[Adopted 8-16-1993 by Ord. No. 508 (Ch. 10, Part 2, of the
1992 Code of Ordinances)]
As used in this article, the following words, terms and phrases
shall have the following meanings, unless it is apparent from the
context that a different meaning is intended:
The Borough of Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Fire Chief of the fire company responsible for the fire
protection of the Borough.
Fire Department Mount Joy, Inc., the fire company responsible
for providing first due response fire-protection services within the
Borough, as officially recognized by ordinance of the Borough.
Includes, but shall not be limited to, responding to an alarm
or other notification of a fire or other emergency situation, acting
to extinguish a fire, providing assistance to persons involved in
a fire or other emergency situation and responding to hazardous material
emergencies; provided, however, that response to medical emergencies
by physicians, emergency medical technicians or other persons with
medical training shall not be considered fire-fighting activities.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind and the officers of such corporation
and the members of such partnership or association.
The Chief of Police of the Police Department or his designated
representatives.
The Police Department of the Borough.
[Amended 6-10-1998 by Ord. No. 540]
The Borough Council, by ordinance, has recognized the Fire Company
as the fire company to provide first due response fire-fighting activities
in the Borough. No other organization, association or volunteer fire
company is authorized to provide first due response fire-fighting
activities within the Borough. No other organization, association
or volunteer fire company is authorized to provide second, third or
fourth due response fire-fighting activities, unless such organization,
association or volunteer fire company is responding to a specific
request from Lancaster County Communications, the Fire Company or
the Police Department to provide assistance to the Fire Company.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in fire-fighting
activities within the limits of the Borough, unless:
A.
Such person is the Fire Company or is a member of the Fire Company.
B.
Such person is a member of the Police Department.
C.
Such person is a volunteer fire company which is providing second,
third or fourth due response service after notification from Lancaster
County Communications, or such person is a member of such a volunteer
fire company.
D.
Such person has been requested to provide such fire-fighting activities
by the Fire Chief, the Police Chief or a member of the Police Department.
E.
Such person is fighting a fire upon his own premises or upon premises
upon which he was present at the time the fire was discovered.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine
to the Borough of not less than $100 nor more than $600 for each offense
and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment, to undergo imprisonment
not exceeding 30 days.
