Powers Relating To Fire Department

Sec. 9019.104. POWERS RELATING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT. The district may: (1) purchase or otherwise acquire, maintain, and operate a firefighting facility and equipment to protect property belonging to the district and other property in the district; (2) maintain and operate a fire department; (3) employ a fire marshal; and (4) pay a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person on a charge of arson in connection with the burning or attempted burning of property in the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.06, eff. April 1, 2015.