[Adopted 2-3-1941 by Ord. No. 667 (Ch. 1, Part 7, of the
1995 Code)]
The corporation designated "DuBois Volunteer Fire Department"
be and is hereby declared to be the fire department of the City of
DuBois and to have charge and supervision of the training of firemen
and the handling of all fires within the City of DuBois, or vicinity
thereof, as provided by the constitution and bylaws of the said corporation,
and that no other agency, persons or corporations shall have any powers,
rights, or duties in respect to the combating of fires.
All buildings designated by the City of DuBois for use as fire
stations or quarters for fire companies in the housing of fire equipment,
together with all apparatus, equipment and appliances owned by the
City for use in extinguishing of fires or prevention of fires, shall
be, on or after the passage of this article, in the custody of the
DuBois Volunteer Fire Department, which shall assign the same to and
among the fire companies as it shall see fit. The DuBois Volunteer
Fire Department shall be responsible for and report to the Council
of the City of DuBois, from time to time, as to the condition and
the repair of the said apparatus, equipment and appliances, and shall
see to it that the Council of the City of DuBois, or the Director
of the Department of Public Safety, shall be fully informed as to
the condition of such apparatus, equipment and appliances, the necessity
for additional and other equipment, appliances or apparatus, so that
at all times the City of DuBois shall be as adequately supplied with
such necessary firefighting apparatus and equipment as possible.
No person or persons shall use, operate or handle any of the
apparatus or equipment or appliances used for the preventing or fighting
of fires except the duly qualified members of the DuBois Volunteer
Fire Department and in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted
by said Department, except that, in the event of emergencies, the
Chief of the Fire Department may call upon nonmembers to aid and assist
in such manner as the Chief may direct.
The DuBois Volunteer Fire Department shall, by its constitution,
bylaws, rules and regulations, duly and properly adopted and enacted
by the said association, provide for the internal management of the
said Fire Department, handling of fires, designation of duties of
the various members of the companies and the department generally
and shall have, through its officers as designated by it, direct control
and supervision of the manner in handling of fires, training members
of the fire department and otherwise looking after and handling fires,
fire prevention, saving of lives and property endangered by fire and
all other matters pertaining thereto.
[Adopted 7-21-1896 by Ord. No. 85B; amended in its entirety 7-24-1995 by Ord. No.
1544 (Ch. 1, Part 8, of the 1995 Code)]
The City Council shall annually certify to the Auditor General
of the Commonwealth, the name(s) of the active associations and the
percentage of service they contribute to the protection of the City.
Such certification shall be on forms prescribed by the Auditor General.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code revisions (see Ch. 1,
General Provisions, Art. II)]
There is annually appropriated from the City Treasury all such
sums of money that may hereafter be paid into the City Treasury by
the Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania on account of taxes paid
on premiums of foreign fire insurance companies in pursuance of 35
Pa.C.S.A. § 7411 et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented,
modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. Such
monies received by the City Treasurer from the State Treasurer shall
be distributed to the duly recognized association(s) within 60 days
of receipt. The funds shall be distributed on the basis of the percentage
of service established in the certification to the Auditor General
and with other provisions of the statutory provisions.