Fire Prevention and Fire Control

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This is Article 5 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Fire Prevention and Fire Control.” It is part of Chapter 9 “Requirements Applicable to Surface Coal Mines”, which is part of Part C “Surface Coal Mines”, which is part of Subtitle II “Coal Mining”, which is part of Title 45.2 “Mines, Minerals, and Energy”. It contains 3 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 3 sections.

§ 45.2-912	Firefighting equipment; duties in case of fire; fire precaution in transportation of mining equipment; fire prevention generally
§ 45.2-913	Duties in case of fire
§ 45.2-914	Fire precautions