From and after the effective date of this article, the Township
of Bristol shall be divided into five fire districts and two rescue
squad districts named, bounded and described as follows:
A. Fire District
No. 1: Beginning at the intersection of the Neshaminy Creek with the
Delaware River, thence along the said Neshaminy Creek in a northerly
direction to Prospect Avenue produced northwesterly to intersect the
said Neshaminy Creek; thence along said Newportville Road to Bristol
Pike (L.R. 150) and to the line of the Borough of Bristol; thence
along the said line of the Borough of Bristol northeasterly, southwesterly
crossing the Pennsylvania Railroad and southeasterly to the said Delaware
River; thence along the said Delaware River southwesterly to the said
Neshaminy Creek and place of beginning.
B. Fire District
No. 2: Beginning at the intersection of Prospect Avenue produced westerly
to intersect the Neshaminy Creek; thence along the Neshaminy Creek
northerly to Zimmerman Lane; thence along said Zimmerman Lane southeasterly
to the Newportville-Fallsington Road; thence along the said Newportville-Fallsington
Road northeasterly to the Bristol-Oxford Road; thence along the said
Bristol-Oxford Road southerly to the Pennsylvania Turnpike; thence
along the Pennsylvania Turnpike northwesterly to the middle of Mill
Creek Road; thence along the middle of Mill Creek Road southwesterly
to the middle of Bath Road; thence along the middle of Bath Road northwesterly
to the northwesterly boundary line of a subdivision known and laid
out as Laurel Bend; thence on a line being bounded on the westerly
side by a subdivision known and laid out as Mayfield Terrace and bounded
on the easterly side by the said subdivision of Laurel Bend, southerly
and southwesterly to the middle of Old Rodgers Road; thence along
the middle of Old Rodgers Road southwesterly to the middle of Veterans
Highway (L.R. 152); thence along the middle of same southwesterly
to the middle of a drainage ditch being the northerly boundary line
of a subdivision known and laid out as Rockdale Section 1; thence
along the middle of said drainage ditch southwesterly and along the
boundary line of the subdivisions known and laid out as Brightside
Manor and Laings Gardens (now known as Pennfield) to the middle of
the Newportville Road southeasterly to the middle of the said Prospect
Avenue; thence along the middle of the said Prospect Avenue southwesterly
and westerly to the said Neshaminy Creek and place of beginning.
C. Fire District
No. 3: Beginning at the intersection of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
with the Green Lane; thence along the said Green Lane southeasterly
to the line of the Borough of Bristol; thence along the said line
of the Borough of Bristol in a generally southwesterly and southerly
direction to the middle of the Newportville Road; thence along the
said Newportville Road northwesterly to the boundary line of the subdivisions
known and laid out as Brightside Manor and Laings Gardens (now known
as Pennfield); thence along the said boundary line northerly to the
middle of a drainage ditch being on the northerly side of a subdivision
known and laid out as Rockdale Section 1; thence along the middle
of said drainage ditch in a northerly direction to the middle of New
Rodgers Road (L.R. 152); thence along the same northwesterly to the
middle of Old Rodgers Road; thence along the middle of said Old Rodgers
Road northeasterly to the boundary line between the subdivision known
and laid out as Mayfield Terrace and Laurel Bend; thence along said
boundary line northwesterly to the middle of Bath Road; thence along
the middle of Bath Road southeasterly to the middle of Mill Creek
Road; thence along the middle of Mill Creek Road northeasterly to
the said Pennsylvania Turnpike; thence along the said Pennsylvania
Turnpike southeasterly to the said Green Lane and place of beginning.
D. Fire District
No. 4. Beginning at the intersection of Mill Creek Road with the Levittown
Parkway; thence along said Levittown Parkway southeasterly to the
line of the Borough of Tullytown; thence along the said line of the
Borough of Tullytown southwesterly and southeasterly to the Delaware
River; thence along the said Delaware River southwesterly to the line
of the Borough of Bristol; thence along the said line of the Borough
of Bristol northerly, northeasterly, southwesterly and along Green
Lane to the Pennsylvania Turnpike; thence along the said Pennsylvania
Turnpike northwesterly to the Bristol-Oxford Road; thence along the
said Bristol-Oxford Road northerly to the said Mill Creek Road; thence
along the said Mill Creek Road northeasterly to the Oxford Valley-Tullytown
Road and place of beginning.
E. Fire District
No. 5. Beginning at the intersection of Mill Creek Road with Levittown
Parkway; thence along said Mill Creek Road southwesterly to Bristol-Oxford
Road; thence along Bristol-Oxford Road northerly to the Newportville-Fallsington
Road; thence along the said Newportville-Fallsington Road northeasterly
to the Edgely Road; thence along the said Edgely Road northwesterly
to the line of the Township of Middletown; thence along the said line
of the Township of Middletown northerly to the Wistar Road and line
of the Township of Falls; thence along the said Wistar Road and along
the line of the Township of Falls northeasterly, southeasterly and
southwesterly to the Oxford Valley-Tullytown Road aforesaid; thence
along the said Oxford Valley-Tullytown Road southeasterly to the said
Mill Creek Road and place of beginning.
F. Rescue Squad
District No. 6: Beginning at the intersection of the Neshaminy Creek
with the Delaware River; thence along the same Neshaminy Creek in
a northerly direction to Zimmerman Lane; thence along Zimmerman Lane
southeasterly to the Newportville-Fallsington Road; thence along the
said Newportville-Fallsington Road northeasterly to Veterans Highway
(Route 413); thence along said New Rodgers Road in a southern direction
to the Pennsylvania Turnpike overpass; thence along the Pennsylvania
Turnpike in an easterly direction to Bristol Pike (Route 13); thence
along the said Bristol Pike in a northerly direction to Edgely Road;
thence along Edgely Road in an easterly direction to Beaver Dam Road;
thence along the said Beaver Dam Road in a northerly direction to
Edgely Avenue; thence along Edgely Avenue in an easterly direction
to Radcliffe Street; thence along Radcliffe Street in a northerly
direction to Riverview Avenue; thence along Riverview Avenue in an
easterly direction to the Delaware River; thence along the Delaware
River to the Borough of Bristol northerly, northeasterly, southwesterly
and place of beginning.
G. Rescue Squad
District No. 7: Beginning at the intersection of Newportville-Fallsington
Road and Veterans Highway (Route 413) in a northeasterly direction
on said Newportville-Fallsington Road to Edgely Road; thence along
the said Edgely Road in a northwesterly direction to the Middletown
Township line; thence along the said Middletown Township line northerly
to Wistar Road and the Falls Township Line; thence along the said
Wistar Road and Falls Township line northeasterly, southeasterly,
and southwesterly to the Levittown Parkway Road aforesaid; thence
along the said Levittown Parkway southeasterly to the Borough of Tullytown
line; thence along the said line of the Borough of Tullytown southwesterly
and southeasterly to the Delaware river; thence along the Delaware
River in a southerly direction to Riverview Avenue (the Bristol Yacht
Club); thence along River Avenue in a westerly direction to Radcliffe
Street; thence along Radcliffe Street in a southerly direction to
Edgely Avenue; thence along the said Edgely Avenue to Beaver Dam Road;
thence along the said Beaver Dam Road in a southerly direction to
Edgely Road; thence along the Edgely Road in an easterly direction
to Bristol Pike (Route 13); thence along said Bristol Pike in a southerly
direction to the Pennsylvania Turnpike; thence along said Turnpike
in a westerly direction to Veterans Highway; thence along Veterans
Highway in a northerly direction and the place of beginning.
From and after the effective date of this article, no fire company
or rescue squad shall answer any medical emergency, fire alarm, nor
extinguish any fire in the Township of Bristol unless such company
is expressly authorized to do so by an ordinance duly enacted by the
Township Council of the said Township, in accordance with the rules
and regulations ordained by the Township Council.
No fire company or rescue squad shall solicit funds in any district
other than that, to which it is assigned by the Bristol Township Council
to answer medical emergencies, alarms and extinguish fires.
From and after the effective date of this article, no fire company
or rescue squad shall be eligible for an appropriation or contribution
from the Council of the Township of Bristol unless:
A. The applicant
shall have first obtained from the Council of the Township of Bristol
a certification that in fact the need for an additional fire company
or rescue squad, exists in a particular district within the Township;
B. A charter
has been granted to said fire company or rescue squad by the proper
court under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its principal
office is maintained within the boundaries of Bristol Township;
C. (Reserved)
[Repealed by Ord. No. 2021-06].
D. Such fire
company or rescue squad shall own at least one motorized apparatus
which complies with today’s minimum standards such as, but not
limited to, current NFPA standards or as licensed by the State Department
of Health;
E. Such fire
company or rescue squad shall have communications equipment capable
of receiving and transmitting on the frequencies designated by the
County of Bucks Department of Emergency Communications;
F. All apparatus owned by such companies shall meet the minimum requirements as set forth in subsection
E of this section;
G. Such fire
company or rescue squad shall have an adequate alarm system to alert
its members;
H. The aforesaid
communications system is approved by the Council of the Township of
Bristol and, if required by law, Federal and State permits, licenses
and/or approval are obtained;
I. Such fire company or rescue squad either owns or leases within the boundaries of the Township of Bristol a suitable building of sufficient size to house fully equipped, approved apparatus meeting the requirements set forth in subsection
D of this section.
In assigned districts, the Chief or other ranking officer in
charge of the fire company or rescue squad, assigned to the district
in which the incident occurs shall be in full charge of all the personnel
and equipment with respect to the situation and companies in operation
at the incident. When deemed appropriate, the ranking officer from
the fire company or rescue squad in which the incident occurs has
the options to defer command of the incident to another capable incident
commander.