Chapter 9. FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION  


§ 9-1. Fire department not to answer calls outside city; exceptions, fees.

State law reference

Authority to provide police and fire protection, Ga. Const. art. 9, sec. 2, par. 3(1); state-wide application of Standard Fire Prevention Code, O.C.G.A. § 8-2-25; The Uniform Act for the Application of Building and Fire Related Codes to Existing Buildings, O.C.G.A. § 8-2-200; providing of fire escapes by building owners, O.C.G.A. § 8-2-50; obstruction or hindering of firefighters, O.C.G.A. § 16-10-24.1; regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, O.C.G.A. § 25-2-1 et seq.; local fire departments generally, O.C.G.A. § 25-3-2 et seq.; authority to enact ordinances or fire and life safety codes, O.C.G.A. § 25-3-4; firefighter standards and training, O.C.G.A. § 25-4-2 et seq.; mutual aid resource pacts, O.C.G.A. § 25-6-1; Georgia Fire Academy Act, O.C.G.A. § 25-7-1 et seq.; regulation of fireworks, O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq.; electronic security systems installed and serviced by counties or municipal corporations, O.C.G.A. § 36-60-12.

Cross reference

Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 5; emergency management, Ch. 8.

Editor's note

O.C.G.A. § 8-2-25 provides for the state-wide application of the Standard Fire Prevention Code (SBCCI) effective October 1, 1991.