19-3621. Same; contracts with other municipalities to provide fire protection.
19-3621
19-3621. Same; contracts with other municipalities to provide fire
protection.
The governing body of the fire district may enter into contracts with
cities and other fire districts, townships, or duly organized and
incorporated volunteer fire departments whether within or without the
county or state, for cooperation between fire departments of the
respective cities, districts and townships, and may include in such
contracts provisions by which the fire department of such cities,
townships or other districts or volunteer fire departments will furnish
fire protection to the fire district in question in
consideration of cash payments or reciprocal services. The governing
body of the fire district may also include in such contracts provisions
to provide, furnish and pay for a bond in such amount as shall be agreed
upon to indemnify any such city, fire district, or township against any
loss which it may sustain as result of damage to property or injury to
persons arising out of the furnishing of fire protection services to
such districts.
The supervision and control of the fire
district fire department shall always be with the governing body of the
fire district. The fire chief or person
in charge of the fire department shall have the right in every case,
where a contract exists for reciprocal service, to determine whether or
not the district can spare all or any portion of its fire equipment and
firefighters at that particular time.
History: L. 1955, ch. 175, § 9; L. 1979, ch. 186, § 21;
L. 1993, ch. 122, § 5; July 1.