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Section 478.001 - Definitions. - (a) "Board of directors" or "district board" means the governing...
Section 478.002 - Status of districts existing in 1957. - (2) Rural fire protection districts territorially coterminous with the districts...
Section 478.004 - New district succeeds to and replaces abolished district. - (1) A successor district is: (a) The owner of the...
Section 478.010 - Formation; territories that may not be included in districts. - (2) A district may not include: (a) Territory within a...
Section 478.100 - Immaterial defects in organization not to invalidate district organization. - (1) Errors of description of the intermediate points, courses or...
Section 478.155 - Formation of district with tax zones; contents of formation petition and order creating district; determination of tax levy in each zone; boundary changes. - (a) A statement that the district shall be divided into...
Section 478.210 - Directors; organization; term; oath. - (2) The board of directors shall fill any vacancy on...
Section 478.215 - Position numbers for director election. - (2) The secretary of a district shall assign a position...
Section 478.221 - Nomination and election of directors. - (2) Subject to ORS 478.225, the directors may be elected...
Section 478.225 - Election subdistricts; petition for formation; election. - (a) Whether subdistricts should be created in a district for...
Section 478.231 - Election laws applicable. - (a) The nomination and election of directors. (b) The conduct...
Section 478.234 - Subdistricts for nomination or election of directors. - (2) The following provisions of ORS 478.225 (4) apply to...
Section 478.240 - Special elections; electors. - (2) In any district in which there are no electors...
Section 478.250 - Meetings and officers of board. - (2) At the organizational meeting the board shall choose from...
Section 478.260 - Fire chief; headquarters; fire evacuation routes; emergency medical services. - (2) The board, with advice and counsel of the fire...
Section 478.270 - Reports of directors; State Fire Marshal cooperation; uniform forms. - (2) The State Fire Marshal shall cooperate in the formation,...
Section 478.300 - Contracting with others to provide facilities and services for fire protection or road lighting; authority over open burning and fire permits; rules. - (2) When any agreement or contract is entered into pursuant...
Section 478.305 - Contracting with others for mutual communication system; contracts in other states. - (2) Any district any portion of whose boundary coincides with...
Section 478.308 - Contracting with others for regional oil and hazardous material emergency response team. - (2) A rural fire protection district may receive a grant...
Section 478.310 - Response to fire or public safety incident outside its own territory by district or municipality; liability for costs. - (2) When a district or city responds to a call...
Section 478.315 - Response to fire or public safety incident in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; payment of costs. - (a) The amount due under a contract with the state...
Section 478.335 - Contracts for medical and hospital services or insurance. - (2) As used in this section "remedial care" includes services...
Section 478.340 - Payment of premiums or charges on contracts; employee contributions; multiple contracts. - (2) The board may negotiate more than one contract with...
Section 478.355 - Establishment of employee retirement system; provisions of plan. - (2) The retirement plan may provide for retirement benefits measured...
Section 478.360 - Fund to provide retirement benefits. - (1) To provide, on an actuarial reserve basis, the amortized...
Section 478.390 - Investments authorized to fund length of service awards for volunteer firefighters. - Note: 478.390 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly...
Section 478.410 - Power of district to levy taxes, borrow money, sell bonds and create fees. - (2) To carry into effect any of the powers granted...
Section 478.480 - Formation of tax zones; basis for zones; public hearing. - (2) When a district board decides to divide the district...
Section 478.485 - Notice of public hearing. - (2) The notice published under this section shall set forth:...
Section 478.490 - Election on question of dividing district into tax zones; order creating zones; effect. - (2) If a majority of the voters of the district...
Section 478.495 - Limitation on changes in tax zone boundaries. - (2) Following approval of the formation of zones within a...
Section 478.505 - Petition for tax zones by district electors; number of signatures required; public hearing. - (2) A petition filed under this section shall be signed...
Section 478.665 - Withdrawal of territory from district; inclusion in forest protection district; assessment. - (1) Written request for the withdrawal is submitted to the...
Section 478.840 - Definitions for ORS 478.845 to 478.875. - (1) "District" means a rural fire protection district organized under...
Section 478.845 - Revenue bonds authorized for fire safety systems. - (2) In addition to authority granted by other laws to...
Section 478.850 - Sources of bond payment restricted. - (a) Shall not be payable from nor charged upon any...
Section 478.855 - Loan fund created from bond proceeds; other sources for fund. - (2) In addition to proceeds from the sale of revenue...
Section 478.860 - Standards for eligibility for loans for fire safety systems. - (2) The governing body of a city or district shall...
Section 478.865 - Loan contract; repayment plan; terms and conditions. - (a) Shall provide that the city or district obtain a...
Section 478.870 - Powers granted to enforce loan contracts and secure payment of bonds; reserve fund. - (1) Make all contracts, execute all instruments and do all...
Section 478.875 - Remedies for breach of loan contract. - Note: See note under 478.840.
Section 478.880 - Legislative findings. - (1) The best interest of the state is served by...
Section 478.885 - Payment or repayment for cost of fire safety system installation in multifamily housing. - (a) "District" means a rural fire protection district organized pursuant...
Section 478.920 - Scope of fire prevention code. - (1) Prevention and suppression of fires. (2) Mobile fire apparatus...
Section 478.930 - Violation of code; failure to remove hazards; burning waste without permit prohibited. - (1) No person shall violate the provisions of the code...
Section 478.940 - Filing and posting of fire prevention code. - Note: The name of the office of the State Fire...
Section 478.960 - Burning of certain materials permitted only with permission of fire chief; damage or injury; burning schedules and restrictions. - (2) The fire chief shall prescribe conditions upon which permission...
Section 478.965 - Recovery by district of costs of suppressing unlawful fire; attorney fees. - (2) An itemized statement of the actual costs incurred by...
Section 478.972 - Application by district to State Fire Marshal for identification name. - (2) Except as provided in this subsection, upon receipt of...
Section 478.990 - Penalties. - (2) Burning without a permit required under ORS 478.960 (1)...