§ 14-284-201 — Applicability

(a) (1) Fire protection districts established under this subchapter shall cover only territory within the county, or within the defined district, outside the corporate limits of cities and towns. (2) (A) However, if any city or town within the district does not have an organized or volunteer fire department and desires to be included within the fire protection district, upon the adoption of an ordinance by the governing body of the city or town, addressed to the county judge and quorum court, the area covered by the fire protection district shall be extended to provide fire protection within the city limits of the city or town by ordinance adopted by the quorum court. (B) A limited fire protection district shall be established by county ordinance upon the petition adopted by ordinance addressed to the county judge and quorum court from a city or town fire department that serves an area outside the city or town for the purpose of contracting for the collection of assessments under this subchapter. (b) A fire protection district under this subchapter shall be established for fire protection in rural areas for buildings, structures, and other man-made improvements and may provide other emergency services, including hazardous and toxic materials response, search and rescue services, emergency medical services, ambulance services, patient transport services, and other functions as may be assigned. (c) This subchapter does not relieve the Arkansas Forestry Commission of responsibility for providing fire protection for forest lands.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2019, No. 1077,§ 2, eff. 4/17/2019. Acts 1979, No. 35, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 20-925; Acts 1997, No. 1093, § 2.