(A) Fire Chief to head. There shall be a Fire Department, the head of which shall be the Chief of the Fire Department, or Fire Chief.
(B) Department duties. It is the duty of the Fire Department, among others, to extinguish fires; to rescue persons endangered by fire; to resuscitate, and to administer first aid to, persons injured in or about burning structures, or elsewhere in the case of an emergency; to promote fire prevention and, unless otherwise provided, to enforce all ordinances relating to fires, fire prevention and the safety of persons from fire in a public area or private building.
(C) Volunteer firefighters.
(1) Definition. For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition applies unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER. One who is enrolled as a member of the Fire Department of the town and who serves in that capacity without receiving a regular salary.
(2) Membership. The size of the Volunteer Fire Department of the town shall be composed of not less than 15 and not more than 30 members.
(Prior Code, § 13-202) (Ord. 2013-02, passed 10-8-2013)