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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd1968-365 r THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE NO. 365 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULA- TIONS GOVERNING OPERATIONS OF SAID DEPARTMENT AND REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINAN- CES IN CONFLICT HER EWITH: THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ORDAINS: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, THAT A DEPARTMENT TO BE HEREAFTER KNOWN AS THE SEWARD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, ,THE OBJECT OF WHICH SHALL BE THE PREVENTION OF FIRE AND THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, IS HEREBY CREATED AS FOLLOWS WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS HEREIN SPECIFIED BEING THOSE WHICH WILL GOVERN THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS OF SUCH DEPARTMENT. SECTION I - OFFICERS: I.A - Chief: The Chief shall be the Supervisor of the Department, subject to the laws of the State of Alaska, ordinances of the City, and the rules and regulations herein adopted, and shall be under the administrative supervision of the City Manager. (1) The Chief shall be held responsible for the general condition and efficient operation of the Department, training of members, and the performance of all other duties imposed upon him. !;fila. @ (2) The Chief -ma:r inspect, or cause to be inspected by members qf the Department, the fire hydrants, cisterns, and other sources of water supply at least twice each year. (3) The Chief shall maintain a library or file of publications on fire prevention and fire protection and shall make use of it to the best advantage of aJl members. (4) The Chief shall make every effort to attend all fires and direct the officers and members in the performance of their duties. (5) The Chief shall see that the citizens are kept informed on fire hazards in the community and on the activities of the Department. - 1 - (6) The Chief shall see that each fire is carefully and thoroughly investigated to determine its cause, and in case of suspicion of incendiarism, shall secure and preserve all possible evidence for future use in the case. 1. B - Assistant Chiefs: There shall be a First Assistant Chief and a Second Assistance Chief, who shall report to the Chief at fires and assist him in the discharge of his duties. (1) In the absence of the Chief, the First Assistant Chief shall Command the Department and be held responsible therefor in all respects with the full powers and responsibilities of the Chief. (2) In the absence of both the Chief and the First Assistant Chief, the Second Assistant Chief shall command the Department, with all power and responsibilities of the Chief. SECTION 2 - COMPANIES AND COMPANY OFFICERS: 2. A - The Volunteer fire fighting force shall be divided into Companies, tl)e number of which shall be determined by the Chief and based upon the needs of the community to provide proper fire protection. 2. B - Each Company of the Department shall be in direct charge of a Captain appointed by the Chief and responsible to the Chief for the efficient opera- tion of the Company. 2. C - The Chief shall appoint a Lieutenant for each Company who shall in the absence of his Captain, exercise the same duties and have the same powers as devolve upon the Captain. At all other times the Lieutenant shall perform such duties as the Captain may direct. 2. D - In the absence of the Chief and both Assistant Chiefs, the Captain of the first company to arrive at a fire shall command the entire Department, and in his absence the Lieutenant of the first company to arrive shall take command until the arrival of a superior officer. 2. E - Each Captain shall preserve the discipline of his Company and instruct the members in their duties. Each Captain shall direct the operation of his com- pany at fires and carry out the orders of the Chief. He shall report to the Chief the condition in the position to which he has been assigned and make recommenda- tions where needed to more effectively control the fire. He shall supervise the - 2 - r relief of his men during severe fires to keep them in the most effective condition possible. 2. F - Each Captain, together with one of his drivers, shall inspect all equipment in his charge each month to see that all equipment is clean, in its proper place, and ready for service. A complete report on the same shall be made each month to the Chief. 2. G - Each Captain shall keep or cause to be kept a chronological record of all activities of his Company, and also a record of the fire and drill service of each member of the Company. For this purpose and for other secretarial work of the Company, he may appoint one of the members of the Company as Secretary of the Company. 2. H - Company officers shall see that all hose is thoroughly cleaned and dried after each time it is used at fires and drills, and that no wet or dirty hose is placed on the apparatus. 2. I - Company officers shall see that hose is removed from apparatus every three months and reloaded with folds in different places to prevent cracking, and that water is run through it once every six months. Permanent records shall be maintained in approved form furnished by the Chief. . 2.J - For the purpose of teamwork and efficiency in handling the apparatus and equipment and dividing the work as equally as pOSSible among all members, the Captain shall assign members of his Company to duties of drivers, laddermen and nozzlemen. SECTION 3 - DRIVERS: 3. A - Drivers shall be appointed by the Captain from the membership of each Company and approved by the Chief and Assistant Chief. They shall be appointed for their driving and mechanical ability and shall be thoroughly famili~r with the operation of the apparatus to which they are assigned. 3. B - The driver of each piece of apparatus shall make an inspection of his apparatus after each run. Such inspection shall include checking the oil, gasoline, water, battery, and tires. He shall report to his officer a record of the pumpin~ time, hose lines used, and pressures maintained. One of the drivers shall be assigned to make an inspection each month of the apparatus to which he is assigned - 3 - ~-_. and shall make a report thereon to his officer. Particular attention and study shall be given the instruction manual supplied by the manufacturer of the apparatus. 3. C - No member of any Company shall drive fire apparatus except the regularly appolnted drivers unless directed to do so by a Company or Department officer. . 3. D - Each Driver shall be thoroughly familiar with the Territory to be served by his Company, including the condition of routes during the different seq- sons and the location:J of all water supplies. Up to date City map showing fire hydrants and other facilities shall be posted at all times in the Fire Department garage. 3. E - Drivers shall observe speed limits which are consistent with safety, considering traffic, weather, and road conditions. Special care shall be taken when approaching all intersections, the apparatus being kept under control at all time~. 3. F - Upon response to an alarm, the first driver reaching the apparatus shall drive the apparatus to the fire provided at least one other member rides with him. 3. G - Drivers of pumpers shall take care not to operate the pumper at a greater capacity of pressure than that for which it was designed. 3. H - Drivers of pumpers shall be able to make mental calculations of engine pressures requi.red for various sizes of nozzles, lengths of hose, vertical distances of nozzles above or below pumper level, for siamesed lines, and other hook-ups that may be necessary. 3. I - Drivers of pumpers not actually driving or operating the pumpers may be ordered by the officer in charge to act as extra nozzlemen or laddermen. Drivers of apparatus other than pumpers shall act as extra nozzlemen or ladder- men upon arrival at fires as may be ordered by the officer in charge. SECTION 4 - LADDERMEN: 4. A - General duties of laddermen at fires are to ascertain that all occupants of a burning building are out, to nake rescues, raise ladders, and open up and ventilate burning buildings so tha~ nozzle men may quickly bring their streams on the fire. Laddermen carrying a;:es and plaster hooks should accompany nozzlemen working inside buildings, to op€r partitions or ceilings. - 4 - r 4. B - Laddermen shall quickly remove axes, plaster hooks, and necessary ladders from the apparatus, carry them to the building and use them as directed. 4. C - Laddermen shall be responsible for salvage operations to reduce water damage. They shall promptly spread salvage covers where they will do the most good, usually below the fire. They shall quickly assembly the contents of the rooms involved so as to cover as much property as possible with one cover. After the fire, water and debris shall be removed, holes in the roof covered if possible, and salvage covers shall be cleaned and dried. SECTION 5 - NOZZLEMEN: S.A - The duties of nozzelmen shall include the handling of small exting- uishers and water and chemicalllnes to extinguish fires with a minimum aount of water damage. 5. B - At fires in buildings hose lines shall be advanced into the building with the nozzles shut off and not opened until fire is seen. After the main body of the fire is extinguished the nozzle shall be shut off and the remaiooer cleaned up with small hose or a small tip on the shut-off nozzle. 5. C - In laying a line from a hydrant to a fire, a nozzleman shall drop off the truck with the butt end of the hose and a wrench, connect to the hydrant, and stand by for the signal for water. 5. D - In laying a line from the fire to a hydrant or cistern nozzlemen shall drop off at the fire, with the nozzle and ample hose to reach the fire and the ladder- men's tools shall be unloaded. The engine shall then be driven to the hydrant and the hose connected. SECTION 6 - GENERAL: 6. A - All members shall assist in the work of the department whether it may be their assigned duties or not, and in the absence of any specific orders or apparent work to be done, they shall report to the officer in charge of their Com- pany. 6. B - All members shall give strict obedience to the orders of their appoint- ed and elected officers. 6. C - Fire alarm signals shall be such as prescribed by the Chief, and it shall be his duty to test or have tested at a regularly designated time each day the fire alarm system to see that it is working properly. - 5 - r 6. D - When a fire alarm is given, members in the neighborhood of the fire station shall promptly report to the station and assist in getting the apparatus to the fire and in operation. At least two members, one of whom must be a driver, shall respond with the apparatus. Should the apparatus have departed, they shall immediately proceed to the fire by the most direct route to assume their assigned duties or assist in any work necessary. Members not in the neighborhood of the fire station shall respond for service by the best poSSible route. 6. E - The regular meetings and drUls of the Department shall be held on the First and Third Wednesday of each month at 7: 30 P. M. in the Fire Station. Special meetings and drills to be held at a specified time and place may be called by the Chief. All members must attend. Any member absent from three successive meetings and drills without permission from the Chief shall be dropped from the membership roll. The Chief shall maintain a permanent record of all drills and meetings. Such record shall show those present, and subjects covered during meetings. 6. F - In good weather, practice drills with the apparatus and equipment shall be held. In bad weather, the Chief or other officer in charge shall conduct discussion and instruction periods in fire prevention, hazards, fire fighting, inspection work, salvage, and other subjects of interest and value to increase the efficiency of the Department. 6. G - Each member is responsible for his fire helmet, coot, boots, spanner, and hose tool, and when his membership in the Department is terminated he shall return all Department property in his possession to the Chief. 6. H - No person not a member of the Department, unless authorized by a Department officer, shall be allowed to ride on the apparatus or to handle equip- ment. 6. I - Work at fires and drills shall be done in a quick, orderly, and quiet manner . 6.J - All cotton rubber-lined hose shall be subjected to a hydrostatic test each spring of not less than 250 pounds per square inch (or highter if the normal fire pressure is greater than 100 pounds) and held at that pressure for at least three minutes. - 6 - ~ 6. K - Annual dues to firemen's and chiefs' associations and the National i.i'ir8 Protectio::l Association shalLbelegitimate expenditures of the Department. Passed and adopted by the Volunteer Fire Department of Seward, Alaska, day of , 1968. this PublicatIon of this I)rdinance shall be made by posting a copy hereof for a period of ten (10) days on the City Hall Bulletin Board, and by publishing a notice of the place of posting and a brief statement of the purpose of this Ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, within a reasonable time. This OrJina,1ce shall be effective ten (10) days following the date of posting. First reading: AUG ?~ 1008 , Second reading:gf-' I( ,1I0{', c.w. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of The City of Seward, Alask?, this 23 day of SEP , 1968. ') A?;est / /" /~7 /;. ~~' 1/, .1~____ James R. Eilip CIty Clerk-Treasarer - 7 ..