§ 478.210 Directors; organization; term; oath
§ 478.215 Position numbers for director election
§ 478.221 Nomination and election of directors
§ 478.225 Election subdistricts; petition for formation; election
§ 478.228 Boundaries of subdistricts
§ 478.231 Election laws applicable
§ 478.234 Subdistricts for nomination or election of directors
§ 478.240 Special elections; electors
§ 478.250 Meetings and officers of board
§ 478.260 Fire chief; headquarters; fire evacuation routes; emergency medical services
§ 478.270 Reports of directors; State Fire Marshal cooperation; uniform forms
§ 478.280 Employment of assistants
§ 478.290 Additional authority of districts within 10-mile radius of city of 100,000 or more
§ 478.300 Contracting with others to provide facilities and services for fire protection or road lighting; authority over open burning and fire permits; rules
§ 478.305 Contracting with others for mutual communication system; contracts in other states
§ 478.308 Contracting with others for regional oil and hazardous material emergency response team
§ 478.310 Response to fire or public safety incident outside its own territory by district or municipality; liability for costs
§ 478.315 Response to fire or public safety incident in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; payment of costs

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes > Chapter 478 > Powers and Duties

  • City: includes any incorporated village or town. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means the county in which the district, or the greater portion of the taxable assessed value of the district, is located. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
  • District: means a rural fire protection district proposed to be organized or organized under, or subject to, this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
  • district board: means the governing body of a district. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
  • landowner: means a legal owner of real property or the vendee of a contract of purchase of real property, if any, to the exclusion of the vendor. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
  • local government: means all cities, counties and local service districts located in this state, and all administrative subdivisions of those cities, counties and local service districts. See Oregon Statutes 174.116
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Open burning: means any burning conducted in such a manner that combustion air is not effectively controlled and that combustion products are not vented through a stack or chimney, including but not limited to burning conducted in open outdoor fires, common burn barrels and backyard incinerators. See Oregon Statutes 478.001
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • public body: means state government bodies, local government bodies and special government bodies. See Oregon Statutes 174.109
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.