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OR�I1t�AN,' ATC
�l An' Ordinance providing for the organization and government
of the Fire bapt. of the City of Caldv'rell , Idaho, fixing the duties
and co/apensation of its officers' and - members pro'hi..biti;ng interference
V] ith firemen nd fire apparatus in going to, at and returning from
fires(, providing penalties, repealing Ordinance No. 122 and all other
ordinces and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance,
and p 0 vidin9 a time for this ordinance to.go into force and effect.
_F IT O91)- iTN-.D 77 -, ar_ii'OR AND CITY COUNCIL.
Section 1. There is hereby organized a fire dept. for the
" purpos of protecting property, and the lives of the citizens of
the 'city of Calr,rif 11, Idaho. ,
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Section 2. The eQuipmen.t of the fire dept. of the City of
Caldwell, Idaho stall consist of the apparatus now owned by the
said city of Caldwell, and that which may hdreafter be purchasedi
bar the city and all other things that are novi used, and have been
used in connection urith the fire de?
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section 3. The officers, members and e- ,ployees of the fire
de - cartment of the City of Celdvell, ;} -all be; (1) One chief of the
fire ='ept., , ; , ;ho shall , ilso be chief engineer, -iech .nic and driver
of fire apparatus; (v) - no fassistant enF;i.neer of the fire dept. :end
driver of the sap araliu�, who sit -:11 also be 'janitor of the city hall.
(3) Cne assist.arit cl -ief of the _.;_.re dept. (4) ^T cai_ta_r; of the
fire Aer�t. (:,) -:irht cfi11 men of the fire dept,
Tn_e chief of t',. -.e fire deft. and assistant enE,ineer of the
fire dept. shal ! b ed_ '. L .. - ..;or by and
, a.rd consent of the council ^.nd she - 11 serge until b,. the
?,'c,yor anal. council.
` r-iF6 Call -'hen sb ll. be anointed. 1
y tl-re, ch' of .of th�.
11- ?.ept., one of - by shall be r nointedbj said clrief as assistant
chief of the fire dept -
^' ^e c'Aef of t`1 fire dept, shall also - ^l ,point one of these
hen as carf,s, n of the fir,_-, dent. Tl a cra l 1- -men of t'ae fire dent.
s_•. ^l_ . serge only in response to firs: a.1 .r'is an(f. during fires.
Section 4. Ire chief of the fire de , t. ahsll at all tioaes,
except in case of absence or irability to ^ct, 11r full charge of
the entire fire der..t of Caldovell, Ide-ho, ,tied at all times shall V
be subject to such rules as the _ayes .:u ?a Cos_ncit of Caldvue11 shall
prescribe. It shall be his duty to see that all officers .and. employees
of the fire dept. nerform the necessary services and that the dept.
is in continuous -= vioricing ^er'.-iee.
PO ERS.
=it f i_re the chief will ?nave full cnarge of the shatters per-
t�,ining to the dept. and. all things . to be d.orB in or about such fire,
and 'ne shall in case of necessity 2risi_rg, at a fire, employ aside from
his reqular ca.17_ raen such other - ren as may in hIs judge-ent be neces-
sary for the nu:rpose of extinguishing the fire. -
Tr:'`TF !CT IONS.
The chief of t` - :e fire dept, shall not engage in any other
business or en, to +rment, but shall devote all his tiie to the service
of the department and it shall be his duty at all times except as other
,.Ise r`rovided for in section 7, to be ready avithout delay to take charge
of the dept. aand assume tha manage ,- dent thereof.
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REPORTS.'i
It` shall be the duty of the chief of the fire dept. to make
out and submit semi -- annual: reports to the Mayor and Council - of the
condition of the dept and all matters of interest relating thereto.
ire shall also report number of fires that have taken place during
,the p=est six months, giving the location. of, date of and other oar -
ticulars of such fires. He shall incorporate in said reports such
sug-esticns in regard to the government of the fire - dept. and the
efficiency thereof as may in his judgement seem proper and necessary.
r,fter each fire the chief shall .na..ke prompt and thorough investigation
of the cause of the fire, the amount of loss, and insurance car,Aa d, 0
time of breaking out, description of the building and all necessary
particulars and record the same in the record book kept for that
purpose in the dept.
DUTIrsS of Asst. ENgineer.
Section 5. It shall be the d,ity of the assistant engineer
and any other regular employed member of the fire dept. receiving a
regular monthly salary to devote all his time except that provided
for in Section 7, to the performance of his duties.
OFFICrRS and EMPLOYEES
GENERALLY.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of the other officers and
employees of the fire dept. to attend to the duties of their respect-
ive positions, inder the orders of the chief of the fire dept,, or
in case of his absence or inability to serve, the assistant chief of
the dept. or in case of 't.h� absence or inability of both of them to
serve, then. of the captain of the fire; dept.
They shall strictly carry out all
set out, and shall at all times be under
management of the chief of the fire dept.
the place of said chief, by reason of the
chief.
T I?k u. OFF.
orders given them as above
the direct su.psrvision o$
or the officer acting in
absence or inability of said
Section 7. The chief and other pagular paid employees -of the
fire dept.,receivina; regular monfthly salaries, shall have one day
(24 %irs.) off in every ten days, and 15 days vacation each year, after
one year of seY'vice In the fire dept., all of i!+hich shall be under
full pay.
A. ;C IDFNT AL i ND FUPI P_L�L Bl'NEF ITS .
Section B.
If any man when serving as a fireman and when acting
by order of the chief or actin; chief of the fire dept., be injured
as a result of his fighting fires - � , ,ithin the city of Caldwell, said
city shall pay a reasonable doctor kill, not to exceed y50. and should
death occur as a result of his Bighting fires in this city, the city
of Cald -,Fell shall pay the funeral expenses, not ob exceed the sum of
75.00
INCIDENTAL EX7 .NSES .
Section 9. The city of "aldwall shall pay all reasonable expenses
of the fire dept., such as cost of beds and bedding for the sleeping
dept:, and the cost of laundrying of said bedding and all other incident-
al expenses of like nature. .
APPARATUS° TO `r 1i� RTGFT .OF' .`OAY ON STR7 , 'TS.
Section 16. '.ihen an alarm of fire is given all persons oc-
cupying the public streets rrith automobiles, wagons and teams or
vehicles of any description between the fire .station and the]ocation
of the fire, shall yield the right of way on said streets to the nov-
able apparatus of the fire dept., -when going to such fire,
and any such person or persons who shall during any fire interfere
with or obstruct the vork of the firemen or handle any of the imple-
ments or apparatus'of the fire dept., except upon invitation of the
chief, or by his permitgion, shall, be deemed }Puilty of a misdemeanor
and upon_conviction' thereof shal , fined'in any sum not to exceed
100.
IMP }'DING IXORK OF FIREMEN.
Section 11. Any person or persons not officers of the
city of Caldwe 1, or acting firemen of the city of Caldwell, or any
persono not Interested.as owmer, or owners, or employees of the owner
or owners, in the property and goods'at the location of any fire,
who shall occupy the grounds within 50 ft. of the fire, or impede
the work of the firemen, or blocade the way to, from or around any fire
shall be deemed_ guilty of a misdemeanor,- and upon co.niliction thereof
shall be fined any sum not exceeding x'100.
C (NIP ?NSATIONS .
Section 12. The chief of the fire dept. shall receivec'a salary
of ;�'90. per month to be paid. monthly ant'. in addition shall be furnished
living rooms, The employees of the fire dept. excepting the chief
and the call men receive a salary of �h75. per month to be paid
monthly and shall receive an increase of i�5.00 per month after six
month's service in the dept. from and after 1iay 7, 1917, and a lil�h
increase each six months thereafter of continuous service, until a
maximum increase of ti "15. per month has be.;n reached. Thhe employees
of the fire dept. who are known as call men shall receive ;,1.00 for
each fire attended, and in ca„sOff seriol ,s�fire shall be paid after
the first hour 50� h
per our,^ n a p e rso s whom the chief may employ
at fires, other than regular call men eb.all receive a like compensation.
DUTL!'S OF' POLICEP.U,N.
Section 13. Tt shrill o.be the duty of the regular policeman
of the city of v aldoell and those persons designated at a fire as
police officers the chief of - the 'fire d"t.. - - to 0e 0 that 'Se'ctions
10 & 11 of this ordinate are conplied ijith.
Ri P_ _'iL 'D ORDIN-,NCE.
Section 14. Ordinance No. 122 entitled, " an ordinarc e pro
vid.ing for the organization and government of a fire dept. of the
city of Caldwell, fixing the compensations of its officers and members,
rrohibitir_g the interference Y-lithfiremen or fire apparatus in going,
to, at, -?nd returning from fires, providing; penalties and re
pealing Ordinance No. 19, entitled,' An ordinance r.roviOi_ny for the
organization and governeent of the fire dept. of the ::ity of � ell,'
passed and arcroved April 13, 1901 ", and all other ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same hereby
are repealed.
TIP.T OF _^FFr'CT.
and effect
`-'ection 15. This ordiran-..e shall be in full force /fro nd
after the 7th day of ' ay 1917 * ,, Passed b -7 the Co n a1 this
day of 1,917. approved b5* the P'iayor this
1917 day o �>7 .
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