[Adopted 7-7-1958 by Ord. No. 568 as part of Ch. 6 of the
revised 1958 Code]
The Borough of Tyrone by its firemen and with its apparatus
may render fire service outside the limits of said Borough in the
manner and upon the conditions hereinafter provided.
Fire service in the townships and boroughs adjoining and surrounding
the Borough of Tyrone shall consist of the following mentioned services
and shall be governed by the following rules:
A.
No fire service shall be extended to any property in any township
or borough unless and until the proper authorities of such township
or borough shall enter into a contract with the Borough of Tyrone
for such service and shall pay the charges therefore as hereinafter
provided.
B.
The ladder truck of the Blazing Arrow Hook and Ladder Company shall
render only such rural fire service as is specified by this article
and no other. Nor shall said ladder truck be dispatched beyond the
limits of the Borough of Tyrone for any other reason or purpose without
the express consent of the Fire Chief and/or the Fire Committee of
the Borough Council. Nor shall any of the pumping equipment of the
various engine companies comprising the Fire Department be dispatched
from the Borough for any reason or purpose inconsistent with the terms
and conditions of this article without the express consent of the
Fire Chief and/or the Fire Committee of the Borough Council.
C.
Normal general alarm response with all pumping and service equipment
of the companies comprising the Tyrone Fire Department, including
the ladder truck, will be restricted to the following one-mile limits:
south to the Grazierville Bridge, north to the Vail Bridge, east to
the Village of Nealmont and west to the lower reservoir of the Tyrone
watershed.
D.
All other rural township fires, regardless of size or extent, shall
receive no more than three pieces of pumping or service equipment
from the Tyrone Fire Department. One piece of equipment from each
of the companies comprising the Fire Department shall be designated
the rural service truck, and such designation shall be made by the
Fire Chief; provided, however, that if the Borough of Birmingham and/or
the Village of Ironsville contract for fire service with the Borough
of Tyrone, as required by this article, the ladder truck of the Blazing
Arrow Hook and Ladder Company may be included in the response to fire
in those communities.
E.
In the event of a major disaster in any of the townships or boroughs
which shall contract for fire service with the Borough of Tyrone as
herein aforementioned, the Chief of the Tyrone Fire Department shall
have the authority to detail additional men and equipment to attend
any fire in said townships or boroughs when, in his opinion, such
additional help is required.
F.
This fire service shall not be extended to any sections of any of
said townships or boroughs which are not reached by highways in a
good passable condition for the passage of fire apparatus. The officer
in charge of responding apparatus shall make every reasonable effort
to reach the fire, and his judgment shall be final as to when and
where the roads are passable for such apparatus.
G.
In rendering said fire service, the Borough of Tyrone shall furnish
all apparatus, hose and fire equipment, and all apparatus shall be
properly covered by necessary insurance to relieve contracting.
The annual charges to be paid by adjoining or surrounding townships
and boroughs for service by the Tyrone Fire Department outside the
Borough limits shall be determined by the Borough Council and may,
from time to time, be changed by the Borough Council; but in all cases
charges for such service shall be based upon the relative total assessed
valuation of real estate in such contracting townships and boroughs.
Fire service shall be rendered without charges to any city or
Borough which maintains an organized Fire Department and which enters
into a reciprocal agreement with the Borough of Tyrone for mutual
fire service.
No contract for rural fire service shall be entered into under
the provisions of this article until such is approved by the Borough
Council of the Borough of Tyrone.
