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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 27-1. Firefighters and equipment may in emergencies go or be sent beyond territorial limits - Whenever the necessity arises during any actual or potential emergency...
§ 27-2. Contracts of cities or towns to furnish fire protection - The governing body of any city or town may, in...
§ 27-2.1. Contracts for fire protection for federal and state property - Any county, city, or town may contract with the federal...
§ 27-3. Contract of county with city or another county for fire protection - The governing body of any county adjoining or near any...
§ 27-3.1. Public liability insurance to cover claims arising out of mutual aid agreements - The governing body of any city, county or town in...
§ 27-4. Contract of county, city, or town to furnish fire protection - Any county, city, or town that operates firefighting equipment as...
§ 27-5. Contracts as to installation of automatic sprinklers with incidental insurance clauses - Nothing contained in Title 38.2 shall be construed as prohibiting...
§ 27-5.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1986, c. 429.
§ 27-5.2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 891.
§ 27-5.3. Certain counties authorized to accept grants and other federal assistance - Any county having a population of more than 2,000 persons...
§ 27-5.4. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 891.
§ 27-5.5. Plans of certain state structures to be submitted to local governing bodies; access of local fire officials to state structures; corrective actions - A. Any agency, commission or institution of the Commonwealth engaging...
Chapter 2 - Fire/EMS Departments and Fire/EMS Companies
§ 27-6. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 187.
§ 27-6.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires...
§ 27-6.02. Provision of firefighting services - A. Any county, city, or town may provide firefighting services...
§ 27-6.1. Establishment of fire department; chiefs, officers, and employees - The governing body of any county, city, or town may...
§ 27-6.2. Applicant preemployment information with fire departments - Applicants for employment with the fire department of any locality...
§ 27-7. Bylaws of fire department; compensation of officers and employees; information on check stubs, time cards, etc. - The governing body of any county, city, or town may...
§ 27-8. Who may form a fire company; limit on number of persons in combined companies - Any number of persons, not less than 20, may form...
§ 27-8.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2015, cc. 502 and 503, cl. 2.
§ 27-9. Organization of fire company - A writing stating the formation of a fire company, with...
§ 27-10. Dissolution of fire company - Whenever the fire department of the county, city, or town...
§ 27-11. Duty of members on alarm of fire or call of a medical emergency - Every member of the fire company shall, upon any alarm...
§ 27-12. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 187.
§ 27-13. Appointment of chief and other officers - In every county, city, or town in which a fire...
§ 27-14. Ordinances as to fire departments and fire companies - A. The governing body of any county, city, or town...
§ 27-15. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 187.
§ 27-15.1. Authority of chief or other officer in charge when answering alarm; penalty for refusal to obey orders - While any fire department or fire company is in the...
§ 27-15.1:1. Penalty for refusing or neglecting to obey order of chief or other officer in command - If any person at a fire refuses or neglects to...
§ 27-15.2. Purchase, maintenance, etc., of equipment; donated equipment - A. The governing body of every county, city, and town...
§ 27-15.3. Purchase of service-issued boots or helmet by certain firefighters - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...
§ 27-16. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 187.
§ 27-17. Entry of buildings on fire and premises adjoining - The chief of any fire department or fire company or...
§ 27-17.1. Remaining on premises after fire extinguished - The chief or other authorized officer of any fire department...
§ 27-18. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 187.
§ 27-19. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2015, cc. 502 and 503, cl. 2.
§ 27-20. Destruction of property to prevent spread of fire - The chief, or other officer commanding in his absence, may...
§ 27-21. Owner may recover amount of actual damage - The owner of property destroyed pursuant to § 27-20 shall...
§ 27-22. But not for property which would have been destroyed by the fire - Section 27-21 shall not enable anyone to recover compensation for...
§ 27-23. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 187.
§ 27-23.1. Establishment of fire zones or districts; tax levies - The governing bodies of the several cities or counties of...
§ 27-23.2. Advances by city or county to fire zone or district - The governing body of any city or county in the...
§ 27-23.3. Reimbursement for advances - Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the governing body...
§ 27-23.4. Validation of prior advances - The advancement of any funds heretofore advanced from the general...
§ 27-23.5. Exclusion of certain areas from fire zones or districts and exemption of such areas from certain levies - The governing body of any city or county having a...
§ 27-23.6. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2015, cc. 502 and 503, cl. 2.
§ 27-23.7. Special levy for fire protection in certain counties - Chapter 207 of the Acts of 1930, approved March 22,...
§ 27-23.8. Trial board for members of fire departments in certain counties - Chapter 8 of the Acts of 1950, approved February 9,...
§ 27-23.9. Supervision and control of joint services of fire companies or departments - Whenever two or more fire companies or fire departments are...
§ 27-23.10. Ordinances to effectuate purposes of § 27-23.9 - Every county, city and town is authorized to enact and...
§ 27-24. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 187.
Chapter 3 - Local Fire Marshals
§ 27-30. Appointment of fire marshal - An officer, who shall be called a "fire marshal," may...
§ 27-31. Investigation of fires and explosions - Such fire marshal shall make an investigation into the origin...
§ 27-32. Summoning witnesses and taking evidence - In making investigations pursuant to § 27-31, the fire marshal...
§ 27-32.1. Right of entry to investigate cause of fire or explosion - If in making such an investigation, the fire marshal shall...
§ 27-32.2. Issuance of fire investigation warrant - A. If, in undertaking such an investigation, the fire marshal...
§ 27-33. Report of investigation - The fire marshal shall make report to the governing body...
§ 27-34. Duties and powers at fires - Whenever any fire occurs, it shall be the duty of...
§ 27-34.1. Power of fire marshal or fire chief to take property found at scene of fire or explosion; restitution of such property - The fire chief, fire marshal or his designated representative is...
§ 27-34.2. Power to arrest, to procure and serve warrants and to issue summons; limitation on authority - In addition to such other duties as may be prescribed...
§ 27-34.2:1. Police powers of fire marshals - In addition to such other duties as may be prescribed...
§ 27-34.3. Power to order immediate compliance with law, etc., or prohibit use of building or equipment - The local fire marshal shall, if authorized by the governing...
§ 27-34.4. Inspection and review of plans of buildings under construction - Inspection of buildings other than state-owned buildings under construction and...
§ 27-35. Penalty for failure to discharge duty - For his failure to discharge any duty required of him...
§ 27-36. Appointment, powers and duties of assistant fire marshals - The governing body of any county, city or town, or...
§ 27-37. Oath of fire marshal and assistants - The fire marshal and his assistants, before entering upon their...
§ 27-37.1. Right of entry to investigate releases of hazardous material, hazardous waste, or regulated substances - A. The fire marshal shall have the right, if authorized...
Chapter 4 - Relief for Fire Fighters and Dependents
§ 27-38. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1950, p. 316.
§ 27-39. Counties, cities and towns authorized to provide relief - Any county, city or town which operates fire-fighting equipment may...
§ 27-40. Support of dependent children of firemen - The governing bodies of cities of the first class may,...
§ 27-40.1. Presumption as to death or disability from respiratory diseases, hypertension or heart disease - The death of, or any condition or impairment of health...
§ 27-40.1:1. Performance of physical examinations required by § 27-40.1 - Any county, city or town providing death, retirement, sickness or...
§ 27-40.2. Employing such presumption in determining eligibility for benefits - Such presumption, subject to the provisions of § 27-40.1, shall...
§ 27-40.3. Definition - For the purposes of this article the term "volunteer fire...
§ 27-40.4. Income earned during disability retirement; reduction in benefits - If any person is entitled to and receives pensions and...
§ 27-41. Relief provided for - Financial relief shall be extended by the counties, cities and...
§ 27-42. Definition of term "volunteer fire fighters." - For the purposes of this article, the term "volunteer fire...
§ 27-43. Payment on death - Should any volunteer fire fighter be killed while actually engaged...
§ 27-44. Payments for total and permanent disability - Should any volunteer fire fighter be injured under circumstances set...
§ 27-45. Payments for partial disability - Should a volunteer fire fighter be injured under circumstances set...
§ 27-46. Payment for hospital and medical services - In addition to the relief set forth in §§ 27-43...
§ 27-47. Levy for funds - All funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this...
§ 27-48. Disputed questions of fact - Any disputed question of fact arising under the operation of...
§ 27-49. Special laws not affected - This article shall not be construed to repeal any special...
§ 27-50. Adoption of article by counties, cities and towns - This article shall not become effective in any county, city...
Chapter 5 - Safety Provisions Generally
§ 27-51. Exits from public halls, theaters and opera houses - All owners or lessees of public halls, theaters or opera...
§ 27-52. Inspection of buildings designated in preceding section - In cities and towns having police and fire departments or...
§ 27-53. Penalty for violating § 27-51; separate offenses - Any owner or lessee of any such building, who shall...
§ 27-54. Governing body to make additional safety provisions - The governing body of any city or town, or of...
§ 27-54.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 891.
§ 27-54.5. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 891.
Chapter 6 - Department of State Police; Public Building Safety Law; Arson Reporting Immunity Act
§ 27-55. Department of State Police or successor agency to keep record of fires and explosions; when open to public inspection - The Department of State Police or its successor agency shall...
§ 27-56. Department to examine into origin of fires; appointment of arson investigators - The Department shall examine, or cause examination to be made,...
§ 27-57. When insurance company to pay expenses of examination - When such examination is made on the application of any...
§ 27-58. Right to examine buildings or premises - The Department, and such person or persons as it may...
§ 27-59. Criminal prosecutions - If the Department shall be of opinion, after investigation as...
§ 27-60. Department to conduct investigations in certain cases; investigations may be private - The Department may petition an appropriate judicial officer to summons...
§ 27-61. When Department or fire chief may remedy inflammable or unsafe conditions - The Department of Fire Programs, by its representative, or the...
§ 27-62. Penalty on local officers for violating law - Any city, town or county officer referred to in this...
§ 27-63. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 199.
§ 27-65. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 499.
§ 27-66. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 613.
§ 27-66.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1989, c. 258.
§ 27-67. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 499.
§ 27-68. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 613.
§ 27-69. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 499.
§ 27-70. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 499.
§ 27-70.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 199.
§ 27-70.2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 499.
§ 27-71. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 613.
§ 27-72. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 199.
§ 27-73. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1989, c. 258.
§ 27-73.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 199.
§ 27-74. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 613.
§ 27-78. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1989, c. 258.
§ 27-79. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 199.
§ 27-79.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 499.
§ 27-79.9. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1989, c. 258.
§ 27-80. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1988, c. 199.
§ 27-85. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 499.
§ 27-85.2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1989, c. 258.
§ 27-85.3. Short title - This article shall be known as the Arson Reporting Immunity...
§ 27-85.4. Definitions - For the purposes of this article: "Action" includes nonaction or...
§ 27-85.5. Disclosure of information - A. Any authorized agency may, in writing, require an insurance...
§ 27-85.6. Evidence - Any authorized agency and insurance company described in § 27-85.4...
Chapter 7 - Liquefied Petroleum Gases
§ 27-86. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1995, c. 44.
Chapter 8 - Fire Services Training
§ 27-91. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1981, c. 154.
Chapter 9 - Statewide Fire Prevention Code Act
§ 27-94. Short title - This chapter may be cited as the "Virginia Statewide Fire...
§ 27-95. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject...
§ 27-96. Statewide standards - The purposes of this chapter are to provide for statewide...
§ 27-96.1. Chapter inapplicable to certain uses of fireworks - Unless prohibited by a local ordinance, the provisions of this...
§ 27-96.2. Exemptions generally - The provisions of this chapter concerning fireworks shall have no...
§ 27-97. Adoption of Fire Prevention Code - The Board of Housing and Community Development is hereby empowered...
§ 27-97.1. Reports of stolen explosives - Any person holding a permit for the manufacture, storage, handling,...
§ 27-97.2. Issuance of permit; background investigations - A. The State Fire Marshal or other issuing authority shall...
§ 27-98. Enforcement of Fire Prevention Code; appeals from decisions of local enforcing agencies; inspection of buildings - Any local government may enforce the Fire Prevention Code in...
§ 27-98.1. Inspections of buildings, structures, properties and premises - In order to carry out the purposes of the Code...
§ 27-98.2. Issuance of warrant - Search warrants for inspections or reinspection of buildings, structures, property,...
§ 27-98.3. Duration of warrant - An inspection warrant shall be effective for the time specified...
§ 27-98.4. Conduct of inspections, examinations, testing, or collection of samples - No warrant shall be executed in the absence of the...
§ 27-98.5. Review by courts - A. No court of the Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction to...
§ 27-99. State buildings - The Fire Prevention Code shall be applicable to all state-owned...
§ 27-100. Violation a misdemeanor - It shall be unlawful for any owner or any other...
§ 27-100.1. Seizure and destruction of certain fireworks - Any law-enforcement officer arresting any person for a violation of...
§ 27-101. Injunction upon application - Every court having jurisdiction under existing or any future law...