§ 10-1000 General powers of the board of fire commissioners. The board of fire commissioners of a village, subject to the approval of the board of trustees: 1. Has the care, custody and control of all village property of the fire department. 2. May purchase such equipment as is suitable and necessary to prevent and […]
§ 10-1002 Rules and regulations. The board of fire commissioners may adopt rules and regulations for the following purposes: (a) To protect and preserve the village property and apparatus of the fire department. (b) To prevent danger from fires and to protect property exposed to destruction or injury by fire. (c) To provide for pulling […]
§ 10-1004 Organization of companies. The board of fire commissioners, with the approval of the board of trustees, may organize and maintain fire, hose, protective and hook and ladder companies, whenever in its judgment the public interests require. The board of fire commissioners may, by resolution, with the approval of the board of trustees, consent […]
§ 10-1006 Volunteer members of village fire companies. 1. The volunteer members of a fire company shall be elected and appointed as provided in this section. 2. The board of fire commissioners shall appoint residents of the village as the volunteer members of any newly organized fire company. Thereafter, the fire company may elect other […]
§ 10-1008 Incorporation of fire department. The members of all the fire, hose, protective and hook and ladder companies of a village, organized and maintained in pursuance of law, constitute a corporation by the name of the “fire department of……….” The term, fire department of a village, as used in this chapter, refers to such […]
§ 10-1010 Election of company officers and delegates. Each of the several companies whose members constitute the fire department of the village shall hold an annual meeting on the first Tuesday in April in each year, except those fire companies constituting the fire department of the village of Fishkill, Dutchess county, which shall hold such […]
§ 10-1012 Chief and assistant chiefs. 1. The chief and the first and second assistant chiefs and such additional assistant chiefs, if any, as may be provided for in the by-laws of the fire department shall each be a member thereof and a resident of the state of New York. In addition, the board of […]
§ 10-1014 Council of fire department. In a village in which separate fire commissioners are not appointed, the chief, the assistant, and the wardens of the several companies constitute the council of the fire department. The council shall meet on the third Tuesday in April in each year, except for the council of the fire […]
§ 10-1016 Annual meeting of fire department. The members of the several companies constituting the fire department shall hold an annual meeting at such time and place as the council may direct.
§ 10-1018 Duties of chief and assistants. The chief shall be president of the council and of the meetings of the fire department. He shall, under the direction of a separate board of fire commissioners, if any, have exclusive control of the members at all fires, inspections and reviews, the supervision of the engines, hose […]
§ 10-1020 Abolition of fire department; employment of paid firefighters. The board of trustees of any village may, by resolution, abolish, in whole or in part, the fire department in such village, which action of the board of trustees shall be subject to a permissive referendum as defined in this chapter; if such fire department […]
§ 10-1022 Fire inspection in contract areas. The chief officer of the fire department or fire company which is to furnish fire protection service to a village under a contract for fire protection may inspect (1) any public building and (2) with the consent of the owner, any privately-owned building, located within the village or […]
