North Carolina § 58-80-40 - Municipalities not to be left unprotected.
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§ 58-80-40. Municipalities not to be left unprotected.
At no time shall the entire personnel or equipment of any municipal fire department be absent from the municipality in response to a call to another municipality, or other place lying at a distance exceeding two miles from the corporate limits, but there shall remain within the municipal limits such personnel and equipment as in the judgment of the local fire chief might provide sufficient protection during the absence of the remainder. History (1939, c. 364, s. 9.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-80-40 ("Municipalities not to be left unprotected.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. 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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