PART 4. FIRE COMPANIES IN UNINCORPORATED TOWNS [14825. - 14860.]
Part 4 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.
§§ 14825–14860 · 23 sections
CHAPTER 1. Organization §§ 14825–14833 · 9 sections
- § 14825 (a) Fire companies in unincorporated towns may be organized by filing a certificate signed by the foreman or presiding officer and by the secretary, with the…
- § 14826 The certificate shall set forth the following matters: (a) The date of organization. (b) The name of the company. (c) The names of the officers. (d) The roll…
- § 14827 The certificate shall be filed by February 1 of each year. The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, require an updated or second filing each year.
- § 14828 There shall not be in any one unincorporated town more than one company for each one thousand inhabitants, but one company may be allowed in any town where the…
- § 14829 An engine company may consist of not more than 65 certificate members; a hook-and-ladder company of not more than 65 certificate members; a hose company of not…
- § 14830 Every fire company shall choose or elect a foreman, or president, who is the presiding officer, and a secretary and treasurer.
- § 14831 The board of supervisors of a county that has a population of 400,000 or more on or after January 1, 1985, may, by ordinance, regulate the formation and…
- § 14832 The city council of an incorporated city may, by ordinance, regulate the formation and continued existence of fire companies providing services within its city.
- § 14833 Fire company vehicles granted exempt California vehicle registration or displaying exempt California license plates shall be properly insured, marked, and…
CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties §§ 14835–14845 · 11 sections
- § 14835 Every fire company may establish and adopt bylaws and regulations, and impose penalties, not exceeding five dollars or expulsion for each offense.
- § 14836 Every fire company regularly organized may adopt a seal, having upon it the arms of the State, and the name of the company to which it belongs.
- § 14837 The seal shall be under the control of and for the use of the secretary, and be by him affixed to exempt certificates, certificates of active membership, and…
- § 14838 The secretary of every company having a seal shall take the constitutional oath of office and give a bond as the bylaws provide for the faithful performance of…
- § 14839 The secretary shall keep a record of all certificates of exemption or active membership, their date, and to whom issued; and when the company has no seal, the…
- § 14840 Every certificate is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.
- § 14841 The chief or ranking officer of every fire company shall inquire into the cause of, and keep a record of, every fire occurring in the town.
- § 14842 The chief or ranking officer shall aid in the enforcement of all fire ordinances, examine buildings in process of erection, report violations of ordinances…
- § 14843 The chief or ranking officer shall perform other duties as may be by proper authority imposed upon him or her.
- § 14844 Every chief, if any, shall attend all fires with his or her badge of office conspicuously displayed.
- § 14845 The chief or ranking officer shall prevent injury to, take charge of, and preserve all property rescued from fires, and return the property to its owner on the…
CHAPTER 3. Exemptions §§ 14855–14860 · 3 sections
- § 14855 The active volunteer firefighters of volunteer fire companies or departments regularly organized and recognized by the Fire and Rescue Operational Area…
- § 14856 The burden of providing proof of eligibility for the privileges and exemptions of Section 14855 shall be the responsibility of the volunteer firefighter with…
- § 14860 Every officer of a fire company or department who willfully issues or causes to be issued any certificate of exemption to a person not entitled to it, is…