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equipment specified shall be kept in good condition and operative at all times. <br />Primary pumpers shall be subjected to an annual service test, as prescribed by <br />the ISO, and records of the test shall be filed with the Cabarrus County Fire <br />Marshal's Office. <br />(8) Each department shall carry liability insurance on its personnel and <br />equipment in the indemnity amount of at least $1,000,000.00, and further <br />holding the county harmless from any responsibility for damages, claims, or <br />expenses resulting from the activities of its firefighters or from the <br />operation of its equipment. Each fire department shall also carry worker's <br />compensation insurance on its active members in order to provide those members <br />with the benefits of the worker's compensation act. A certificate of insurance <br />for each department shall be on file at the Fire Marshal's Office. <br />(9) The fire department shall carry out an organized training program which <br />shall provide a minimum of 36 hours per year training. The training program <br />shall include the training and qualifying of apparatus drivers. Written records <br />shall be kept on all drills and include subject taught, instructor, hours, and <br />members attending. <br />(10) The fire chief for each department is responsible for stressing safety <br />throughout the department and all phases of the department activities. Emphasis <br />shall be placed on safe driving of department owned apparatus and the <br />firefighter's personal automobile to emergencies, as well as on safe practices <br />while fighting a fire. Only qualified drivers shall drive the fire apparatus. <br />Drivers shall operate apparatus with caution at all times and allow no one but <br />active firefighters to ride the apparatus when it is on call to a fire or other <br />emergency. <br />(11) The senior fire officer within whose area a fire emergency occurs is the <br />authority on the fire scene or when a fire occurs outside a recognized fire <br />district the senior fire officer of the first arriving department shall be the <br />authority, unless incident falls under jurisdiction of other agency as granted <br />by NCGS. <br />(12) The senior fire officer responsible for the fire emergency shall make a <br />full investigation of each fire to determine, if possible, the cause of the <br />fire. A report of the findings of this investigation shall be forwarded to the <br />Fire Marshal within 30 days of the fire on forms designed by the National Fire <br />Reporting System. If evidence shows the fire may be incendiary or if persons <br />are injured or a fatality occurs, the Fire Marshal and other necessary state <br />and local officials shall be notified immediately. <br />(13) The department shall furnish to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br />an independent audit of receipts and disbursements for the fiscal year <br />conducted by an accountant certified by the state. This audit, including a <br />financial statement for the previous fiscal year and an auditor's opinion. <br />shall be submitted to the Fire Marshal's Office by December 31 of each year for <br />previous fiscal year. <br />(19) The fire chief shall be responsible for filing all reports required by <br />local, state and federal agencies. <br />(15) Each department involved with the medical first responders program shall <br />provide basic life support to sick and injured persons and shall work under the <br />guidelines set forth by the first responder ordinance. <br />Fire Prevention Ordinance <br />ReviSedkMi R@dt@ume r 1 kn <br />G-1 Page 171 <br />