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The bylaws of the Department shall include the following:
(A) All volunteer firefighters are required, when notified, to respond to alarms of fire and other emergencies;
(B) They are required to be present at all regular meetings, call meetings, and schools presented for the benefit of the firefighters;
(C) There shall be at least one regular business meeting each month;
(D) Any volunteer firefighter having two unexcused absences in succession or three unexcused absences in a period of three months will be dropped from the Fire Department rolls;
(E) Volunteer firefighters leaving town for an extended period of time will be required to notify the Chief;
(F) Any volunteer firefighter refusing to attend training classes provided for him, her, or them will be dropped; and
(G) Any volunteer member of the Fire Department shall be dropped from the rolls for the following offenses:
(1) Conduct unbecoming a firefighter;
(2) Any act of insubordination;
(3) Neglect of duty;
(4) Any violation of rules and regulations governing the Fire Department; or
(5) Conviction of a felony.
(Prior Code, § 13-408)
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 case of an emergency, to promote fire prevention and unless otherwise provided, to enforce all ordinances relating to fires, fire prevention, and safety of persons from fire and explosions in theaters, stores, and other public buildings.
(Prior Code, § 13-409)
The Fire Department in accordance with any regulations the town’s Board of Trustees may prescribe may respond to calls outside the town limits. In answering calls outside the limits or performing fire prevention, rescue, resuscitation, first aid, inspection, or any other official work outside the town limits, the Department shall be considered an agent of the state and acting in a governmental capacity. The town shall not be liable for any act of commission, omission, or negligence in answering, returning from, or performing such work outside the limits. The fees for such calls shall be set by the Town Board by motion or resolution.
(Prior Code, § 13-411)
Statutory reference:
Mutual aid, answering calls outside limits, see 11 O.S. §§ 29-106 through 29-109