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COUNTY OF HAiTAII - STATE OF H.AiTAI:I
ORDINASJCE NO , 14
TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION Or' A DEPARTTI,'En1T IDJ AND FOR THE COUNTY
OF HAiIAII, TO BE KNO?rlid AS THE HA':LAII VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, FOR
COA~IPENSATION, AND FOR BEPIEF'I^1S FOR INJURT_ES AAiD DEATH ARISING OUT
OF VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES,
BE IT ORDAINED BY 'iHE BOARD OF SUPEI',TISURS OF 'THE COUNTY OF IlAirdAII;
SECTION 1. Creation of Organization, There is hereby created
and established for and within the Count}> of Hawaii a department to
be known as the Hawaii Volunteer Fire Department to train volunteers
in the prevention of fires and to aid in the control of i.'ires. The
department shall have its principal office in the Hilo Fire Station,
SECTION 2. Head. The Chief Engineer of the Hawaii Fire
Department, County of Hawaii, shall be the Head of said department,
The Head shall be vested with the management and control of the
affairs, personnel and property of the department, subject to the
general authority and control of the Board of Supervisors, He
shall, with the consent and -approval of the Board of Supervisors,
make expenditures of moneys appropriated by the Board fox- the
department, He shall not contract any debt on :behalf of the
department, nor dispose of any property belonging to the same without
the consent of the Board. He shall make periodic reports; to the
Board concerning-the affairs and activities of the department. In
addition thereto, he shall perform and discharge such other duties
as may be assigned to him by this ordinance or by the Board of
Supervisors.
SECTION 3. Other Personnel. 'Ihe Board of Supervisors may
provide f-or the appointment of such other personnel as it may deem
necessary to carry out the intents and purposes of this ordinance,
and all such appointees shall be paid such monthly salaries as may
be fixed in accordance c~rith the provisions of t:he classification
laws.
SECTION 4. Volunteer Personnel. `?'he table of organization of
the Department shall be pat±erned as closely as in practicable to
that of the Hacaaii Fire Department. 'Phe Head shall appoint, with
the approval of the Board of Supervisors, such volunteer personnel
as he may deem necessary to fill the membership of the Department,
The qualifications for membership shall be as prescribed by the
rules and regulations governing tYie conduct of the department.
These rules and regulations shall be formulated by the Head and
shall be presented to the Board of Supervisors for its approval.
SECTION 5, Travel allowances for volunteer personnel, All
volunteer personnel residing in a district other than the district
where a fire occurs and who are duly authorized to participate and
aid in the control of said fire or fires shall be paid traveling
expenses at the rate of twenty cents for each male actually and
necessarily travelled, in going only,
SECTION 6, Coordination of Activities. In the event of a
fire occurring at any place within the County of Hawaii, the Head
shall place the personnel of this department under the direction
and control of the Hawaii Fire Department, County cf Hawaii, which
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may utilize the service of the personnel of the department to the
fullest extent to aid in bringing such faire under control and to
perform such other duties as may be necessary to provide for the
maximum safety of the inhabitants of the area threatened by such
conflagration.
SECTION 7. Cooperative use of fire fighting apparatus and
facilities. Such fire fighting apparatus and facilities of the
Hawaii Fire Department, County of Hawaii, necessary to carry out
the purpose of this ordinance shall be made available to the
Volunteer Fire Department when the CY~ief Engineer, Hawaii Fire
Department, County of Hawaii, is satisfied -that the efficiency of
his department is not seriously impaired therebf.
SECTION 8. Benefits. All persons who are members of- the
Hawaii Volunteer Fire Department while engaged :in the training of
and in the performance of volunteer fire fighting shall be entitled
to benefits as provided by this ordinance:.
SECTION 9. Extent of Coverage. In case of injury or death
arising out of and ir, the performance of volunteer fire fighting or
training, all persons included in Section 8 of 1=his ordinance shall
be entitled to benefits as prescribed by Chapter 9?, Revised Laws of
Hawaii 1955, as amended. [do person shall be excluded from receiving
such benefits by reason of being an elected official, employer or
having an occupation cahich is excluded from coverage under said
Chapter 97, Revised Laws of Ha,*aii 1956, as amended.
SECTION 10, Computation of .;ages, For the purposes of such
benefits, average weekly wages or earnings shall. be computed from
the usual employment or occupa?:ion of sucY: person upon the basis
set forth in Chapter 9?, P,evised La~~as of Hawaii. 1955, Section 97-30,
or upon the basis of earnings at the rate of $20,00 per week
whichever is most favorable to t1~.e claimant or claimants,
SECTION 11. O±her Volunteers. Till ~:~+~her persons not members
of the Hawaii Volunteer Fire Department wl:c volunteer their services
at fires and whose services are accepted by authorized persons and
whose injuries or death arise out of and in the performance of
volunteer fire fighting shall be paid their reasonable ho spital_ and
medical expenses as authorized by Section 97-120, Revised Laws of
Hawaii 1955, and funeral expenses not to exceed $300.00, Authorized
persons as used in this section. shall mean such persons in the
Hawaii Fire Department or Hawaii Volunteer Fire Department: who are
supervising or directing the fire fighting operations,
SECTION 12. Validity. If any section, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or
invalid, the remaining portions thereof or of the portion concerned
to any other persons or circumstances shall. not be affected.
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