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2~ji'~]~?~¥~'~i=~ ~AHd~',!'~ndar tbip i~e~Blu'ti~ f,shall · me'al' ]the'.followiug '~inimum _standards: .:-~i~=-,.~?:~.~ (a) ~ A- rural~,~fzre ,department; shall, be-.zncorporated ~under the 'laws of '~77~i~'.i~S~,~Of N0~th Ca~iida. A ~6~Af~ipal ~fire R~'par~m&Ht 'shall be 6rganized dnder "ia~ 6rdina~ce Of ,th~ g~verning body 'of the incorporated city or town~ Fire depart- ments shall' respond to CAlls on a non-discriminating basis within Cabarrus County; (b) Each fire department shall have a fire chief, an assistant chief, other necessary officers an~ personnel with a.minimum of nineteen (19) fire fighters who a "eligible firemen"' in accordance with G.S. 118-23. A list of all members, and their address, telephone nnmbers, and social security numbers must be given to the fire macshal on or before July 1 of each year and within 10 days of the addition of (c) All active members of a fire department in good standing shall have some identification, such as a card, badge or car plate to identify then as a "bona- fide fire fighter". No one other than an active member in good standing shall be allowed to have this identification in his possession. (d) Each fire department shall have and maintain at least a Class 9 rating with the Insurance Services Office. Efforts should be made toward receiving lower ratings by each department through equipment purchases and water supply develop- meet. Ail equipment specified shall be kept in good condition and operative at all (e) Each department shall carry liability insurance on its personnel and equipment, leaving the county free from any responsibility for damages or claims resulting from the activities of its fire fighters or from the operation of its equipmenu. Each fire department shall also carry workmen's compensation insurance on its active members in order to provide those members with the benefits of the Work- (f) Each fire department shall carry out an organized training program which shall provide a minimum of thrity-six (36) hours per year training. The train- ing program shall include the training and qualifying of Bpparatus drivers. Written records shall be kept on all drills and include subject taught, instructor, hours, and members attending. (g) The fire chief for each department is responsible for stressing "safety" throughout tbe department and all phases of the department's activities. Emphasis shall be placed on safe driving of department o~ed apparatus and the fire fighter's personal automobile to emergencies, as well as on safe practices while fighting a fire. Only qualified drivers shall drive the fire apparatus and the names of qualified drivers shall be posted in the fire station and furnished to the membership of the department. Drivers shall operate apparatus with caution at all times and allow no one but active fire fighters to ride the apparatus when it is on call to a fire or other emergency. · (h) The senior fire officer within whose area a fire emergency occurs is the authority on the fire scene or when a fire occurs outside a recognized fire district the senior fire officer of the first arriving, department shall be the author- ity. Each fire department shall respond to the call of the fire marshal who shall have the authority to coordinate the activities of responding fire departments at the fire -2-