There is hereby authorized and established the Monroe Township
Fire Department, to be composed of three companies, to be known as
Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Inc., Central Monroe
Volunteer Fire Company and Applegarth Volunteer Engine Company No.
1, Inc., and such additional companies as the Township Council may
authorize and approve.
[Amended 5-7-73 by Ord. No. 23; 10-6-1975 by Ord. No. 276]
No person, except present members of the above companies, shall
hereafter become a member of the Fire Department of the Township of
Monroe or any unit thereof unless above the age of 18 years and not
over the age of 40 years, a citizen of the United States and of good
moral character. He shall be physically fit to perform the duties
of a fireman, evidenced by a certificate to that effect by a practicing
physician of the State of New Jersey, after physical examination for
that purpose.
Every member of the Fire Department shall, in each and every
year, perform at least 60% of duty, to be composed of actual attendance
and duty at fires and drills, and a record of such attendance and
duty shall be kept by the Chief of the Fire Department and reported
to the municipal officers annually.
Every person seeking to join the Fire Department shall make
application to the company or unit which he desires to join, and upon
his election to membership by vote of a majority of the unit present
and voting, he shall become a member in good standing of the Fire
Department after approval of his membership by the Chief and confirmation
by the municipal officers, and his name shall be entered on a roll
of firemen kept by the Municipal 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.