A. The Fire Department of Upper Dublin Township is hereby established for the purpose of carrying out the powers given by law to the Township relative to the cause and management of fires and the prevention thereof. The personnel of the Fire Department shall consist of a Fire Marshal, a Fire Services Administrator, and such other personnel as the Board of Commissioners shall authorize, all such personnel to serve under the supervision of the Township Manager.
B. The Ft. Washington Fire Company No. 1, and any additional companies as the Board of Commissioners may from time to time recognize, are hereby designated as the officially recognized Fire Company for Upper Dublin Township.
C. The Fire Department shall be managed in the same manner as all other existing Township departments.
D. The administrative head of the Fire Department shall be the Fire Services Administrator. The Fire Services Administrator shall be a full-time paid employee of the Township.
E. The Fire Marshal shall report directly to the Fire Services Administrator concerning Fire Department related administrative issues. The Fire Services Administrator shall also receive reports from appropriate members of the Fire Company concerning the activities of the Fire Department which have been assigned to the Fire Company. The Fire Services Administrator shall, annually, render a report to the Board of Commissioners concerning the activities of the Fire Department.
F. The Fire Company shall operate under its own bylaws, which shall be in accordance with generally accepted standards for similar organizations. Nothing in this chapter is intended to regulate the internal organization of the Fire Company.
G. The Fire Chief and subordinate officers of the Fire Company shall be in command of the Fire Company.