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MT Code § 7-33-4109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4109. Supplementary volunteer fire department authorized for cities of second class -- voted levy for volunteer firefighters' disability income insurance or workers' compensation coverage

  7-33-4109. Supplementary volunteer fire department authorized for cities of second class -- voted levy for volunteer firefighters' disability income insurance or workers' compensation coverage. (1) In addition to a paid department, the city council, city commission, or other governing body in cities of the second class may make provision for a volunteer fire department.   (2) The city commission or governing department is exempted from compliance with 7-33-4128 to the extent that section applies to the volunteer fire department by way of penalties and infringements.   (3) A volunteer is an enrolled member of the volunteer fire department, assists the paid fire department, and is eligible to serve only on the board of trustees of the fire department relief association of the city. However, not more than three volunteer members may be on the board of trustees. A person who is a volunteer for the purposes of this section is not entitled to receive a service pension.   (4) The governing body of the city may:   (a) pay an enrolled volunteer firefighter a minimum of $1 for attending a fire and a minimum of $1 for each hour or fraction of an hour after the first hour in active service at a fire or returning equipment to its proper place;   (b) subject to 15-10-425, levy a tax upon all property within a fire district for the purpose of buying disability income insurance coverage or workers' compensation coverage for the volunteer firefighters of the volunteer fire department as provided in 7-6-621.   (5) In attending fires, any volunteer shall act and serve under the supervision of the chief of the paid fire department.   History: (1) thru (4)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 136, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; Sec. 11-1936, R.C.M. 1947; (5)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 136, L. 1939; Sec. 11-1937, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1936, 11-1937; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 375, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 485, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 255, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-33-4110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4110. Volunteer companies not affected

  7-33-4110. Volunteer companies not affected. Nothing contained in 7-33-4101 through 7-33-4104, 7-33-4106 through 7-33-4108, 7-33-4112, 7-33-4113, 7-33-4122 through 7-33-4125, and 7-33-4127 shall be held or construed to affect any fire organization known as a volunteer fire company.   History: En. Sec. 10, p. 76, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3333, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5116, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5116, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1908(part).
MT Code § 7-33-4111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4111. Tax levy for volunteer fire departments -- voted levy for volunteer firefighters' disability income insurance or workers' compensation coverage

  7-33-4111. Tax levy for volunteer fire departments -- voted levy for volunteer firefighters' disability income insurance or workers' compensation coverage. (1) For the purpose of supporting volunteer fire departments in any city or town that does not have a paid fire department and for the purpose of purchasing the necessary equipment for them, the council in any city or town may, subject to 15-10-420, levy, in addition to other levies permitted by law, a tax on the taxable value of all taxable property in the city or town.   (2) Subject to 15-10-425, a city or town may levy a tax on the taxable value of all taxable property in the city or town for the purpose of purchasing disability income insurance coverage or workers' compensation coverage for volunteer firefighters of volunteer fire departments as provided in 7-6-621.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5116.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 566, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 546, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 80, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 485, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 255, L. 2011.
MT Code § 7-33-4112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4112. Mutual aid agreements -- request if no agreement exists -- definitions

  7-33-4112. Mutual aid agreements -- request if no agreement exists -- definitions. (1) A mutual aid agreement is an agreement for protection against disasters, incidents, or emergencies.   (2) Councils or commissions of incorporated municipalities may enter mutual aid agreements with the proper authority of:   (a) other incorporated municipalities;   (b) fire districts;   (c) unincorporated municipalities;   (d) state agencies;   (e) private fire prevention agencies;   (f) federal agencies;   (g) fire service areas;   (h) the governing body of other political subdivisions; or   (i) governing bodies of fire protection services, emergency medical care providers, and local government subdivisions of any other state or the United States pursuant to Title 10, chapter 3, part 11.   (3) If the council or commission has not concluded a mutual aid agreement, the council or commission, a representative of the council or commission, or an incident commander may request assistance pursuant to 10-3-209.   (4) As used in this section, the terms "disasters", "emergencies", or "incidents" have the meanings provided in 10-3-103.   History: En. Sec. 1, p. 73, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3326, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5109, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5109, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 4, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 97, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 73, L. 1949; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 2, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1901(b); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 149, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 46, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 292, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-33-4113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4113. Personnel of fire department not considered municipal officers

  7-33-4113. Personnel of fire department not considered municipal officers. The chief of the fire department, the assistant chief or chiefs of the fire department, and the firefighters shall not be deemed officers of the municipal corporation in which such fire department is established.   History: En. Sec. 2, p. 73, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3327, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 5110, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5110, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1902(part).
MT Code § 7-33-4114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4114. Limitation on liability for delays by persons authorized to receive and transmit fire reports

  7-33-4114. Limitation on liability for delays by persons authorized to receive and transmit fire reports. No person, corporation, partnership, or association which is authorized by any city, town, village, or district fire department or by any volunteer fire company to receive any report of fire or which agrees to receive and transmit such report to such fire department or volunteer fire company shall be liable in any civil action for damage to property or persons, including death, caused by delay in reporting or failure to report such fire unless such delay or failure is the result of the gross negligence of such person, corporation, partnership, or association.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 42, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1941.
MT Code § 7-33-4115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4115. Municipal fire protection through rural fire district -- election -- transition -- governance

  7-33-4115. Municipal fire protection through rural fire district -- election -- transition -- governance. (1) Upon an affirmative vote of the governing body of a city of the second class and the governing body of a rural fire district, the municipal governing body may, after providing public notice and holding a public hearing, submit to the electors of the municipality the question of annexing to the rural fire district for the provision of fire protection services and dissolving the municipal fire department if one exists. Subject to the provisions of this section, a municipality may annex to a rural fire district for the provision of fire protection services upon an affirmative vote of a simple majority of those voting on the question in the municipality.   (2) Within 14 days after the date on which the governing bodies vote to propose the annexation, notice of the proposal must be published as provided in 7-1-4127. A public hearing must be held before the municipal governing body.   (3) At the time the governing bodies vote to propose the annexation, the governing bodies shall also adopt a plan for dissolution of the municipal fire department if one exists and assumption of fire protection services by the rural fire district. The plan must include:   (a) a timetable for annexation;   (b) a map of the boundaries of the rural fire district after annexation occurs;   (c) the estimated financial impact of the annexation on the average taxpayer in the proposed district; and   (d) the process for disposition of paid municipal fire department staff and the transfer to the rural fire district of municipal fire department equipment, facilities, finances, and any warrant or bonded indebtedness.   (4) The rural fire district must be governed under the provisions of Title 7, chapter 33, part 21. Residents of the municipality are eligible to serve on the rural fire district's board of trustees.   (5) If there is not an affirmative vote of a simple majority of those voting on annexation to the rural fire district and dissolution of an existing municipal fire department, the existing municipal fire department, subject to 7-33-4101, remains intact and is subject to the provisions of this part.   (6) If the population of a second-class city classified under the provisions of 7-1-4111 or 7-1-4112 increases to the level that would require the city to be classified as a first-class city and the city has been annexed to a rural fire district under the provisions of this section, the city may remain part of the rural fire district upon adoption of a resolution by the city governing body.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 74, L. 2019.
MT Code § 7-33-4116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4116. through 7-33-4120 reserved

  7-33-4116 through 7-33-4120 reserved.
MT Code § 7-33-4121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4121. Rules governing employment in fire departments

  7-33-4121. Rules governing employment in fire departments. The city councils or commissioners of cities of the first and second class shall have power to establish and promulgate rules governing the employment of the members or employees of their respective fire departments.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 91, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 5139, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5139, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1939.
MT Code § 7-33-4122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4122. Term of appointment of firefighters -- probationary period

  7-33-4122. Term of appointment of firefighters -- probationary period. Each appointment shall be first made for a probationary term of 6 months, and thereafter the mayor or manager may nominate and, with the consent of the council or commission, appoint such chief and assistant chief or chiefs of the fire department and firefighters, who shall thereafter hold their respective appointments during good behavior and while they have the physical ability to perform their duties.   History: En. Sec. 2, p. 73, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3327, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 5110, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5110, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1902(part).
MT Code § 7-33-4123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4123. Authority to suspend firefighters

  7-33-4123. Authority to suspend firefighters. (1) The mayor or manager may suspend the chief and assistant or any firefighter of the fire department for neglect of duty or a violation of any of the rules of the fire department.   (2) The chief of the fire department may suspend the assistant chief of the fire department or any firefighter for like cause.   (3) The assistant chief of the fire department may suspend any firefighter for a like cause.   History: En. Sec. 3, p. 74, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3328, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5111, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5111, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Secs. 3 and 4, Ch. 151, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1903(part).
MT Code § 7-33-4124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4124. Suspension procedure

  7-33-4124. Suspension procedure. (1) In any case in which a member of the municipal fire department is suspended from duty, the person suspended must be furnished with a copy of the charge, in writing, setting forth the reasons for the suspension. Subject to subsection (2), the suspended member of the fire department may request in writing that the charges be presented to the council or commission for a hearing. The hearing must be held within 30 days of the request. The suspended member may invoke the right of privacy to request a closed hearing. At the hearing, the suspended member of the fire department may appear in person or by counsel and provide a defense against the charges.   (2) If the suspended member of the fire department does not request a hearing by the council or commission within 5 business days of receiving the suspension charge, the suspended member forfeits the option of requesting a hearing by the council or commission.   (3) If the charges are not presented before the council or commission within 30 days of the request for a hearing or if the council or commission determines the charges to be unfounded, the suspended person must be reinstated and is entitled to the person's usual compensation for the time of the suspension.   (4) If the charges are proven by the council or commission, the council or commission, by a vote of a majority of the whole council or commission, may impose a penalty commensurate to its determination of what the offense warrants, including either the continuation of the suspension for a limited time or the removal of the suspended person from the fire department.   History: En. Sec. 3, p. 74, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3328, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5111, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5111, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Secs. 3 and 4, Ch. 151, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1903(part); amd. Sec. 727, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 281, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-33-4125 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4125. Reduction and subsequent increase in number of firefighters based on seniority

  7-33-4125. Reduction and subsequent increase in number of firefighters based on seniority. (1) If the council at any time reduces the number of firefighters in the fire department, those most recently appointed must be selected for retirement from the fire department. The city or town clerk shall keep a list of the retired firefighters.   (2) If the number of firefighters is again increased by the council, the individuals on the list must be called into service, with the longest serving firefighters being first selected for service in the fire department.   History: En. Sec. 4, p. 74, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3329, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5112, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5112, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1904; amd. Sec. 728, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-33-4126 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4126. Repealed

  7-33-4126. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 375, L. 1983.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1937; Sec. 11-1931, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 1, Ch. 136, L. 1939; Sec. 11-1934, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1931, 11-1934.
MT Code § 7-33-4127 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4127. Compensation of fire department personnel

  7-33-4127. Compensation of fire department personnel. The compensation of the chief of the fire department and assistant chiefs of the fire department and firefighters in cities and towns where the council or commission shall establish a paid fire department and the city electrician and assistant city electricians shall be fixed by ordinance.   History: En. Sec. 2, p. 73, L. 1899; re-en. Sec. 3327, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 1911; re-en. Sec. 5110, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5110, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1902(part).
MT Code § 7-33-4128 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4128. Minimum wages of firefighters in cities of first and second class

  7-33-4128. Minimum wages of firefighters in cities of first and second class. After July 1, 1976, there shall be paid to each duly appointed and confirmed member of the fire departments of cities or towns of the first and second class of the state a minimum wage for a daily service of 8 consecutive hours of work of at least $750 per month for the first year of service and thereafter at least $750 per month plus 1% of said minimum base monthly salary for each additional year of service.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 293, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 51, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 267, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 342, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 460, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 324, L. 1975; Sec. 11-1932, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 41-2303.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 41-2303.1(part).
MT Code § 7-33-4129 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4129. Repealed

  7-33-4129. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 375, L. 1983.   History: En. 41-2303.2 by Sec. 2, Ch. 448, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 41-2303.2.
MT Code § 7-33-4130 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4130. Group insurance for firefighters -- funding

  7-33-4130. Group insurance for firefighters -- funding. (1) Cities of the first and second class, if they provide insurance for other city employees under Title 2, chapter 18, part 7, shall:   (a) provide the same insurance to their respective firefighters;   (b) pay no less than the premium rate in effect as of July 1, 1980, for insurance coverage for firefighters and their dependents notwithstanding the provisions of Title 2, chapter 18, part 7;   (c) provide for collective bargaining or other agreement processes to negotiate additional premium payments beyond the amount guaranteed by subsection (1)(b).   (2) Subject to 15-10-420, those incorporated cities and towns that require additional funds to finance the provisions of this section may levy, by the amount required to meet these provisions, a tax on the taxable value of all taxable property in the respective city or town. This levy must be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are levied.   History: En. 11-1024.1, 11-1024.2 by Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 39, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1024.1, 11-1024.2; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 88, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 574, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-33-4131 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4131. Firefighter's rights in event of city-county consolidation

  7-33-4131. Firefighter's rights in event of city-county consolidation. A firefighter employed by a fire department established as required by law in a city or town of the county prior to the election and qualification of a commission under part 11 or parts 12 and 13 of chapter 3 or other acts of consolidation or disincorporation has the same job tenure rights as though no election and qualification had taken place.   History: En. Sec. 83, Ch. 121, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 5520.84, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 192, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 34, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 157, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3524(1).
MT Code § 7-33-4132 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4132. Repealed

  7-33-4132. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 375, L. 1983.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 15, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1933.
MT Code § 7-33-4133 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 41. Municipal Fire Departments|7-33-4133. Payment of partial salary to firefighter injured in performance of duty

  7-33-4133. Payment of partial salary to firefighter injured in performance of duty. (1) A member of a fire department of a first-class or second-class municipality who is injured in the performance of duty must be paid by the municipality the difference between the member's net salary, following adjustments for income taxes and pension contributions, and the amount received from workers' compensation until the disability has ceased, as determined by workers' compensation, or for a period not to exceed 1 year, whichever occurs first.   (2) To qualify for the partial salary payment provided for in subsection (1), the firefighter must require medical or other remedial treatment and must be incapable of performing the firefighter's duties as a result of the injury.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 396, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 729, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-33-4201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 42. Powers of Municipal Council Related to Fire Services|7-33-4201. Establishment of fire department and fire alarm system

  7-33-4201. Establishment of fire department and fire alarm system. The city or town council has power to establish a fire department and prescribe and regulate its duties and to maintain a fire alarm.   History: En. Subd. 27, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.26, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-929(part).
MT Code § 7-33-4202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 42. Powers of Municipal Council Related to Fire Services|7-33-4202. Provision for fire equipment

  7-33-4202. Provision for fire equipment. The city or town council has power to erect engine, hose, and hook-and-ladder houses and to provide engines and other implements for the extinguishment of fire.   History: En. Subd. 28, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.27, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-930.
MT Code § 7-33-4203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 33. Fire Protection|Part 42. Powers of Municipal Council Related to Fire Services|7-33-4203. Repealed

  7-33-4203. Repealed. Sec. 156, Ch. 370, L. 1987.   History: En. Subd. 26, Sec. 5039, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 115, L. 1925; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5039.25, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-928.