A.
Members shall promptly remove all persons in danger at fire, render
such first aid as may be necessary and see that any necessary medical
care or ambulance service is promptly arranged.
B.
Members shall look for evidence of incendiaries in cases of fires
of suspicious origin but shall avoid expressing any public opinion
on the same.
C.
Members shall endeavor to detect or obtain evidence to convict persons
sending false alarms of fires.
Members shall not leave their quarters or a fire or any duty
without the permission of their superior officer.
Members shall not use obscene or improper language but shall
always be respectful and courteous to superiors, other members of
the Fire Department and citizens.
Members shall, at all times, serve the best interest of the
Fire Department by observing and reporting all matters pertaining
to and concerning its welfare to the proper officials.
A.
Members shall not use the Department telephone except for official
Fire Department business or in case of an emergency or with the permission
of the officer in charge.
B.
When answering the telephone, members shall always give their station
number, then their rank and their name.
C.
When telephoning an alarm of fire, members shall always give the
above information, then the alarm, and shall wait until the operator
repeats the message correctly.
A.
Members shall not, while in full uniform, enter any place where intoxicating
beverages are sold for any purpose except the strict discharge of
their duty.
B.
While on duty, members shall not, under any circumstances, drink
any intoxicating beverages nor use any harmful drugs or narcotics
nor have or allow, except upon doctor's orders, the same to be brought
into or kept in quarters.
Members shall not indulge in or permit gambling in any form
in quarters.
Members shall not be guilty of conduct unbecoming a firefighter
or conduct prejudicial to the good reputation, order or discipline
of the Department while on duty.
A.
Members shall not, while in full uniform, invite, suggest or request
any contribution or sell any tickets for any purpose or receive any
gifts of money or goods from any source without the express permission,
in writing, of the governing body or Township Administrator.
B.
Political solicitations.
(1)
No member shall, by using the uniform, badge or prestige of the Department,
attempt to influence the vote of any person for or against any candidate
for public office.
(2)
No solicitation, speech, campaign literature or distribution thereof,
for or against any candidate for public office, shall be permitted
on Department property.
Members shall not permit any person not a member of the Department
to ride upon any Department vehicle without approval of the Chief
in charge, except in an emergency or on official business of the Department.
[Amended 2-6-2023 by Ord. No. 23-1]
All communication relating to the official business of the Department
to or from any member of the Department shall be transmitted through
official channels as follows: from a member through their Station
Commander or officer in charge, through the Battalion Chief and through
the Fire Chief to the Township Administrator, if necessary, and the
reverse order for communications going the other way.
Any application for transfer shall be in the handwriting and
over the signature of the applicant, stating truly and fully the necessity
thereof and forwarded through official channels to the Fire Chief
and thereafter placed in the proper Department file.
A.
The printed form of this chapter and all amendments and additions
thereto shall be known as the "rules and regulations," and each member
shall be issued a copy. It shall be the company officer's responsibility
to see that every member of their company receives a copy of every
order thereafter issued which changes or affects the rules and regulations
and attach the same to their copy of the rules and regulations.
B.
All members shall read and become familiar with the rules and regulations
and ordinances governing their work and all other regulations affecting
them.
C.
Whenever there is doubt as to the meaning of a rule or regulation,
application shall be made to the Fire Chief for an interpretation
of the same.
Members of the Department shall not smoke nor unnecessarily
disturb those asleep in the dormitory.
Members shall not be employed in or connected with any extraneous
business or occupation which will impair their departmental proficiency.
Any work that is necessary and connected with the Department
to be done about the stations, premises, apparatus or other property
of the Department shall be done by the members, if practicable.
Members in uniform shall not smoke while in the street nor while
answering an alarm of fire, except by permission.
Members shall hold confidential the names and addresses of other
members.
No automobile, other than departmental cars, shall be allowed
on Fire Department property for any length of time whatsoever, except
by the express permission of the commanding officer in charge. Under
no circumstances shall any member of the Department perform any work
on any private car on Department property or adjacent thereto without
the express permission of the officer in charge.
At fires, orders from officers to advance or withdraw are to
be strictly and expeditiously obeyed.
A.
All members shall familiarize themselves with all street numbers
and hydrant locations in their district and with the most direct and
least congested routes.
B.
Members shall, at all times, pay particular attention to all hydrants
they pass and shall promptly report any defect or obstruction therein
to the nearest station.
No one shall be permitted to demonstrate or sell their merchandise
in any fire station except on written permission from the Fire Chief.
Officers of the Fire Department are expected to set an example
for the other members, and any willful neglect, indifference or infraction
of regulations on their part will be considered an aggravated offense
and dealt with accordingly.
All members of the Department going to and at fires shall wear
the regulation attire; drivers may wear fatigue caps until their arrival
at the fire.
