11 NCAC 05A .0503. ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE DEPARTMENT

To become a certified fire department, a fire department shall apply and meet the following criteria:

(1)           The fire department shall be incorporated under Chapter 55A of the General Statutes or be operated by a city, county, or sanitary district as a division of that governmental unit.

(2)           If the fire department is incorporated, it shall operate under a contract with either a city, county, or sanitary district or any combination thereof.

(3)           Boundaries defining the area of responsibility shall be established by a County Board of Commissioners for areas outside municipalities pursuant to G.S. 153A‑233.

(4)           The fire department shall provide the OSFM with a hand drawn map and written description or a GIS computer generated map of its initial or revised fire district.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58-2-40; 58-86-25;

Eff. September 1, 1985;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2006; July 1, 1992; July 1, 1986.