[Amended 9-28-2015 by Ord. No. 631]
The Village of Waterford, pursuant to its powers to act for the good order and the health, safety and welfare of the public under §§ 61.34, 61.64, 61.65, 62.13, and 101.14, hereby authorizes and organizes the Waterford Fire and Rescue Department as the Fire Department of the Village; and the duties of firefighting, fire prevention and fire inspection, as well as operation and regulation of the rescue squad, and training therefor, and the operation and maintenance of firefighting and rescue squad equipment, are delegated to such Department. Its organization and regulation shall be governed by the provisions of the Wisconsin Statutes, Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 330, Fire Department Safety and Health Standards, this chapter, and by the guidelines adopted by the Village Board, except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance. The Chief shall have control of the Department as set forth in §
28-6. The Fire Commission shall have the authority to hire, promote and discipline the members of the Department as set forth in §
5-5 of this Municipal Code.
The Village of Waterford, pursuant to its power to act for the health and welfare of the public, and in order to protect the public, employees, firefighters and property from the hazards of fire and explosion, hereby adopts Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 314, Fire Prevention, in its entirety. Except as provided therein, ch. SPS 314 applies to the use and operation of all public buildings and places of employment and adopts a National Fire Prevention Code, with modifications. The Fire Chief and fire inspectors shall be responsible for enforcement as provided herein.
[Amended 9-28-2015 by Ord. No. 631]
A. Grounds for disciplinary action. The Fire Commission may take disciplinary action against, pursuant to the provisions of Subsection
B, any member of the Department who has violated any rule or regulation of the Village, as set forth in the Personnel Manual, the Standard Operating Guidelines, or in other rules or regulations. The Village Administrator shall be informed of such action.
B. Procedure. Upon complaint or information and belief that any member of the Department has violated any provision of this section, charges may be filed with the Fire Commission by the Chief, a member of the Commission, the Commission as a body, or any aggrieved person. Such charges shall be in writing and shall be filed pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 62.13(5). The Chief or the Commission may suspend a Department member pending the disposition of the charges. The Commission shall act pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 62.13(5) and Commission rules and regulations.
[Added 2-12-2024 by Ord. No. 698]
A. Purpose. The purpose of the standards in this section is to regulate and establish fees for service to properties that frequently call 911 for EMS or fire assistance, but after dispatching the requested response, transport of the patient is declined.
B. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FREQUENT CALL PROPERTY A parcel, either improved or unimproved, that calls 911 for EMS or fire services at least three times in a year.
NONTRANSPORT EMS or fire services respond to a call for service. The patient declines transport.
C. The Village of Waterford has limited fire and EMS resources. Each call for service is important, and allocating resources occurs on a "first to call served" basis. This system, whereby the first call received is serviced, strains resources when more urgent calls are received while unit(s) are responding to the first call.
D. While the Village recognizes that transport decisions lie with the conscious and alert patient, frequently calling 911 to the same property and declining transport places a burden on scarce EMS and fire resources that have been and may be needed for emergent calls.
E. Anything that is free is likely to be abused. Calling 911 and declining transport results in essentially free medical care, free examination, and in the case of frequent call properties, this may also result in alleviation of legal liability on the part of the property operator.
F. In order to mitigate tying up scarce resources, the Village of Waterford hereby establishes a billing fee of $95, which may be amended from time to time by subsequent action of the Village Board. This fee will be charged to frequent call properties on the fourth nontransport call for service of each calendar year, and every call an additional $95 charge thereafter.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, of this Municipal Code and/or as provided in the Fire Prevention Code adopted in this chapter.