West Virginia Code
Article 15. Fire Fighting; Fire Companies and Departments; Civil Service for Paid Fire Departments
§8-15-14. Rooms, Stationery, etc., to Be Furnished by Municipality; Appropriations Required

It shall be the duty of the mayor and the heads of the departments of government of every municipality having a paid fire department to cause suitable and convenient rooms and accommodations to be assigned and provided, furnished, heated and lighted for carrying on the work and examinations of the commission. The commission may order from the proper authorities the necessary stationery, postage stamps, official seal and other articles to be supplied, and the necessary printing to be done, for its official use. It shall be the duty of the officers of every such municipality to aid the commission in all proper ways in carrying out the civil service provisions of this article, and to allow the reasonable use of public buildings, and to heat and light the same, for holding examinations and investigations, and in all proper ways to facilitate the same.
All municipalities subject to the civil service provisions of this article are hereby required to appropriate sufficient funds for the purpose of carrying out such provisions.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations

Article 15. Fire Fighting; Fire Companies and Departments; Civil Service for Paid Fire Departments

§8-15-1. Power and Authority of Governing Body With Respect to Fires

§8-15-2. Liability for Property Pulled Down or Destroyed to Prevent Spread of Fire

§8-15-3. Municipalities Empowered and Authorized to Contract for Prevention and Extinguishment of Fires Beyond the Corporate Limits

§8-15-4. Power and Authority to Form Fire Companies; Recordation of Statement; Organization

§8-15-5. Duties of Company Members; Meetings to Inspect Equipment; Report; Penalty for Noncompliance

§8-15-6. Dissolution of Volunteer Fire Company

§8-15-7. Incorporation of Volunteer Fire Companies; Duties and Obligations; Dissolution

§8-15-7a. Audit or Financial Examination of Volunteer Fire Companies

§8-15-8. Support of Volunteer Fire Company; Return of Property Upon Dissolution

§8-15-8a. Eligibility for Allocation From Municipal Pensions and Protection Fund and the Fire Protection Fund

§8-15-8b. Authorized Expenditures of Revenues From the Municipal Pensions and Protection Fund and the Fire Protection Fund; Deductions for Unauthorized Expenditures; Record Retention

§8-15-8c. Donation of Equipment

§8-15-9. Establishment and Maintenance of Paid Fire Department

§8-15-10. Hours of Duty for Firemen in a Paid Fire Department

§8-15-10a. Firemen Who Are Required to Work During Holidays; How Compensated

§8-15-10b. Mandatory Safety Procedures for Situations Deemed Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health

§8-15-11. Qualifications for Appointment or Promotion to Positions in Paid Fire Departments to Be Ascertained by Examination; Provisions Exclusive as to Appointments, etc.; Rights of Certain Chiefs; &Quot;appointing Officer" Defined

§8-15-12. Firemen's Civil Service Commission Generally

§8-15-13. Recorder Ex Officio Clerk of Commission; Clerical and Stenographic Services

§8-15-14. Rooms, Stationery, etc., to Be Furnished by Municipality; Appropriations Required

§8-15-15. Powers, Authority and Duties of Firemen's Civil Service Commission

§8-15-16. Rules for All Examinations; Probationary Appointments

§8-15-16a. Apprenticeship Programs

§8-15-17. Form of Application; Age and Residency Requirements; Exceptions

§8-15-18. Character and Notice of Competitive Examinations; Qualifications of Applicants; Press Representatives; Posting Eligible List; Medical Examinations

§8-15-18a. Individual Review of Test and Answers From Promotional Examination

§8-15-19. Refusal to Examine or Certify; Review Thereof

§8-15-20. Appointments From List of Eligible Applicants; Special Examinations for Electricians or Mechanics

§8-15-20a. Special Examination for Firefighter Paramedic

§8-15-21. Noncompetitive Examination for Filling Vacancy; Provisional Appointment

§8-15-22. Vacancies Filled by Promotions; Eligibility for Promotion

§8-15-23. No Inquiry Shall Be Made Concerning Political or Religious Opinions or Affiliations of Applicants, etc.

§8-15-24. Political Activities of Members Prohibited; Exceptions

§8-15-25. Removal, Discharge, Suspension or Reduction in Rank or Pay; Hearing; Attorney Fees; Appeal; Reduction in Number of Members

§8-15-26. Offenses and Penalties

§8-15-27. Repeal of Conflicting Acts and Provisions; Civil Service Provisions of Article Exclusive; Status or Tenure Not Affected