(A) Members of the Fire Department shall be able-bodied citizens residing within the designated fire district or its environs, preferably property owners whose business activities are normally within the confines of the designated fire district and who have telephones in their homes. Determination of whether candidates for appointment are able-bodied shall be made after a medical and physical examination has been made in a manner prescribed by town ordinance and approved by the members of the Fire Department, subject to the approval of the Town Council.
(B) No applicant under the age of 18 or over the age of 50 will be accepted for membership on the Volunteer Fire Department. Each applicant for membership on the Department shall have a physical examination report signed by a practicing physician showing him or her to be physically qualified to serve as a firefighter.
(C) The members of the Fire Department shall be covered by insurance as prescribed by I.C. 36-8-12-6 through 36-8-12-10 as to appropriate standards.
(Prior Code, § 32.06)