Provisions Applicable To Counties, Cities And Towns
This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Provisions Applicable To Counties, Cities And Towns.” It is part of Title 27, titled “Fire Protection.” It is part of Chapter 2, titled “Fire/ems Departments And Fire/ems Companies.” It’s comprised of the following 38 sections.
- § 27-10
- Dissolution of fire company
- § 27-11
- Duty of members on alarm of fire or call of a medical emergency
- § 27-12
- Repealed
- § 27-13
- Appointment of chief and other officers
- § 27-14
- Ordinances as to fire departments and fire companies
- § 27-15
- Repealed
- § 27-15.1
- Authority of chief or other officer in charge when answering alarm; penalty for refusal to obey orders
- § 27-15.1:1
- Penalty for refusing or neglecting to obey order of chief or other officer in command
- § 27-15.2
- Purchase, maintenance, etc., of equipment; donated equipment
- § 27-15.3
- Purchase of service-issued boots or helmet by certain firefighters
- § 27-16
- Repealed
- § 27-17
- Entry of buildings on fire and premises adjoining
- § 27-17.1
- Remaining on premises after fire extinguished
- § 27-18
- Repealed
- § 27-19
- Repealed
- § 27-20
- Destruction of property to prevent spread of fire
- § 27-21
- Owner may recover amount of actual damage
- § 27-22
- But not for property which would have been destroyed by the fire
- § 27-23
- Repealed
- § 27-23.1
- Establishment of fire zones or districts; tax levies
- § 27-23.10
- Ordinances to effectuate purposes of § 27-23.9
- § 27-23.2
- Advances by city or county to fire zone or district
- § 27-23.3
- Reimbursement for advances
- § 27-23.4
- Validation of prior advances
- § 27-23.5
- Exclusion of certain areas from fire zones or districts and exemption of such areas from certain levies
- § 27-23.6
- Repealed
- § 27-23.7
- Special levy for fire protection in certain counties
- § 27-23.8
- Trial board for members of fire departments in certain counties
- § 27-23.9
- Supervision and control of joint services of fire companies or departments
- § 27-6
- Repealed
- § 27-6.01
- Definitions
- § 27-6.02
- Provision of firefighting services
- § 27-6.1
- Establishment of fire department; chief, officers and employees
- § 27-6.2
- Applicant preemployment information with Arlington County Fire Department
- § 27-7
- Bylaws of fire department; compensation of officers and employees; information on check stubs, time cards, etc
- § 27-8
- Who may form a fire company; limit on number of persons in combined companies
- § 27-8.1
- Repealed
- § 27-9
- Organization of fire company