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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 2486 TOWNS}~IP OF PICKERING (City, Town, Village or Township) (Name) NO .................... A BY-L~W OF THE CORPORATION OF THE. .T.O..~..S.H.I.P. ....... OF. PIOKERING Tn PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND REGULATIONS OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TOWNSHIP THE 5~NICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE ............................ of ....... PICKERING . .enacts as follows: Fire brigade 1. A municipal fire department is hereby established established, under~ the a~thor~ty~of, the Municipal Act to be known as Name. the~.~. ./.'[.~'..~T.~/~. Volunteer Fire Department. Composition. 2. The department_ shall ,consis~ of a ~hief~_~a '~'.~?' Deputy Chief, ~ ~,'~' Captains, and ~ not less than sixteen firefighters. Qualifications. 3. Every member of the brigade shall b~ ~ physically fit male residont of the municipality~ of good reputation, and eighteen years of age or over; and not more than sixty-five years of age for t he chief, and sixty years of age for other officers, and fire fighters, and every member of the department shall be required to pass a medical examination prior to admittance and once every year there- after at the expense of the municipality. Appointment ~. - (1) The Chief shall be appointed by by-law and passed by the council and shall hold office until such admission, by-law is rescinded. (2) All officers and fire fighters shall be appointed by the council upon the recommendation of the chief, and shall serve a probationary period of six months before permanent appointment. The chief shall require every application for appointment as fire fighter to be in writing on forms to be supplied by the department, The chief shall examine every application and forward it to council with his recommendation. Suspension, 5. The may suspend any officer or fighter chief fire etc. for insubo~nation, inefficiency, gross misconduct, or repeated failure to attend practices or fires; the chief shall refer such suspension to the council, together with his report and recommendations, for such action as it ma), deem advisable. Cost. 6. The annual cost of operating the department shall be included in the annual estimates of the municipality and the clerk shall so notify the chief at least two weeks prior to ~ the date on which the municipal estimates are to be considered; ~ and the chief shall submit within one week thereafter his '~ estimates for the expenditures necessary during the forthcoming year for the operation end maintenance of the department so that they may be considered to?ether with all other municipal estimates Estimates. 7, The estimates, as submitted by the chief, shall be in the form required by the treasurer and shall include the amounts to be Raid for: (a) the services of the fire fighters; (b) uniforms, clothing allowances and personal equipment for the fire fighters; (c) office supplies and equipment and clerical assistance; Rev. Stat, (d) The Workmen's Compensation Act or benefit plan c.204 approved by the Workmen's Compensation Board; (e) Liability and insurance premiums; (f) contributions to any pension plan for full-time ~ fire fighters who are members of the department; ~'1 ~nd ¥ (g) membership in,expenses of ~eoresentatives attending meetings of associations of fire marshals, fire chiefs or fire fighters or any fire college or fire school conducted by the Fire Marshal; (h) the purchase of new fire apparatus and fire fighting equipment; (i) the purchase of new fire alarm and communication systems and ed~ipment; (j) the normal operation, maintenance and repair of fire apparatus, fire fighting equipment amd fire alarm and co~aunications system and equipment; (k) the normal operation, maintenance and repair of the fire hall; (1) the cost of altering, re-building or constructing any fire hall; (m) any amount charged to the fire department for hydrant rentals or water supplies; and (n) any other items charged to the fire department. Salaries. 8. Salaries and allowances to the officers and fire fighters shall be determined by the council. Calls 9. The brigade shall not respond to any fire calls outside outside the limits of the municipality, except, - municipality. (a) with respect to shy fire which in the opinion of the chief threatens any prooerty within the municipality; (b) to a municipality, or municipalities with which an agree- ment has been entered into to provide fire protection on ' ~ a mutual aid basis or under ~ny organized county mutual ~~ aid plan; or ~' (c) a municipality which an agreement been entered to has into to provide fire protection st an annual rate or at a fee per call; or (d) where an agreement to provide fire protection on an annual rate or fee per call basis has been entered into with a company, organization or person whose property is situated outside the municipal limits and distant not more than fifteen miles therefrom. Duties 10. - (1) The chief shell have full charge of the conduct of chief, and general operation of the department, including fighting a fire, responding to * fire alarm, at drills or practices, and the cere and maintenance of the fire hall and all apparatus, equipment and supplies. (2) The chief shall, ~ (a) maintain proper decorum, discipline and efficiency of the department at fires, alarms and practices and in the discharge of all depart- ment duties insofar ss they have s bearing on the efficiency of the dep~rtment or the care and maintenance of the fire hall, apparatus, equi~nent and supplies; (b) regularly inspect for fir- hazards all manu- facturing and mercantile premises, churches, schools, institutions, public buildings and places of public assembly, and on request inspect residences, and designate any officer or fire fighter as fire pre- vention inspector, to assist in such duties; (c) maintain a book to record the attendance of members of the department at fires ~nd practices, the particulars of every fire csll and every fire reported to the department and the apparatus, equiyment and supplies used for each fire call, and any breakages, shortages or deficiencies in the apparatus, equipment and supplies, and any other information that may be required from time to time by the council; (d) submit a report to the council annually, or more often if requested, outlining the activities of the department amd the losses in life and property suffered by fire; (e) submit a report to the council immediately of any injuries to members of the department that occur while on duty, and in collaboration with the clerk of the municipslity form~ard a report of such injury on the prescribed "Form'~ to the Workmen~s Compensation Board; (f) submit a re:~ort to the council immediately of any breakages~ shortages, or deficiencies in the apparatus, equipment and supplies, and any occurrences requiring the~suspension of any member of the department; and (g) report promptly all fires to the Fire i~rshal of Ontario on the printed ferns supplied for such purpose and otherwise comply with the previsions of the Fire Marshals Act and Re~llations thereunder and other provincial laws for which the fire chief is the enforcing officer. Duties of 11. The deputy chief~shall carry out the instructions Deputy of the chief ,~d shall assume the duties of the chief in his Chief. ,~ absence, and it shall be his duty to see that all apparatus, \~i ~/~] equiunent and supplies are kept in a clean and serviceable condition and ready for immediate use, and to instruct the ~v ~ Csptains to detail fire fighters for such duties when necess- ~6~,~~ ary, and he shall report ~mmediately to the chief any deficiene- - ' ies or untoward circumstances in connection with the s~e. ~'~'~/~./ 12. The chief instructor shall be responsible to the chief of the department for all phases of fire training, and he shall establish a progressive syllabus of training in accordance with the policy set forth in Section 15 of this by-law, and he shall report in writing to the chief after each scheduled practice those in attends]ce, those absent, and subjects covered during the training, together with his comments and reco~endations. Duties ? 13 The c~t~ins shall csrry out the instructions of their of ~C~ ' s~D~*~ officers. Captains. l&. The fire fighters shall respond promptly to all fire Duties ~] alarms, ~nd attend ~i1 scheduled practices and obey ~11 orders of ~? ~nd instructions of their officers. Absence from attendance Fire ~ fires or scheduled practices without justifiable reason m~y Fighters. result in suspension or dismissal from the department. Drill. 15. The department sh~ll meet at least twice a month under the supervision of the chief instructor for practice ~nd instruct- , ion in the use of all a~p~ratus, equipnent ~nd supplies of the ~,? department and in the principles of fire-fighting, fire prevention, fire protection, and first eld to the injured. A standard trainin~ syllabus shall be esteblished using the text books of the Oklahoma A & ~[ College. Demolition ,, 16. The officer in charge of the department ~t eny fire may of fences~ ~6~ cause any fence or any out-structure to be removed or torn down, etc. ) if such removal or t earing down ~ope.~rs necessary to prevent the spread of fire. Administra- 17. - (1) ~he members of the department may organize for tion and social purposes and other purposes intended to further the social interest ~nd welfare of the department ~d the mem2~ers thereof. organization. ~ (2) The department may at any time, subject to the approvsl of the council, have the use of t he fire hall or the council chamber or the municipal hall ~t nny convenient time for the transaction of business or for social functions. (3) No rule or regulation of ~my such social organization shall in ony way limit the ~uthority of the fire chief in his ~dmh~istration or operations of the department. Interference[ ~ 18. No person shall impede, interfere with or hinder any with ]~[ officer or fire fighter in charge of his duties at ~ fire, brigade .... .~f in respondin~ to a fire alarm or at s practice, and no person '~ shall damage apparatus, equipment ~nd supplies, and no person shall put to any use not ~uthorized by the chief an ap~rstus, equipment and supplies. -5- Penalties. 19. Any person contravening any provision of this by-law shall, upon conviction therefor, be liable to a fine not exceeding $50.00, exclusive of costs, and every such penalty shall be recoverable under the Summsry. Convictio~_Ac~,.~/.°r to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ....... or to both such fine .mad imprisonment at the discretion of the convicting magistrate. (for c~ties, maximum imprison- ment term not more than 6 months; in all other cases not more than 21 days). \: 20. In case the provisions of this by-law conflict with ?~ ~he provisions of any other by-law, the provisions of this by-law shall prevail.