Montana § 7-33-4101 - Fire Protection Services
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-33-4101 — Fire Protection Services, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-33-4101. Fire Protection Services
Fire protection services. (1) Every city and town shall provide for fire protection in a manner that is organized, managed, and controlled as provided in this chapter. (2) (a) Except as provided in 7-33-4115 (6), a first-class city or town shall provide fire protection services as provided in this part. (b) A second-class city or town may provide fire protection services as provided in this part: (i) through an interlocal agreement with another governmental fire protection provider under the provisions of Title 7, chapter 11, part 1; (ii) through a contract with another fire protection provider; or (iii) subject to 7-33-4115 , annexing to a rural fire district established under Title 7, chapter 33, part 21. (c) A third-class city or town may provide fire protection through a contract for fire protection services, consolidation of its fire department with another fire protection provider, or inclusion in a rural fire district as provided in Title 7, chapter 33, part 21.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-33-4101 ("Fire Protection Services") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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