Vermont § 2992 - Definition The term “private fire department” includes fire protection organizations operated by industries, institutions, and establishments for self-protection and also nonprofit volunteer fire associations
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§ 2992. Definition The term “private fire department” includes fire protection organizations operated by industries, institutions, and establishments for self-protection and also nonprofit volunteer fire associations
- . Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed
to interfere with the exclusive jurisdiction vested by law in the State Forester and
the State Forester’s subordinates over forest fires as provided in 10 V.S.A. § 2603(d); 10 V.S.A. chapter 83, subchapters 4 and 7; or 10 V.S.A. chapter 81, nor to affect the laws governing prevention or extinguishment of forest fires. Nothing
contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with general authorization
vested by law in a chief engineer of a fire district or chief of a volunteer fire
department to give outside aid as provided in sections 2674 and 2961 of this title. (Added 1967, No. 255 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Feb. 20, 1968; amended 2021, No. 105 (Adj. Sess.), § 395, eff. July 1, 2022.)
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