(A) There is hereby established a Versailles Fire Department. The Versailles Fire Department shall consist of a Fire Chief and such other members as may be determined according to law. This shall be a full-time fire department with a volunteer component.
(B) Members of the Volunteer Fire Department shall be appointed in the manner provided by the rules and regulations adopted by the City Council for the city Fire Department.
(C) No person shall be appointed to the position of volunteer firefighter until he or she has taken a training course prescribed by the Fire Chief, and passed an examination indicating adequate knowledge of the matters taught in the course. Matters covered shall include methods of fire fighting, types of buildings, operation of equipment, first aid, treatment of smoke inhalation, administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR, and other such relevant items as shall be directed by the Fire Chief 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.
(D) Each volunteer firefighter shall take regular training. The Chief shall require a minimum number of hours of training each year for each member. The minimum number of hours shall be the amount required in the opinion of the Chief to learn new techniques and to continue to maintain skills under old techniques.
(‘77 Code, §§ 6-1, 6-2) (Ord., passed 8-22-89; Am. Ord. 2019-22, passed 7-2-19)