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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-22-802

Definitions

Acts 1987, No. 837, § 2; 2003, No. 1396, § 1; 2003, No. 1459, § 1; 2019, No. 389, §§ 39, 40.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) [Repealed.]

(2) “Certified fire department” means any fire department certified by the Director of the Office of Fire Protection Services as meeting minimum standards prescribed by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board;

(3) [Repealed.]

(4) “Fire department” means any organization established for the prevention or extinguishment of fires, including, but not limited to, fire departments organized under municipal or county ordinances, improvement districts, membership fee-based private fire departments, and volunteer fire departments; and

(5) “Firefighter” means any paid or volunteer member of a fire department who engages in fire suppressions, rescue, pump operations, or other fire-ground activities.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.