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411 Notice of an annual meeting to elect officers shall be given by notice in local newspapers and as prescribed in the department's bylaws. OR Be a fire department lawfully established by a city, town or sanitary district and operate under the laws and provisions governing such departments. (b) Each fire department shall have a fire chief, an assis- tant chief, other necessary officers and personnel with a minimum of nineteen (19) fire fighters who are "eligible firemen" in accordance with G.S. 118-38. A list of all members, their addresses, their tele- phone numbers, and social security numbers must be given to the fire marshal on or before July 1 of each year and within 10 days of the addition of new members. (c) Ail active members of a fire department in good standing shall have some identification, such as a card, badge or car plate to identify them as a "bona fide fire fighter". No one other than an active or retired member in good standing shall be allowed to have this identification in his possession. (d) Each fire department shall maintain a Class 9 or better rating with the Insurance Services Office and shall have and maintain equipment as required by the North Carolina Department of Insurance for initial certification. These are minimum requirements; therefore, efforts should be made toward improving fire protection through equipment purchases and water supply development. Ail equipment specified shall be kept in good condition and operative at all times. Primary pumpers shall be subjected to an annual service test as prescribed by the ISO and records of the test filed with the fire marshal. (e) Each department shall carry liability insurance on its personnel and equipment in the indemnity amount of at least $1 million, and further holding the county harmless from any responsibility for damages, claims, or expenses resulting from the activities of its fire fighters or from the operation of its equipment. 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 Workmen's Compensation Act. A certificate of insurance for each department shall be on file at the fire marshal's office. (f) The fire department shall carry out an organized training program which shall provide a minimum of thirty-six (36) hours per year training. The training program shall include the training and qualify- ing of apparatus 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 the department and all phases of the department activities. Emphasis shall be placed on safe driving of department owned 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 emergen- cy 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 authority. Each fire department shall respond to the call of the fire marshal who shall assist the officer in charge in coordinating the activities of the responding fire departments at the fire emergency.