Louisiana § RS 33:1965 - Regulation of department; working conditions
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§ RS 33:1965. Regulation of department; working conditions
A. If the municipality has less than one hundred thousand inhabitants, the governing authority of the municipality shall regulate the fire department, shall provide a sufficient number of officers and men to carry out the purposes of this Subpart, and shall provide a sufficient number of beds for the men on night duty.
B. If the municipality has one hundred thousand or more inhabitants:
(1) The chief engineer or commanding officer of the fire department or other proper authority shall regulate the department, fix the hours of duty, provide a sufficient number of officers and men to carry out the purposes of this Subpart, and provide for substitutes in the department.
(2) The members of the department shall not perform any hours of service longer than those fixed.
(3) All fire drills shall take place during the hours of platoon watch or service.
(4) Sufficient beds shall be furnished to each company for the men on night duty.
C. If a nonprofit corporation under contract with a fire protection district, municipality, or other political subdivision operates, administers, or maintains a fire department, the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section shall apply. Additionally, firemen employed by such nonprofit corporation shall be considered a firefighter covered by and benefitting from the occupational disease presumptions and other provisions of R.S. 33:1948, 2011, 2581, 2581.1, and 2581.2.
Acts 2020, No. 224, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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