Title 5 — Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.
18 chapters · 391 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 5-401 Area of service; division of District into fire companies; pre-hospital care and services; approval required for major changes in manner of fire protection
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(a) The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (“Department”) shall provide fire prevention and fire protection within the geographical boundaries of the District of Columbia. The District shall be divided into such fire companies, and other units as the Council of the Di…
D.C. Code § 5-401.01 State safety oversight agency for DC Streetcar
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(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “DC Streetcar” means the rail-fixed guideway public transportation system operated by the District Department of Transportation pursuant to § 50-921.01 or any future rail-fixed guideway public transportation system operated by the Di…
D.C. Code § 5-402 Appointments and promotions covered by civil service; selection of Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chiefs; original appointment and transfer of privates; vacancies
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(a) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall appoint, assign to such duty or duties as he may prescribe, promote, reduce, fine, suspend, with or without pay, and remove all officers and members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, according to such rules and reg…
D.C. Code § 5-403 Age limits in original appointments
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The Council of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to determine and fix the minimum and maximum limits of age within which original appointments to the Fire Department may be made.
D.C. Code § 5-404 Composition; 2-platoon system; services of veterinary surgeon; attendance by police surgeon
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The Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall be composed of and operated upon a 2-platoon system and the personnel thereof shall consist of 1 Fire Chief; such number of Deputy Fire Chiefs, all of whom shall have had at least 5 years of experience in some regularly organi…
D.C. Code § 5-404.01 Medical Director
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(a)(1) The Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Council in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, a Medical Director of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (“Department”), who shall hold the rank of Assistant Fire Chief. The Medical Di…
D.C. Code § 5-405 Workweek established; hours of duty; days off duty; holidays
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(a) Beginning with the 1st day of the 1st pay period which begins not less than 120 days after enactment of this amendatory subsection or which begins on or after July 1, 1962, whichever is later, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized and directed to establish a wor…
D.C. Code § 5-406 Appropriations for uniforms and other equipment
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For furnishing uniforms and all other official equipment prescribed by Department regulations as necessary and requisite in the performance of duty, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated a sum for each member of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, to be expen…
D.C. Code § 5-407 Resignation without notice; engaging in strike; conspiracy to obstruct operations of Department
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(a) No officer or member of said Fire Department, under penalty of forfeiting the salary or pay which may be due him, shall withdraw or resign, except by permission of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, unless he shall have given the said Mayor 1 month previous notice, in wri…
D.C. Code § 5-408 Firefighting Division — Recording annual and sick leave
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(a) For the purpose of recording annual and sick leave on the hourly basis for officers and members of the Firefighting Division of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the workday of any workweek shall be considered to be 12 hours. (b) For the purposes of recording o…
D.C. Code § 5-409 Firefighting Division — Accruement of annual leave; adjustment of accumulated leave; transfers; maximum accumulations
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(a) In lieu of the annual leave to which officers and members of the Firefighting Division of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia are entitled under the provisions of §§ 6302 to 6305, and 6310 of Title 5, United States Code, such officers and members shall be entitled…
D.C. Code § 5-409.01 Paramedic and emergency medical technician lateral transfer to Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
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(a) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, the Mayor is authorized to provide for the transfer of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department personnel holding valid certificates as paramedics or emergency medical technicians to be uniformed firefighters. (1) Transfer sh…
D.C. Code § 5-410 Restrictions on leaving District; or being absent from duty
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No member of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia shall, unless on leave of absence, go beyond the confines of the District of Columbia, or be absent from duty without permission.
D.C. Code § 5-411 Extra equipment authorized for volunteer fire organization
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The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to install under such rules and regulations as the Council of the District of Columbia may prescribe, in any suburb of the said District, such extra apparatus and appliances belonging to the Fire Department of the District of Co…
D.C. Code § 5-412 Use of certain buildings granted
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The right of use and occupancy of the buildings and appurtenances known as the Union, Franklin, Columbia, and Anacostia Engine Houses, granted to the City of Washington for the purposes of the Fire Department, shall continue during the pleasure of Congress so long as used for suc…
D.C. Code § 5-413 Construction of apparatus
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On and after June 29, 1956, the Mayor of the District of Columbia in his discretion may authorize the construction, in whole or in part, of firefighting apparatus in the Fire Department repair shop.
D.C. Code § 5-414 Reciprocal agreements for mutual aid; availability of personnel and equipment to federal government; service performed in line of duty
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(a) The Council of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized in its discretion to enter into and to renew reciprocal agreements, for such period as it deems advisable, with the appropriate county, municipal, and other governmental units in Prince George’s and Montgomery Count…
D.C. Code § 5-415 Services to District institutions located outside the District
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The Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to make provisions and payment for the furnishing of fire prevention and fire protection services to District of Columbia government institutions located outside the District of Columbia.
D.C. Code § 5-416 Emergency ambulance service fees
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(a) The Mayor, with the approval of the Council by resolution, and after the Council holds a public hearing, may establish from time to time a fee to be charged for transportation services provided by the emergency ambulance service of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Depa…
D.C. Code § 5-417 Arson reporting
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(a) If the Fire Marshal or any agency empowered to investigate the cause of, or circumstances attendant upon, a fire loss involving real or personal property within the District of Columbia or empowered to institute criminal prosecutions for criminal acts causing, or related to, …
D.C. Code § 5-417.01 Fire and arson investigation — Authority generally; authority to enter and examine; arrest and warrant powers
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(a) The Fire Chief, the Fire Marshal, and his authorized representative shall have the authority to investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire, explosion, or hazardous materials emergency in which the Fire Department has a reasonable interest. When the Fire Ch…
D.C. Code § 5-417.02 Compliance with fire code and occupancy requirements — Authority, generally; authority to enter and examine; sanctions
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(a) The Fire Chief, the Fire Marshal, or his or her authorized representative shall have the authority to enter upon or examine any area, building or premises, vehicle or other thing during normal business hours to inspect for compliance with the District fire code, or enter any …
D.C. Code § 5-418 Cadet program — Authorized; purpose; preference for appointment; appropriations
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(a) The Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department may establish a cadet program for the purpose of instructing, training, and exposing interested persons, primarily young adults residing in the District of Columbia, to the operations of the Fire and Emergency Me…
D.C. Code § 5-419 Cadet program — Rules
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The Mayor or the Mayor’s designated agent may issue rules necessary for the implementation and operation of the cadet programs established pursuant to §§ 5-109.01 and 5-418.
D.C. Code § 5-431 Fire and Emergency Medical Services training for non-District of Columbia personnel
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(a) The Mayor may provide training to non-District of Columbia government agencies, organizations, and individuals through the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (“Department”), including hazardous materials training, firefighting training, emergency medical technicia…
D.C. Code § 5-432 Establishment of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Training Fund
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(a) There is established a lapsing Fire and Emergency Medical Services Training Fund (“Fund”), which shall be separate from the General Fund of the District of Columbia. All fees generated under § 5-431(b) shall be deposited into the Fund, and any interest earned on these deposit…
D.C. Code § 5-441 Fire and Emergency Medical Services education and training program; certification of firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians
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(a) The Chief of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shall design an education and training program that encompasses entry-level and in-service training and addresses issues such as skills with specialized equipment acquired to address special hazards, knowledge of…
D.C. Code § 5-451 Physical examinations and agility standards
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(a) All sworn members of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shall be required to pass, at least biennially, a physical examination and a physical agility test. The physical examination shall be performed by a physician at the Police and Fire Clinic using current m…