11 NCAC 05A .0511. SIX MILE INSURANCE DISTRICT

To extend its insurance district to six miles, each fire department shall apply and meet the following criteria:

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

(2)           The map and written description shall be presented to the County Commissioners for their approval, as set forth in G.S. 153A-233.

(3)           The department applying to extend its insurance district to six miles shall enter into a written automatic aid contract with the adjoining districts specifying that "an apparatus capable of  transporting" a minimum of 1000 gallons of water shall be dispatched simultaneously with the department whose district the incident is occurring within.

(4)           The County shall establish automatic aid protocols. These protocols shall be maintained at the county communication center and shall be used on all alarms involving reported structure fires.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58-2-40; 58-36-10(3); 58-86-25;

Eff. October 1, 2006.