[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Knowlton as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 4-10-1995 by Ord. No. 95-03]
There is hereby authorized and established the Knowlton Township
Fire and Rescue Company. The aforesaid department is composed of two
companies, to be known as the "Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Company
No. 1." Additional companies may be authorized from time to time as
deemed appropriate by the Knowlton Township Committee.
No person shall hereafter become a member of the Fire Department
or rescue squad of Knowlton Township or any unit thereof unless above
the age of 18, except for junior members, who shall be above the age
of 16, and of good moral character. He or she shall be physically
fit to perform the duties of a fireperson and/or that of a rescue
worker, evidenced by a certificate to that effect by a practicing
physician of the State of New Jersey, after physical examination for
said purpose. Each applicant shall be subject to a complete background
check to be conducted by the Township Committee and shall not be made
a permanent member of the Fire Company or rescue squad until the Township
Committee certifies that the applicant's background check has
proven to be satisfactory to the Township. Any member wishing to join
the New Jersey State Firemen's Relief Association must abide
by the (N.J.F.R.A) rules and regulations.
Every person seeking to join the Knowlton Township Fire and
Rescue Company No. 1 shall make application to the company or unit
which he or she desires to join. Each applicant shall first serve
a three-month probationary period before he or she may be elected
as a permanent member. Upon his or her election to permanent membership
by vote of a majority of the unit present and voting, he or she shall
become a member in good standing of the Knowlton Township Fire and
Rescue Company No. 1, after approval of his or her membership by the
Chief and confirmation by the Township Committee. His or her name
shall then be entered on a roll of fire and rescue persons kept by
the Knowlton Township Clerk.
Exemption certificates may be issued to members of the Fire
Department who shall have served seven years in active duty under
municipal control, as required by law of April 29, 1935, as amended
May 26, 1936. See N.J.S.A. 40A:14-56. Active duty consists of performing
at least 60% of duties to be comprised of attendance of monthly meetings,
performance at fires and drills and/or rescues for a period of seven
years, which need not be consecutive.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by Ord. No. 95-19]
The rescue squad shall cover the entire Township of Knowlton,
with the exception of the Clover Rest Home in Columbia and Interstate
80, Knowlton Township, Milemarker 1.5 to Milemarker 8.9.
This article shall supersede and repeal Ordinance No. 95-02.
[Adopted 4-11-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06]
The Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Company No. 1 may establish
a program, either directly or through a third-party billing agency
with which it has contracted for billing and/or collection services,
to solicit payments for the actual costs of materials used and the
actual costs associated with vehicle and equipment used in fighting
fires and/or providing emergency services.
The Knowlton Township Fire and Rescue Company No. 1 may establish
a program, either directly or through a third-party billing agency
with which it has contracted for billing and/or collection services,
to solicit payments for the actual costs of materials used and the
actual costs associated with vehicle and equipment used in fighting
fires and/or providing emergency services.
