Chapter 2.32 — MADERA COUNTY — Madera County Municipal Code

2.32.010 - Fire department created—Department head.¶

There is created, in and for the county of Madera, the Madera County fire department. The department shall be directed by the county fire chief who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, shall be a department head, and shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 515A § 1, 2006: Ord. 515 § 1(part), 1988).

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2.32.012 - Definitions—Fire responsibility areas.¶

For the purposes of this code, the following phrases are defined:

"Local responsibility area," "local responsibility fire prevention area," and "LRA" are synonyms and shall refer to the entire area of Madera County located south and west of the Madera Canal.

"State responsibility area," "state responsibility fire prevention area," and "SRA" are synonyms and shall refer to the entire area of Madera County located north and east of the Madera Canal.

(Ord. 515A § 2, 2006).

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2.32.015 - Reserved.¶

Editor's note— Ord. No. 672, § 3, adopted September 9, 2014, repealed § 2.32.015, which pertained to department of fire prevention for development created—department head and derived from Ord. No. 515A, 2006.

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2.32.020 - Administrative duties and powers of fire department.¶

The county fire chief shall be responsible to the board of supervisors for:

Implementing board policy established by the board for the administration of the fire department;

Preparing and presenting to the board an annual budget for the operation of the fire department;

All fire suppression tasks to be performed by the fire department within the unincorporated area of Madera County; and

Weed abatement, as provided in Chapter 7.26 of this code.

(Ord. 515A § 4, 2006: Ord. 515 § 1(part) 1988).

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2.32.025 - Reserved.¶

Editor's note— Ord. No. 672, § 3, adopted September 9, 2014, repealed § 2.32.025, which pertained to administrative duties and powers of department of fire prevention for development and derived from Ord. No. 515A, 2006.

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2.32.030 - Field line authority.¶

The fire chief shall be in charge of all field operations as defined by policy adopted by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 515 § 1(part), 1988).

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2.32.040 - Personnel and equipment.¶

A county is not obligated to provide a county fire department, county fire warden or fire chief or any fire fighting personnel and/or equipment. Madera County will provide personnel and equipment to the department based upon the financial ability of the county to so provide as determined by the members of the board of supervisors who are charged with the budgeting process in the county.

(Ord. 515 § 1(part), 1988).

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