Source: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/2007/478.260
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ORS 478.260 - Fire chief and assistants - 2007 Oregon Revised Statutes
2007 ORS Vol. 12 Chapter 478 Section 478.260
2007 ORS 478.260¹
• acquisition of site
• fire and first-aid apparatus and equipment
• emergency medical and ambulance services
(1) The district board shall select a fire chief qualified by actual experience as a firefighter and fire precautionist, or otherwise, and assistants, volunteer or otherwise, and fix their compensation. The fire chief shall be responsible for the equipment and properties of the district. Under the direction of the board, the fire chief shall be responsible for the conduct of the department.
(3) A district may operate or acquire and operate, or contract for the operation of, emergency medical service equipment and vehicles both within and without the boundaries of the district. A district may conduct ambulance operations only in conformance with a county plan adopted under ORS 682.062 (County plan for ambulance and emergency medical services) for ambulance services and ambulance service areas and with rules of the Department of Human Services relating to such services and service areas. Service authorized under a county plan includes authorization for a district to provide ambulance services by intergovernmental agreement with any other unit of local government designated by the plan to provide ambulance services.
(4) As used in this section, "ambulance services" has the meaning given that term in ORS 682.027 (Definition of "ambulance services" for ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066). [Amended by 1953 c.369 §2; 1959 c.658 §1; 1967 c.348 §1; 1969 c.667 §17; 1973 c.192 §1; 1979 c.565 §1; 1981 c.538 §1; 1989 c.722 §1]
County authority to prohibit rural fire protec­tion district's performance of services except in accordance with county standards, (1980) Vol 40, p 240