[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Colts Neck 12-26-1969 as Ch. 22 of the 1969 Code.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby created a Fire Department within
and for the Township of Colts Neck, Monmouth County, New Jersey, said
organization to be known as the "Colts Neck Fire Department," referred
to hereafter in this chapter as "Fire Department."
A.
The Fire Department shall consist of all volunteer
fire companies presently organized and located within the Township
of Colts Neck, being the Colts Neck Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 and
the Colts Neck Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, which companies shall
continue to operate under the laws of the State of New Jersey and
in accordance with their present charters, constitutions and bylaws
and as the same may be amended from time to time.
B.
Any volunteer Fire Company which may hereafter be
organized within the Township of Colts Neck, having a membership of
not less than 15 active firefighters at the time of application for
membership in the Fire Department, and, after approval by the Township
Committee, may become a member of the Fire Department. No such approval,
however, shall be granted unless a report and a recommendation for
approval or disapproval shall be made by the Executive Fire Council.
If no such report is received by the Township Committee within 60
days of a request by the Township Committee for such report, the Township
Committee may act without regard to such report and recommendation.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
C.
The fire companies shall have power to provide for
the election of their officers and members and manage their own affairs
under rules and regulations adopted by the respective companies, subject
nevertheless to the approval or disapproval of the Executive Fire
Council if said Council shall see fit to exercise such right of approval
or disapproval in the interest of the welfare of the Department, or
the approval or disapproval of the Township Committee of the Township
of Colts Neck if said Committee shall see fit to exercise such right
of approval or disapproval in the interest of the welfare of the Township
of Colts Neck.
D.
The fire companies are not denied their usual fundraising and social activities presently conducted within their own charters; however, any and all funds raised by a company must be directed solely to the use of that company and must remain under that company's control. The exception to this rule is the annual fundraising by the Fire Department, which is subject to § 28-3D.
A.
Membership.
(1)
An Executive Fire Council shall be organized within
the Fire Department, consisting of the Department Chief, representatives
from each of the constituent fire companies, consisting of the Captain
of each Fire Company and two other active members from each of said
volunteer fire companies. In addition, members of the Fire Committee
or its equivalent of the Township Committee, designated by the Township
Committee from among Committee members, shall be ex officio members
of the Executive Fire Council, but such Fire Committee members shall
hold no office within the Fire Department or Executive Fire Council.
They shall, however, have a right to vote on all matters coming before
the Executive Fire Council on which it is authorized to vote. In addition
to the foregoing designated membership of the Executive Fire Council,
the Department Deputy Chief and the outgoing Department Chief shall
be members of said Council.
(2)
Each company shall designate alternate members to
the Executive Fire Council. Such alternate members shall be selected
and designated in the same manner as the two active members above
mentioned. Such alternate member(s) may participate in meetings of
the Executive Fire Council and vote in the place and stead of absent
regular members. Each company shall officially notify the other and
the Township Committee as to the name of each alternate member.
[Added 10-30-1980; amended 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
B.
The purpose of the Executive Fire Council is to act
as the coordinating unit of the Fire Department and to be responsible
for maintaining supervision of the Fire Department generally, subject
to such rules and regulations as hereafter may be promulgated or adopted
by the Township Committee by ordinance or resolution. The supervision
of the Executive Fire Council shall relate to the efficiency, operation
and direction of the Fire Department. The Executive Fire Council shall
make recommendations to the Township Committee for the improvement
and betterment of the Fire Department, as well as recommendations
for the public good and general welfare.
C.
The structure and organization of the Executive Fire
Council shall be as follows:
(1)
Officers. The officers shall consist of a President,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and they shall serve for
a term of one year. The office of Secretary and Treasurer may be combined
into one position at the discretion of the Executive Fire Council.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
(2)
Elections. Officers shall be elected annually at the
organizational meeting of the Executive Fire Council, which meeting
shall be held in December of each year. Voting shall be by secret
ballot or an open showing of hands, the method to be decided upon
by the Executive Fire Council membership at the said December meeting.
(3)
Duties of officers.
(a)
The President shall preside at all meetings and be
responsible for the conduct thereof. He or she shall call a special
meeting of the Fire Council at the request of three or more members
thereof. The President may also call a special meeting at any time
at their sole discretion.
[Amended 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
(b)
The Vice President shall perform the duties of the
President in the event of the President's absence.
(c)
The Secretary shall keep an accurate attendance roll
of all meetings and functions and a true record of all proceedings
of all meetings. He or she shall be custodian and recipient of all
correspondence or documents pertaining to the Executive Fire Council.
He or she shall notify all members of the date, time and place of
meetings and functions.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
(d)
The Treasurer shall be responsible for keeping records
and accounts for all receipts and disbursements. The Treasurer shall
not disburse any funds of the Executive Fire Council unless authorized
by a majority vote of the entire Council. Disbursements shall be made
by electronic payment whenever possible. In the event electronic payments
are not accepted, disbursements may be issued by a check, bearing
the Treasurer's signature, or in the absence of the Treasurer, the
President shall have authority to issue a check.
[Added 3-9-1994; amended 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
(4)
Duties of members. Each member of the Fire Council
shall attend all meetings of the Council thereof, unless approved
by the President, and perform all duties designated to him. In the
event that a member is absent from two consecutive meetings without
prior approved absence, the Vice President shall request the company
to which such delinquent member belongs to replace such member with
another representative.
[Amended 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
(5)
The Fire Council may adopt such other rules and regulations
for its government not inconsistent with this chapter or with any
other rules and regulations, resolutions or ordinances of the Township
Committee which may hereafter be adopted by the Township Committee,
affecting the Executive Fire Council.
D.
The Executive Fire Council shall organize and supervise
the annual fundraising drive by the Fire Department. The funds derived
from this drive are to be shared equally by the companies in the Fire
Department at the time of the drive.
[Added 9-29-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-17]
Other than requirements now or hereafter imposed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, there shall be no residency requirement imposed upon the individual firefighter volunteers composing each Fire Company within the Fire Department. This section supersedes any residency requirement imposed upon volunteer firefighters referenced in this Chapter 28 or elsewhere in the Colts Neck Township Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 28-4, Department officers;
hats to be worn on duty, was repealed 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8.
This section is intentionally left blank.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 28-5, Company officers;
hats to be worn on duty, was repealed 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8.
A.
Membership.
(1)
All members of the fire companies as now constituted
may continue as members thereof.
(2)
All new members of the Fire Department and of the
constituent Fire Company shall be at least 18 years of age and in
good physical condition. Each new member seeking enrollment in the
Fire Department of the Township of Colts Neck shall represent that
he or she is in good physical health. All applicants for membership
shall successfully pass a physical examination and present a certificate
executed by a practicing physician of the State of New Jersey attesting
to the ability of such applicant. to perform the duties of an active
or associate firefighter within the Township of Colts Neck. All applicants
are subject to a background investigation, including an investigation
of criminal, driving and police records to the extent permitted by
law. The Fire Department reserves the right to reject any application
if such investigation reveals that the applicant's driving record
or criminal record would be detrimental to the Fire Department or
to the Township of Colts Neck.
[Amended 12-26-1974; 10-30-1980; 10-28-1982; 2-24-1983; 3-9-1994; 10-8-1997; 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
(3)
Every person seeking to join the Fire Department shall
make an application to the company which he or she desires to join,
and, upon his or her election to membership according to the rules
of the company he or she is joining, he or she shall become a member
of the Fire Department, and his or her name shall be entered on a
roll of firefighters of the Township of Colts Neck. He or she shall
be given a badge of membership in his or her unit by his or her company
and a Fire Department ID upon satisfactory completion of his or her
probation period. The Fire Department ID and badge shall be delivered
up to his or her company Secretary at any time upon or whenever he
or she shall be suspended pending departmental or other charges involving
conduct unbecoming or neglect of duty or found guilty of any charge
resulting in the suspension or removal of such person from membership
or for any cause shall cease to be a firefighter. Every member who
satisfactorily completes 20 years of active service shall be designated
a life member of the Fire Department.
[Amended 3-9-1994; 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 28-6A(2), aforesaid, each Fire Company may accept applications for membership from persons willing and able to perform duties as Fire Police, company administrative officers and other positions designated by the Fire Company who, by reasons of health or other, cannot undergo the requirements of an active firefighter. Each company may limit the number of members accepted under this subsection and shall designate those accepted as associate members.
[Amended 10-30-1980; 7-25-1985; 12-19-1991]
(5)
When a member in good standing of an individual company moves to another community and expresses an interest in remaining an active member of the Fire Department of the Township of Colts Neck, he or she may remain an active member of the Fire Department provided he or she meets all other requirements imposed by this Chapter 28. Residency requirements shall not apply to § 28-6, Membership; duties.
[Added 3-9-1994; amended 9-29-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-17]
B.
Duties.
[Amended 10-30-1980; 3-9-1994]
(1)
Every applicant to the Fire Department must successfully
complete the State of New Jersey mandated initial firefighter or Fire
Police training and also successfully complete the probationary period
designated by his or her Fire Company to be considered a qualified
active or associate firefighter in good standing. Every active or
associate 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, drills and meetings, and a record shall be kept
of such attendance and duty by the company Captains and the Chief
of the Fire Department and reported to the Township Committee annually
to qualify for exempt certificates, state benefits and to maintain
his or her good standing.
(2)
It shall be the duty of an active or associate firefighter,
whenever any fire shall break out in the township, to report immediately
upon the alarm to his or her respective company firehouse and to perform
such duties or transport fire apparatus to the place where such fire
shall happen unless otherwise directed by the Department Chief or
Deputy Chief or his or her company officers. While on duty he or she
shall follow Fire Department Standard Operating Procedures and conform
with the directions given by the officer in charge to manage the said
fire apparatus or perform other assigned duties with all his or her
skill and power, and, when the fire is extinguished, he or she shall
not leave except by direction being given by the officer in charge,
and he or she shall return to his or her company firehouse with said
fire apparatus or to other assigned duties. It shall be the duty of
all members of the Fire Department to prevent all persons not belonging
to the Department from entering any building or handling any apparatus
belonging to the Department, except as hereinafter provided. Every
person, not a firefighter, who shall be present at a fire shall be
subject to and obedient to the orders of the Department Chief or Deputy
Chief or the officer in charge or, in their absence, to the Fire Police
or to any officer of any Fire Company acting under the Chief's direction
in extinguishing a fire, preserving order and removing and protecting
property.
(3)
It shall be the duty of the officer and members of
each company to prevent any person not a firefighter from riding on
the apparatus in going to or from any fire or alarm of fire.
[Amended 10-30-1980; 2-28-1985; 3-9-1994; 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
The Chief and Deputy Chief of the Fire Department shall be elected for a term of two years and shall have been active members in good standing at the time of election and meet all eligibility requirements set forth in § 28-9 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Colts Neck. They shall be elected by a majority vote of all life; active and associate members in good standing of the Fire Department. They shall assume the office on January 1 of every other year and shall be sworn in by a representative of the Township Committee authorized to administer oaths. Elections shall be held at the firehouse of the outgoing Department Chief; provided, however, that in no event shall the election be held at the firehouse of the nominee for the office of Department Chief, in which case the election shall be held at a place to be designated by the Executive Fire Council. Elections shall be held between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of December of every other year. The Captain of each company shall prepare a list in the month of October of the current year of life; active and associate members in good standing and submit the list for verification to the Executive Fire Council at the meeting of the Executive Fire Council in November preceding the election for verification. Each active and life member in good standing may vote in person by affixing his or her signature next to his or her name on the prepared list or by absentee mail ballot, provided that the sealed vote is received by the Executive Fire Council prior to the 9:00 p.m. close of elections. The Executive Fire Council shall make said absentee ballots available to all active and life members in good standing, and the Executive Fire Council shall verify the validity of each ballot received. The said list of members shall be placed in the ballot box at the close of elections.
No person shall be eligible for the office of
Chief who has not served as Deputy Chief or company Captain and been
a member of the Fire Department for two or more consecutive years
prior to election. No person shall be eligible for the office of Deputy
Chief who has not served as company Captain or First Lieutenant and
been a member of the Fire Department for two or more consecutive years
prior to election.
[Amended 10-30-1980; 3-9-1994; 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
A.
The company whose turn it is to nominate the Chief
shall submit names for nomination to the Executive Fire Council at
the October meeting, but only those names shall be placed on the ballot
as shall have been first approved by the Executive Fire Council, together
with the name of the existing Chief if nominated by the Executive
Fire Council.
B.
The nomination of Deputy Chief shall be rotated from
company to company every other year for a two-year period.
C.
After the ballots have been cast, the ballot boxes
shall be delivered to the Board of Elections of the Executive Fire
Council, consisting of the following: a member from each company,
a member of the Fire Committee of the Township Committee and a member
of the Executive Fire Council. They shall meet at such place as designated
by the Executive Fire Council, and there the total ballots cast shall
be counted and the results transmitted to the Executive Fire Council,
in writing. The election of the Chief and Deputy Chief shall be by
majority of the votes cast. In case of a tie vote, length of active
service within the Department shall prevail. Thereafter, the Executive
Fire Council shall certify the results to the Township Committee of
the Township of Colts Neck.
D.
Any disputes, challenges or complaints unable to be
satisfactorily resolved by the Board of Elections shall be presented
to the Executive Fire Council for adjudication by said Council. In
the event that the Executive Fire Council is unable to resolve the
issue within 15 days within which the same shall have been presented
to it, the dispute or question shall be forwarded to the Mayor and
Township Committee, whose decision in this respect shall be final.
In the event that the dispute concerns the legality of the election,
the incumbents shall retain the office of the one in dispute until
such time as a successor qualifies.
E.
In the event of the death, resignation, incapacity
or removal of the Chief or Deputy Chief, the Executive Fire Council
shall appoint qualified members from any of the fire companies to
serve for the unexpired term. In the event that the Chief or Deputy
Chief fails to perform his or her duties and complaint is made with
respect thereto, such complaint must be made, in writing, to the Executive
Fire Council. The Executive Fire Council shall have the power to reprimand,
suspend or remove from office any Chief or Deputy Chief by a majority
vote of the entire membership of the Executive Fire Council.
A.
The Chief shall be in command of all functions of
the Fire Department and shall have the right to utilize any equipment,
property or personnel under control of the Fire Department that he
or she deems necessary for the handling of any fire or other emergency
in the performance of his or her departmental duties subject to the
orders of the Executive Fire Council.
[Amended 2-22-1979; 10-30-1980]
B.
The Chief shall be a member of the Executive Fire
Council and shall be responsible, through the Executive Fire Council,
to the Mayor and Township Committee for the training, efficiency and
proper conduct of the Department and the proper maintenance and repair
of all equipment, the reduction of fire hazards and reports and records
and, in addition:
(1)
He or she shall formulate and make recommendations
for the adoption by the Executive Fire Council and approval by the
Mayor and Township Committee of rules and regulations for the proper
conduct and efficiency of the Fire Department.
(2)
He or she shall keep or cause to be kept accurate
records of the service of each member of the Fire Department, showing
his or her attendance at fires, drills and other necessary functions.
(3)
He or she shall be responsible for seeing that all
equipment and apparatus is kept in condition for immediate maximum
efficiency.
(4)
He or she shall keep or cause to be kept an accurate
inventory record of all equipment and property of the Department,
on standard forms, as to item, date of purchase, condition and servicing,
for the proper financial and efficiency rating of the Department.
(5)
He or she shall make or cause to be made yearly, in
the month of May, complete inventory of all equipment, on standard
forms.
(6)
He or she shall keep or cause to be kept an accurate
record of all activities of the Department.
[Amended 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
(7)
He or she shall cause monthly reports of the activities
of each company to be prepared and submitted to the Executive Fire
Council for review and discussion, with a copy of the same to be forwarded
to the Fire Committee or Township Committee.
(8)
He or she shall cause an annual report to be prepared
during the month of December concerning the activities of the Fire
Department, condition of equipment and suggestions with recommendations
for the public good. Said report shall be approved by the Executive
Fire Council prior to submission to the Township Committee.
[Amended 10-30-1980]
(9)
He or she shall have the power to suspend from duty
any member for disobeying orders or dereliction of duty or other conduct
that is detrimental to the well-being of the Fire Department or fire
companies or the well-being of the Township of Colts Neck or its residents.
[Amended 3-9-1994; 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
(10)
Appeals from each action by the Chief may be made,
in writing, to the Executive Fire Council, who may alter, amend or
adjudicate such action solely for the good of the Department and/or
the township.
(11)
The company Captains of the respective companies shall
report to the Chief not later than October 15 of each year what supplies
are necessary, and the Chief shall report to the Executive Fire Council
what supplies have been asked for and what, in his or her judgment,
he or she recommends. The retiring Chief shall give to the incoming
Chief a copy of his or her recommendation.
[Amended 10-30-1980]
C.
In the absence of the Chief, his or her command shall
devolve upon and his or her duties shall be performed by the Deputy
Chief or, in his or her absence, by the company Captain of the first
apparatus on the scene or, in his or her absence, by the chain of
command as set forth in the Fire Department Standard Operating Procedures.
Said officer shall act as the officer in charge until relieved by
a more senior officer as set forth in the Fire Department Standard
Operating Procedures.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
A.
Subject to the overall command of the Chief and Deputy
Chief, the company Captain shall have sole command of his or her respective
company, its members, apparatus, training, direction, etc., and shall
be responsible to the Chief for the proper conduct and efficient operation
of this company to the public good. The company Captains shall be
responsible for the proper carrying out of the rules, regulations,
etc., within their respective companies.
B.
The company Captain shall be responsible for determining the residency status of all active and associate members as provided in § 28-6A(5) of this chapter.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
C.
The company First Lieutenant, in the absence of the
company Captain, shall perform the duties and exercise the prerogatives
of said company Captain.
D.
The company Second Lieutenant, in the absence of the
company First Lieutenant, shall perform the duties and exercise the
prerogatives of said company First Lieutenant.
E.
The company Chief Engineer shall be responsible to
the company Captain for the maintenance and upkeep of the company
fire apparatus and equipment. In the absence of the Second Lieutenant,
he or she shall perform the duties and exercise the prerogatives of
the company Second Lieutenant.
[Added 3-9-1994]
A.
The fire companies shall be responsible for seeing
that all equipment furnished by the township out of public funds is
maintained in good order, housed against weather and is efficiently
utilized and protected against theft.
B.
Allocation of funds by the Township Committee shall
be made on a yearly basis, upon recommendations by the Executive Fire
Council, and within the financial capacity of the township as determined
by the Township Committee.
C.
The township shall furnish funds for repair of all
equipment and replenish equipment within its financial capacity, as
determined by the Township Committee.
D.
Utilization of funds so allocated, to the maximum
efficiency therein, shall be supervised and controlled by the Executive
Fire Council.
E.
The Executive Fire Council shall endeavor to purchase
or to contract for equipment, replacements, etc., out of funds allocated
by the township on a quarterly basis and, when possible, coordinate
purchases with other township or area agencies. The company Captain
must receive prior approval of the Executive Fire Council for major
purchases outside of their approved budget.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
F.
Title to ownership of all apparatus, equipment, hose
and all other property purchased by public funds shall be vested in
the Township of Colts Neck.
G.
No person shall use any township fire apparatus or
equipment for any purpose (not approved by the Department Chief or
company Captain) other than fire, drills or other normal functions.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
H.
No township equipment may be used outside the township
for any purpose without approval of the senior fire official available
or the Chairman of the Fire Committee of the Township Committee, excepting
in those cases of mutual assistance presently in force or existence.
No agreement may be made for township-owned property outside of the
township without approval of the Township Committee and not in accord
with the mutual aid system within the laws of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 10-30-1980]
[Amended 3-9-1994; 1-27-2016]
The Fire Department shall have a Fire Police
organization which shall be made up of life, active or associate members
of each Fire Company; the number of such members shall be determined
by the Executive Fire Council. They shall be elected for a term of
five years at the company's regular election, and each member so elected
must complete the required training for said position. The members
of the Fire Police Organization so elected shall be sworn in by the
Township Clerk or Township official duly authorized to administer
the oath of office in January of the year of their term. The Fire
Police shall have the power to provide for the election of their officers.
They shall manage their own affairs under rules and regulations adopted
by and subject to the approval of the Executive Fire Council and shall
follow Department standard operating procedures and policy. They will
assist the Chief, Deputy Chief or officer in charge during the time
of fire, doing general police duty or as directed by the Chief, Deputy
Chief or officer in charge.
A.
No person shall at any time willfully drive or cause
to be driven any vehicle over any hose or other fire equipment.
B.
No person shall drive any vehicle within 300 feet
of the rear of any fire truck.
C.
There shall be no parking within 25 feet of firehouse
driveways.
D.
Only active New Jersey driver-licensed firefighters
are permitted to drive any fire apparatus, except that, in the event
that a military person becomes an active firefighter in the Fire Department,
he or she may drive any fire apparatus, provided that he or she possesses
a valid driver's license from his or her domicile state.
[Amended 7-28-1993; 3-9-1994]
E.
No person who shall have been suspended or expelled
from the Fire Department shall run or meddle in any manner with any
apparatus belonging to the Fire Department.
F.
No person or persons shall raise or cause to be raised
any false alarm.
G.
The Police Department shall furnish protection, at
the request of the Chief, to assist in traffic control, protect property
and prevent destruction of evidence.
H.
The company Captain or his or her designee shall,
by December 1 of each year, furnish the Township Clerk and Secretary
of the Executive Fire Council a complete list, with addresses and
telephone numbers, of each member of his or her company and his or
her status within the company and shall notify the Township Clerk
and Secretary of the Executive Fire Council of any changes in such
list or status as they occur.
[Amended 3-9-1994]
I.
Firemen shall be so certified, in accordance with
the laws of New Jersey, to the Township Clerk by December 1 of each
year, and of any changes during the year as they occur.
[Amended 4-29-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8]
J.
It shall be unlawful to interfere with, attempt to
interfere with, obstruct or restrict the mobility of or block the
path of travel of any Fire Department emergency vehicle in any way,
or to interfere with, attempt to interfere with, conspire to interfere
with, obstruct or hamper any Fire Department operation. It shall be
unlawful for any person to willfully fail or refuse to comply with
any lawful order or direction of the Fire Chief or his or her duly
authorized representative or to interfere with the attempts of another
individual to comply with the orders and directions of such person.
[Added 2-22-1979]
K.
It shall be unlawful to utilize, exhibit, maintain,
allow, suffer or permit the maintenance of Fire Department or Fire
Company plates, stickers, decals or other articles on private vehicles
owned or operated by a former member of the Colts Neck Fire Department.
Such prohibition against continued exhibition of Fire Department or
Fire Company plates, stickers, decals or other articles is prohibited
upon either a voluntary separation of service from the Fire Department
or Fire Company or a termination of such service by appropriate authorities.
[Added 5-29-1986]
[Amended 5-29-1986; 10-8-1997; 3-8-2006]
A.
In order to provide members of the Fire Department
adequate compensation for injury, the Mayor and Township Committee
of the Township of Colts Neck, Monmouth County, New Jersey, shall
provide employee's liability insurance in accordance with the Worker's
Compensation Act (N.J.S.A. 34:15-74).
B.
The Mayor and Township Committee of the Township of
Colts Neck, Monmouth County, New Jersey, shall provide adequate liability
insurance covering the operation of all Fire Department vehicles and
its authorized drivers. It shall also provide liability coverage for
the use and maintenance of buildings and equipment owned or used by
the Fire Department.
C.
The Township Committee shall provide adequate liability
insurance coverage for the Fire Department, Fire Company Officers
or incident commander/officer in charge from any action resulting
from the performance of their duties as Fire Officers under this Colts
Neck Fire Department Code, the Fire Department Standard Operating
Procedures or Fire Company Constitution or bylaws.
[Added 3-9-1994]
