Virginia Code 27-6.1: Establishment of fire department; chiefs, officers, and employees.
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The governing body of any county, city, or town may establish a fire department as a department of government and may designate it by any name consistent with the names of its other governmental units. The head of such fire department shall be known as “the chief.” As many other officers and employees may be employed in such fire department as the governing body may approve.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 27-6.1
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Town: means any existing town or an incorporated community within one or more counties which became a town before noon, July 1, 1971, as provided by law or which has within defined boundaries a population of 1,000 or more and which has become a town as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-254
1970, c. 187; 2001, c. 142; 2008, c. 410; 2015, cc. 502, 503.