It shall be hereby recognized that the San Juan Bautista Volunteer Fire Department has been continuously serving the City of San Juan Bautista as its Volunteer Fire Department since 1868.
The City of San Juan Bautista Fire Department is hereby established pursuant to Section 38611 of the Government Code.
Members of the Fire Department shall consist of volunteer firefighters appointed by the Fire Chief, of sufficient number as the City Council may determine. Volunteer firefighters serve at the pleasure of the City Manager and have no right to continued service in such capacity. No firefighter’s service shall be discontinued without consultation with the Fire Chief.