[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Fallowfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Emergency medical services — See Ch. 26.
Police Department — See Ch. 74.
Fire hydrants — See Ch. 201.
Fire insurance claims — See Ch. 224, Art. I.
Fire apparatus tax — See Ch. 359, Art. II.
[Adopted 10-30-1995 by Ord. No. 136]
The Fallowfield Township Volunteer Fire Department and its members is and/or are authorized to respond to all fire, emergencies, and other calls within their service area within Fallowfield Township.
The Fallowfield Township Volunteer Fire Department and its members is/are specifically authorized to respond to all requests for and from other organized firefighting or ambulance associations outside Fallowfield Township.
The Fallowfield Volunteer Fire Department and its members is/are specifically authorized to engage in any training, maintenance, fund-raising activities or any activities aimed at securing memberships, procuring equipment, and the like, when specifically authorized by either the President thereof, the Fire Chief, or any assistant Fire Chief of said Department and when not otherwise contrary to any other ordinances of the Township that are now in effect or may subsequently be enacted.
The Fire Chief or President or other designated office of the Fallowfield Volunteer Fire Department shall report to the Township all activities conducted in the preceding month or months at or before each meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Fallowfield Township.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Any member in good standing of the Fallowfield Volunteer Fire Department is authorized to engage in the performance of his or her duty as authorized by an officer of said Fire Department unless such authorization as to a specific duty or as to a specific officer has been withdrawn by the Township. Such revocation shall not become effective until upon time and date of receipt.
A. 
The activities, performance, services, and methods of providing the same are within the sole control and responsibility of the Fallowfield Volunteer Fire Department, and the Township shall have no control over the same except as pertains to duly enacted ordinances of the Township and/or subsequently enacted ordinances.
B. 
Therein the Fallowfield Volunteer Fire Department shall protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Township as to any and all claims as pertains to its operation, performance, services and the like except to the limited extent of existing insurance coverage or coverages as provided or maintained by the Township wherein the only responsibility or liability of the Township shall be to continue to provide and maintain the same for as long as the Township chooses to do so. Therein the fact that the Township provides coverage and/or insurance coverage shall not be deemed an acceptance by the Township of any responsibility, liability or the like pertaining to the operation, etc., of said Fire Department.