Fire protection districts may be established to serve all or any defined portion of any county in any of the following ways:
(1) By ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors in the proposed district's petitioning the quorum court to hold a public hearing and to form a district, and by the quorum court's adopting an ordinance calling for notice and a public hearing within the district;
(2) By the county court pursuant to an election of the qualified electors of the proposed district initiated, called, and conducted as provided in this subchapter; or
(3) By the county court pursuant to a resolution of a suburban improvement district, approved by unanimous vote of its board of commissioners, to convert to a fire protection district to be administered under this subchapter.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 17 - Public Health And Welfare Improvement Districts
Chapter 284 - Fire Protection Districts
Subchapter 2 - Fire Protection Districts Outside of Cities and Towns
§ 14-284-202. Provisions supplemental
§ 14-284-203. Methods of establishment
§ 14-284-204. Establishment by petition and adoption of ordinance
§ 14-284-205. Establishment by election
§ 14-284-206. Definition of area in petition
§ 14-284-207. Quorum court to establish fire protection service area — Furnishing of maps
§ 14-284-208. Order for establishment — Board of commissioners — Appointment — Compensation
§ 14-284-209. Board of commissioners — Officers and employees
§ 14-284-210. Board of commissioners — Proceedings — Meeting and office space
§ 14-284-211. Board of commissioners — Power and authority
§ 14-284-212. Preparation of plans — Assessors and assessments generally
§ 14-284-213. Assessments — Notice and hearing
§ 14-284-214. Assessments — Annual reassessments
§ 14-284-215. Assessments — Filing and collection
§ 14-284-216. Assessments — Time for payment — Failure to pay
§ 14-284-217. Expenditures — Public proceedings and transactions — Filing of report
§ 14-284-218. Bonds and certificates of indebtedness generally
§ 14-284-219. Bonds — Security — Liability of board for bonds and contracts
§ 14-284-220. Bonds — Refunding of obligations
§ 14-284-221. Bonds — Tax exemption
§ 14-284-224. Petition to annex territory to an existing district — Special election