§ 36-8-19-5 — Fire protection territory; establishment; purposes; boundaries

Indiana § 36-8-19-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 36: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Art. 8: PUBLIC SAFETY
• Ch. 19: Fire Protection Territories

Text

(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the
legislative body of a unit or fire protection district and the legislative
body of at least one (1) other contiguous unit or contiguous fire
protection district may establish a fire protection territory for any of the
following purposes:
(1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all
fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of
improvements, personal property, and real property within the
boundaries of the territory.
(2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all
potential and actual sources of fire hazard.
(3) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and fire
prevention.
(b) Not more than one (1) unit or fire protection district within the
proposed territory may be designated as the provider unit for the
territory.
(c) The boundaries of a territory need not coincide with those of
other political subdivisions.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.37-1994, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.255-2017, SEC.42.