Fire protection districts., the official text

First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)

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  HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1113

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 36-8-11-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025 (RETROACTIVE)]:
Sec. 4. (a) A county legislative body may establish fire protection
districts for any of the following purposes:

      (1) Fire protection, including the capability for extinguishing all
      fires that might be reasonably expected because of the types of
      improvements, personal property, and real property within the
      boundaries of the district.
      (2) Fire prevention, including identification and elimination of all
      potential and actual sources of fire hazard.
      (3) If the county legislative body establishes a fire protection
      district for either or both of the purposes under subdivision
      (1) or (2), in addition to those the fire protection district
      purposes may include the provision of emergency medical
      services (regulated under IC 16-31-3), basic life support, or
      advanced life support. However, this subdivision may not
      apply, and the purposes under this subdivision may not be
      included with regard to the fire protection district, if another
      local unit or organization is providing the services under this
      subdivision with public funds to the area served by the fire
      protection district.
      (4) If the county legislative body establishes a fire protection

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      district for either or both of the purposes under subdivision
      (1) or (2), in addition to those the fire protection district
      purposes may include the prevention of hazards that may
      cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property
      damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic
      disruption, or environmental damage.
      (3) (5) Other purposes or functions related to fire protection and
      fire prevention.
   (b) Any area may be established as a fire protection district, but one
(1) part of a district may not be completely separate from another part.
A municipality may be included in a district, but only if it consents by
ordinance, unless a majority of the freeholders of the municipality have
petitioned to be included in the district.
   (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the territory of a district
may consist of:
      (1) one (1) or more townships and parts of one (1) or more
      townships in the same county; or
      (2) all of the townships in the same county.
The boundaries of a district need not coincide with those of other
political subdivisions.
   (d) The territory of a district may consist of a municipality that is
located in more than one (1) county.
   SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Governor of the State of Indiana

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