Fire Prevention and Fire Control

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Fire Prevention and Fire Control.” It is part of Chapter 8 “Requirements Applicable to Underground Coal Mines; Electricity, Safety, Etc”, which is part of Part B “Underground Coal Mines”, which is part of Subtitle II “Coal Mining”, which is part of Title 45.2 “Mines, Minerals, and Energy”. It contains 8 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 8 sections.

§ 45.2-818	Firefighting equipment; fire prevention
§ 45.2-819	Duties in case of fire
§ 45.2-820	Emergency response plans; list of next of kin
§ 45.2-821	Reporting fires; response
§ 45.2-822	Fire prevention in transportation of mining equipment
§ 45.2-823	Storage and use of flammable fluids and materials
§ 45.2-824	Diesel-powered equipment
§ 45.2-825	Arcs, sparks, and flames