Source: https://www.ecode360.com/9521849
Timestamp: 2018-12-17 17:10:41
Document Index: 485142084

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 5', '§ 105', '§ 62', '§ 62']

City of Mayville, WI Fire Department
§ 70-1 Composition.
§ 70-2 Appointments; residency requirement.
§ 70-4 Disciplinary action.
§ 70-5 Fire Chief.
§ 70-6 Chain of command.
§ 70-7 Control and use of apparatus.
§ 70-8 Police power of Department.
§ 70-9 Duties of bystanders; injury to equipment.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Mayville 2-13-1989 by Ord. No. 695-89 as §§ 5.01 to 5.08 and 5.20 of the 1989 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-10-2005 by Ord. No. 973-2005]
The Mayville Fire Department shall consist of not fewer than 30 nor more than 35 active members. The number of active members shall be determined by the Fire Chief.
Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief. See Chapter 105, § 105-2 of this Code.
Subordinates. The members of the Fire Department shall be appointed in accordance with § 62.13, Wis. Stats.[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, Residency, added 2-10-2003 by Ord. No. 935-2003, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 9-8-2014 by Ord. No. 1072-2014.
[Amended 5-12-2003 by Ord. No. 943-2003]
Members of the Department shall be governed by the policies of the Department, the resolutions and ordinances of the City, the lawful orders of the Council and the Mayor, and the Wisconsin Statutes.
Disciplinary action against the Fire Chief or subordinates shall be in accordance with § 62.13(5), Wis. Stats.
General supervision. The Chief shall have the general supervision of the Department, which supervision shall be subject to and not in conflict with this chapter and the rules and regulations of the Department.
Command of fire-fighting operations. The Chief shall be present at all fires, if possible, and have complete command and entire responsibility of all fire-fighting operations, plan the control of the same and direct the action of the Department.
Council meeting attendance. He shall attend all meetings of the Public Safety Committee and the Police and Fire Commission, and regular Council meetings upon request.
Unless approved by the Fire Chief, no apparatus shall be used for any purpose except for fire fighting within the City limits, or in training therefor, except in towns which have contracted with the City for fire protection or in municipalities with which the City has entered into mutual aid agreements. Upon the approval of the Chief, such apparatus may be used for emergency purposes within the City and participating municipalities.
Control of fires. The Fire Chief may prescribe certain limits in the vicinity of any fire within which no persons except firemen and policemen and those admitted by order of any officer of the Department shall be permitted to enter. The Chief may cause the removal of any property whenever it shall become necessary for the preservation of such property from fire or to prevent the spreading of fire or to protect the adjoining property, and during the progress of any fire he may order the removal or destruction of any property necessary to prevent the further spread of the fire. He may also cause the removal of all wires or other facilities and the turning off of all electricity, gas or other services where the same impedes the work of the Department during the progress of a fire.