                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 27-6.01)

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires a different
meaning:

&#8220;Fire company&#8221; means a volunteer firefighting or firefighter support
organization organized pursuant to § 27-8 in any county, city, or town of the
Commonwealth for the purpose of extinguishing fires. Firefighter support group
members shall not be included in the provisions of Title 9.1, Title 27, or Title
65.2 unless otherwise designated for inclusion by ordinance or resolution of the
governing body of the applicable county, city, or town of the Commonwealth.

&#8220;Fire department&#8221; means a firefighting organization established as a
department of government of any county, city, or town pursuant to § 27-6.1.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2023, c. 237.