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HomeMy WebLinkAbout003 - 04/19/1915 - RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OFFICERS RULES AND REGULATION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ORDINANCE NO 1915 RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OFFICERS RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE FIRE DEPARTTIENT BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COILINS Section 1 There is hereby organized and created a department to be known as The Tart Collins Fire Department which shall be under the general supervision and control of the City Council subject to the immediate direction and con- trol of the Commissioner of Safety and Lx-Officio Mayor and the rules and regulations hereinafter set forth for its government Section 2 The officers of this Department shall consist of a Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant and not to exceed three additional pipe and hose men all to be appointed by the Commissioner of Safety subject to the approval of the City Council all such persons so employed in the lire Department shall be knaim as employes of the City of Fort Collins and shall be subject to removal i^ith or iithout cause by the Commissioner of Safety upon recommenaation to the City Council 3 The compensation to be paid the employes of the Fire Department shal��s follows Captaa-rf� Dollars per month First Lieutenant Dollars per month w Second Lieutenant Dollars per month Pipe and Hose me / Dollars per month to be paid the same as other salaries o the city employes -1- Section 4 Captain of tl-e Fire Department The Captain of the Fire Department shall be responsible for the dis,ciplire good order and proper conduct of the whole lire Department for the enforcement of all ordinances and regula- tions pertaining thereto and for the core and condition of all the property of the lire Department He shall -ubject to the general control. of the Commissioner of Safety have command and control, of the Department of all fire equipment hose carts fire alarm telegraph or fire telephone or other apparatus belonging to the Department and to the City of lort Collins he shall likewise have control of the persons present at fires and to that end shall ex-officio be and exercise all the powers of a patrolpupon the police force he shall wear a proper badge of office and shall when a fire breaks out take in^iediate and proper means to extinguish the same He shall have the poser if reed be to summon all and any persons present to extinguish any fire in removing property from any burning or exposed building and in guarding the same and any able-bodied person refusing to obey sucl, summons shall be liable to arrest and upon conviction shall be tined not less than Five Dollare ($5 00) nor more than Twenty-five Dollars (9 25 00) for each offense The Captain of tho Fire Department may prescribe limits in the vicinity of any fire within which no person may enter except those who reside therein members of the fire department policemen and such others as Maj be admitted by the officers of such departments He shall male reports to the Commissioner of Safety on the second Monday in each month of all Matters concerning the department and its activities -2- r� I first Lieutenant The first Lieutenant shall obey all orders of the Captain and under the orders of the Captain or in his abence be held accountable for the property of the Department and the proper care of the same He shall discharge such duties as may be assigned to him by the Commissioner of Safety and the Captain of the Fire Department in operating the fire apparatus of the city In case of the absence or disability of the Captain he shall perform the duties of that officer Second Lieutenant and Pipe and Hose lien In the Absence of the First Lieutenant and of the Captain the Second Lieutenant shall be held accountable for the property of the Department and the proper care of the same and shall discharge such duties as may be assigned to him by the Com- missioner of Safety and the Captain of the Fire Department Each hose and pipe man shall perform all the duties of the Fire Department under the direction and control of the Captain all officers and emplolTes of the Fire Department shall "rear such uniforms or insignia of office as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Safety Section 5 IT'a spirituous fermented or malt liquors shall be allowed in the building There the fire apparatus shall be kgpt and any member of the Fire Department found drunk or intoxicated shall be liable to immediate dis- charge Each and every member of the Fire Department shall be held responsible for his actions while occupying such position or for any wilful or neglected duty or violation of any order from the Commissioner of Safety or the Captain and lieutenants any officer or member of the Department or any person who during the time of any fire shall neglect or refuse to obey an order or orders of the above named officers shall be held liable for each to the infliction of such penalty -3- Jr as hereinafter provided Section 6 The fire coml)any will not be allowed to move from the scene of anj cnnflagration whether the fire shall have been extinguished or not until the consent of the Captain has been obtained or hks repre time char e All uniforms rubber coats and hats a"6 rshall be furnished at the expense of the City to the members of the Fire Department and the Captain of the Fire Department shall be held responsible for the,/proper distribution and care of all such articles of clothing or other apparatus put in charge of the Fire Department , and the Captain of the Fire Department shall make and keep an inventory of all the personal property and apparatus belonging to the Fire Department and promptly report in writing any loss to the City Council at the next regular meeting after the discovery of any such loss Section 7 Any person or persons who shall hitch a horse or other animals to or pile goods around or in any manner obstruct the use of thebublic fire plug within the city limits shall be subject to prosecution before the Ymnicipal court and upon conviction shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars Q10 00) nor more than Fifty Dollars (�50 00) for each offense Section 8 Any person or persons not Members of the Fire Department who shall interfere with the officers of members of the Fire Department in the discharge of their duties at any time shall upon conviction before the iunicipal Court be fined in a sum not less than Ten Dollars (�?10 00) nor more than One Hundred Doll rs (w100 00) for each offense Section 9 The Captain of the Fire Department shall beep or cause to be kept a suitable book in which shall he - d- bept a record of the names ages and residence of all the members of the Fire Department the time of their admission and discharge also a record of all fires that may arise giving a statement of the date the cause if known the approximate loss and to whom also a record of the false alarms of the expense connected iiith the Department and each company thereof -nd of sucr other facts as he may aeem of value and make a report of said facts at the end of tle fiscal year and as often in addition as may be requested of him by the Commissioner of Safety or the City Council Section 10 Any person or persons violating anj of the provisions of this ordinance shall be liabile to arrest and prosecution before the tunicipal Court and upon convic- tion thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than Ten Dollars ($10 00) nor more than ®ne Hundred Dollars (y100 00) besides costs of prosecution Section 11 All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hezeby repealed Passed and adopted this 2 3n-,--n day of Aapril 1915 Commissioner of Safety and Ex-OfficioIlayor ATTEST y Clerk u I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance v-hich was introduced read and ordered published on April 1r9 1915 and Nhich was duly published one insertion in the .- JMa �K�,hfAA a daily newspaper on tre (O tL day of qpril 1915 and which will come up for final consideration and passage by the Council at the regular meeting of the Council on Honday the day of April 1915 Witness my hand and official seal this day of November 1915 ity Clerk