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The elected line officers for this Association are - Chief, First Assistant Chief, Second Assistant Chief, five Fire Captains and one EMS Captain as well as five Fire Lieutenants and an EMS Lieutenant. Each of these officers has a one-year term of office. There is no limit to the number of terms to which they can be elected

The Chief The Chief - By municipal law the Chief has full responsibility over the apparatus and over all members at the fire or emergency scene and at any other time that they are on actual duty. The chief has disciplinary power over any member not performing his or her duties. To be eligible for nomination to the office of Chief, the candidate must first have held the office of Captain in the West Webster Firemen's Association. The Board of Fire Commissioners must accept the Chief's election prior to the Chief taking office.

The First and Second Assistant Chiefs - These officers perform all the duties of the Chief in his absence. The 1st & 2nd Chief's are assigned specific areas of responsibility by the Chief, such as Training, EMS, Equipment, Maintenance and Records. To be eligible for nomination to these offices, the candidates must have held the office of Captain in the West Webster Firemen's Association.

Captains - These six officers perform various duties as specified by any of the Chiefs at fires, emergency scenes and at the firehouse. Only members with five years of active service or those having held a previous line office position are eligible to be nominated for the office of Captain. At least one of the years of active service must have been with the West Webster Firemen's Association.

Lieutenants - These six officers perform various duties as specified by any of the Chiefs, at fires, emergency scenes and at the firehouse. Only members with three years of active service are eligible for nomination to the office of Lieutenant. At least one of the years of active service must have been with the West Webster Firemen's Association.

The candidates for line officer must also meet the requirements as set forth by the West Webster Fire District. These requirements include, but are not limited to, qualification to drive and operate fire apparatus and successful completion of New York State or National level classes in incident command, including Fire Officer 1, Public Safety Incident Management, Command Post Operations and federally mandated NIMS training.


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