Indiana Code
Chapter 19. Fire Protection Territories
36-8-19-5. Fire Protection Territory; Establishment; Purposes; Boundaries

Sec. 5. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the legislative body of a unit or fire protection district and the legislative body of at least one (1) other contiguous unit or contiguous fire protection district may establish a fire protection territory for any of the following purposes:
(1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of improvements, personal property, and real property within the boundaries of the territory.
(2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all potential and actual sources of fire hazard.
(3) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and fire prevention.
(b) Not more than one (1) unit or fire protection district within the proposed territory may be designated as the provider unit for the territory.
(c) The boundaries of a territory need not coincide with those of other political subdivisions.
As added by P.L.37-1994, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.255-2017, SEC.42.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 36. Local Government

Article 8. Public Safety

Chapter 19. Fire Protection Territories

36-8-19-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

36-8-19-0.3. Legalization of Certain Resolutions Adopted Before July 1, 2007

36-8-19-1. Application of Chapter

36-8-19-1.5. Consolidation of Fire Departments in County Containing Consolidated City

36-8-19-1.7. "Fire Protection District"

36-8-19-2. "Participating Unit"

36-8-19-3. "Provider Unit" Defined

36-8-19-4. "Territory" Defined

36-8-19-5. Fire Protection Territory; Establishment; Purposes; Boundaries

36-8-19-6. Establishing or Expanding Territory; Ordinance or Resolution

36-8-19-6.3. Restrictions on Voting on Proposed Ordinance or Resolution

36-8-19-6.5. Agreement to Change Provider Unit

36-8-19-6.9. Creation of Joint Executive Board

36-8-19-7. Tax Levy Rate; Different Tax Rates Authorized; Implementation of Total Tax Rate Levied Over a Number of Years

36-8-19-7.5. Local Option and Excise Taxes; Allocation to Economic Development; Distributions to Participating Units; Clerical and Mathematical Adjustments

36-8-19-8. Fire Protection Territory Fund; Establishment; Purposes; Budget; Tax Levies

36-8-19-8.5. Equipment Replacement Fund; Property Tax Levy; Maximum Property Tax Rate

36-8-19-8.6. Transfer of Money From Participating Unit to Fire Protection Territory Fund or Fire Protection Territory Equipment Replacement Fund

36-8-19-8.7. Purchase of Firefighting Equipment on Installment Conditional Sale or Mortgage Contract

36-8-19-9. Avoidance of Duplication of Tax Levies; Preexisting Indebtedness

36-8-19-10. Disbandment of Existing Fire Departments

36-8-19-11. Annexation of Territory

36-8-19-12. Adjustments to Tax Levy; Entry Year of Participants

36-8-19-13. Withdrawal From Territory; Ordinance or Resolution; Effect of Adoption

36-8-19-14. Payment of Line of Duty Health Care Expenses for Firefighters

36-8-19-15. Dissolution of Fire Protection Territory; Reversion of Title to Real Property

36-8-19-16. Duty of the Department of Local Government Finance to Review Tax Rates and Levies for Certain Fire Protection Territories; Recommendations to Units Concerning Existing Tax Rates and Levies; Authority to Conduct Public Hearings; Report of...