Chapter 213 — POLICE AND FIRE FIGHTING SERVICE
17 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 213.01 Fire Fighters’ Association; powers; military duty
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213.01 Fire Fighters’ Association; powers; military duty. (1) The Wisconsin State Fire Fighters’ Association organized under the laws of this state is continued, with all of its powers and privileges; and any person having served for the term of 7 years in any company belonging t…
Wis. Stat. § 213.02 City and village fire company trustees: election, powers
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213.02 City and village fire company trustees: election, powers. (1) The members of any fire company, in any city or village, which has been organized and has elected those officers required by law, and whose organization and election of officers have been confirmed by the govern…
Wis. Stat. § 213.03 City and village fire company trustees: term; vacancies
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213.03 City and village fire company trustees: term; vacancies. Trustees of a fire company, elected under s. 213.02, shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected. A trustee may be removed at any time by the company for cause, after the trustee has had an …
Wis. Stat. § 213.04 City and village fire companies: how disbanded
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213.04 City and village fire companies: how disbanded. The common council of any city or the board of trustees of any village in which any fire company may be located shall have power to disband any fire company for misconduct or when they consider it proper. Whenever any fire co…
Wis. Stat. § 213.05 Organization of town fire companies
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213.05 Organization of town fire companies. Any number of persons, not less than 15, not residing in any city or village may organize a fire company as a nonstock corporation under ch. 181 for the protection of life and property. A corporation organized under this section shall h…
Wis. Stat. § 213.06 Purposes of town fire companies; refusal to act
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213.06 Purposes of town fire companies; refusal to act. The purposes and objects of a corporation organized under s. 213.05 shall be to aid and assist in the extinguishment of fires at or near the place of the corporation’s location. If the company refuses, when notified, to atte…
Wis. Stat. § 213.07 Town fire company reports; exemptions
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213.07 Town fire company reports; exemptions. The secretary of each corporation organized under s. 213.05 shall, within 10 days after the election of officers in each year, deliver to the town clerk a report giving the names of the officers elected for the ensuing year and the na…
Wis. Stat. § 213.08 What is a town fire department
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213.08 What is a town fire department. One or more companies organized under s. 213.05, with not less than 30 active members, having at least one good fire engine and not less than 500 feet of sound hose kept in an engine house, fit and ready at all times for actual service, and …
Wis. Stat. § 213.095 Police power of fire chief, rescue squads
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213.095 Police power of fire chief, rescue squads. The chief, chief engineer, assistant engineer, captain, lieutenant, executive officer or other person in charge of any volunteer fire company, association, fire district, or any other organization organized or created for the pur…
Wis. Stat. § 213.10 Fire Fighters Relief Association
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213.10 Fire Fighters Relief Association. (1g) In this section, “members of the paid fire department” means all fire department personnel who are engaged in the duties of fire fighting, fire fighting training and directly related skills, including fire prevention, investigation an…
Wis. Stat. § 213.105 State Fire Fighters Memorial
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213.105 State Fire Fighters Memorial. The State Fire Fighters Memorial, located in the city of Wisconsin Rapids, is designated the official memorial to honor all fire fighters of this state who have given their lives in the public service. History: 1995 a. 217.
Wis. Stat. § 213.106 State Police and Fire Fighters Hall of Fame
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213.106 State Police and Fire Fighters Hall of Fame. The Old Firehouse Police and Fire Museum, located in the city of Superior, is designated the official hall of fame to honor police officers and fire fighters of this state for their dedicated public service. History: 1995 a. 21…
Wis. Stat. § 213.107 State-sanctioned fire fighter service medal
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213.107 State-sanctioned fire fighter service medal. If the board of directors of the State Fire Fighters Memorial submits to the secretary of administration a recommended design for a state-sanctioned medal honoring the service of the fire fighters of this state, the secretary s…
Wis. Stat. § 213.11 Police Relief Association
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213.11 Police Relief Association. (1) The members of the paid police department in any city heretofore or hereafter organized, who comply with the constitution and bylaws of the association hereinafter mentioned, are constituted a body corporate in such city under the name of “Th…
Wis. Stat. § 213.12 Pay
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213.12 Pay. The common council of any city and the board of trustees of any village which owns a fire engine shall annually pay to each active fire fighter belonging to any fire company organized by authority of the city or village an amount that the common council or board of tr…
Wis. Stat. § 213.13 Rest days for fire fighters
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213.13 Rest days for fire fighters. (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), the common council or governing body of every city having a paid fire department shall provide for, and the chief engineer of the department shall assign to, each fire fighter in the service of the c…
Wis. Stat. § 213.15 Fire hose threads and fittings to be uniform
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213.15 Fire hose threads and fittings to be uniform. All fire hose fittings, apparatus fittings, 1.5 and 2.5 inches in diameter purchased or procured by a fire department or fire company shall be of the national standard hose thread as adopted by 4 the national fire protection as…