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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 187; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0142\">142<\/a>; in 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0502\">502<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0503\">503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1417027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356287,"identifier":"27-11","token":"27\/2\/1\/27-11","url":"\/27-11\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-11\/","token":"27\/2\/1\/27-11","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duty of members on alarm of fire or call of a medical emergency","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-11","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every member of the <span class=\"dictionary\">fire company<\/span> shall, upon any alarm of fire or call of a medical emergency, attend according to the <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinances<\/span> of the county, city, or town, or the bylaws, rules, or regulations of the <span class=\"dictionary\">fire department<\/span> or the <span class=\"dictionary\">fire company<\/span>&#8217;s regulations, and endeavor to extinguish such fire or assist in the medical emergency.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTY OF MEMBERS ON ALARM OF FIRE OR CALL OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY (\u00a7 27-11)\n\nEvery member of the fire company shall, upon any alarm of fire or call of a\nmedical emergency, attend according to the ordinances of the county, city, or\ntown, or the bylaws, rules, or regulations of the fire department or the fire\ncompany&#8217;s regulations, and endeavor to extinguish such fire or assist in\nthe medical emergency.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3123; 1970, c. 187; 2001, c. 142; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}