Palmerton is in search of members to fill out the ranks of its new municipal fire company.

On a 5-1 vote, borough council on Thursday agreed to advertise an ordinance that would establish the Palmerton Municipal Fire Company. Borough Manager Rodger Danielson said the company would work in tandem with the West End Fire Company No. 2 as members of the Palmerton Fire Department.

The decision comes on the heels of the completion of the borough’s new, $1.2 million, three-bay fire station at Fifth Street and Lehigh Avenue. The new department will operate under the direction of a fire chief to be appointed by the borough.