Mississippi § 45-11-201 - Legislative findings and intent; minimum standards for training.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 45-11-201 — Legislative findings and intent; minimum standards for training., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-11-201. Legislative findings and intent; minimum standards for training.
The Legislature finds that the specialized and hazardous nature of fire fighting requires that fire fighters possess the requisite knowledge and demonstrate the ability to perform certain skills to carry out their responsibilities. The activities of fire fighters are important to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state and are of such a nature to require education and training of a professional nature. It is the intent of the Legislature to require and provide minimum standards for training and to declare that the State Fire Academy is the principal facility for such purposes.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-11-201 ("Legislative findings and intent; minimum standards for training.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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