All applications submitted for the position of volunteer firefighter will be submitted to the Fire Chief for review. All completed applications shall be delivered to the City Manager on request along with the Fire Chief’s recommendation as to any new members which then must be approved by the City Manager. The guidelines for membership to the Volunteer Fire Department are as follows:
(A) Applicant must be eighteen (18) years of age.
(B) Applicant must be of good moral character.
(C) Applicant must have a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance or proof of an alternate means of transportation to and from a fire scene.
(D) Applicant must be able to pass a physical agility test prescribed by the Fire Chief.
(E) Applicant must have completed within a timetable to be set by the Fire Chief, any training course(s) prescribed by the Fire Chief, and passed an examination indicating adequate knowledge of matters taught in the training course. Matters coverage shall include methods of firefighting, types of buildings, operation of equipment, first aid, treatment of smoking inhalation, and such relevant items as shall be directed by the Fire Chief. In the case of an individual who has prior experience as a firefighter on a volunteer fire department or on a full time fire department, the Chief may waive any part of the course but the applicant shall take the test.
(Ord. 0-93-002, passed 2-22-93)