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
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
36-8-19-8. Fire Protection Territory Fund; Establishment; Purposes; Budget; Tax Levies
36-8-19-8.5. Equipment Replacement Fund; Property Tax Levy; Maximum Property Tax Rate
36-8-19-8.7. 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