West Virginia Code 7-17-3 – County fire association creation; prohibiting entrance by a municipality maintaining a full time paid fire department
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The fire departments within each county are hereby authorized to create and establish a county fire association, hereinafter referred to as “fire association.” The county fire association is created to discuss fire protection services to address fire protection problems at the county level.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 7-17-3
- County commission: means the county commission or tribunal in lieu thereof of every county within the State of West Virginia as provided in section nine, article nine of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia. See West Virginia Code 7-17-2
- County fire association: means an association created in section three of this article. See West Virginia Code 7-17-2
Upon the creation of a fire association, any full-time paid fire department located in a municipality, as defined in § 8-15-9 of this code is excluded from the provisions of this article.
However, this provision shall not prohibit the county commission or the fire board with the approval of the county commission from contracting with the fire department of any political subdivision for fire protection services rendered to the county.