution and bylaws of the Alloway Township Fire Company and
shall be subject to suspension or expulsion as provided therein.