(A) All members of the Township Fire Department shall perform the duties set down by the Fire Chief and as ordered by the superior officer.
(B) Each member shall, at each alarm of fire, report to their respective fire station. All members are required to respond to the fire to staff apparatus until all apparatus have been manned and are on the road. Officers may stop at the scene of the alarm if it is on their way to the firehouse and no higher ranking officer has established command at the scene. In all cases where a firefighter has reported to the scene rather than the firehouse he or she shall immediately report to his or her superior.
(C) At an alarm of fire, incident, or assignment, no member shall leave his or her post of duty unless so ordered by his or her superior officer.
(D) After an alarm of fire, incident, or assignment, every member shall be expected to return with the apparatus and shall not leave the Fire Department until attendance has been recorded by the officer in charge and dismissal given.
(E) Members may be excused from returning to the Fire Department by obtaining permission from the officer in charge of their respective apparatus.
(F) Under no condition shall a firefighter leave the apparatus or any position in which he or she may have been placed while on duty without the permission of the officer in command.
(G) No member of the Fire Department shall drive any department vehicle apparatus except the regularly appointed driver unless directed to by the superior officer or the Fire Chief, and then only in the case of emergency.
(H) No member of the Fire Department shall be permitted to tamper with or fix or repair any apparatus unless directed to by the superior officer of the Fire Chief, and then only in the case of emergency.
(I) No person shall be allowed to enter any fire station or handle any apparatus or implements belonging to the Fire Department unless accompanied by an active member of the Fire Department.
(J) No apparatus shall be permitted to leave the confines of the township in case of a fire in an adjacent or neighboring municipality unless a prior mutual aid agreement has been negotiated or they are dispatched by the Camden County Communications Center.
(K) All requests for repairs or supplies for the Fire Department shall be presented to the Battalion Chief for approval, via the chain of command. In case any apparatus shall become so disabled that immediate repairs are necessary, the officer operating such apparatus shall immediately report the condition to the Battalion Chief, via the chain of command, who shall have same repaired in accordance with the applicable state and municipal regulations.
(Ord. 311-17, passed 12-27-17; Am. Ord. 411-22, passed 10-24-22; Am. Ord. 426-23, passed 4-23-23)