Virginia Statutes
§ 27-8 — Who may form a fire company; limit on number of persons in combined companies
Virginia § 27-8
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 27Fire Protection
Ch. 2Fire/EMS Departments and Fire/EMS Companies
Art. 1Provisions Applicable to Counties, Cities and Towns
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 27-8 (2026).
Text
Any number of persons, not less than 20, may form themselves into a fire company for extinguishing fires. In any county in which two or more fire companies for extinguishing fires join together and singly use one fire station, the number of persons in the combined companies shall be not less than 20.
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Legislative History
Code 1919, § 3121; 1946, p. 110; 1970, c. 187; 2001, c. 142; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2023, c. 237.
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 27-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/27/27-8.