Chapter 478 Rural Fire Protection Districts

General Provisions

§ 478.001		Definitions
§ 478.002		Status of districts existing in 1957
§ 478.004		New district succeeds to and replaces abolished district

Formation

§ 478.010		Formation
§ 478.050		Qualifications for directors
§ 478.090		Effect of 1939 Act on districts then existing
§ 478.100		Immaterial defects in organization not to invalidate district organization
§ 478.115		County governing body to determine territory of district
§ 478.120		Inclusion of forestland in district
§ 478.130		Certain structures subject to fire damage to be added to tax rolls
§ 478.140		Procedure for adding land to district by consent of owner

Powers And Duties

§ 478.210		Directors
§ 478.215		Position numbers for director election
§ 478.221		Nomination and election of directors
§ 478.225		Election subdistricts
§ 478.228		Boundaries of subdistricts
§ 478.231		Election laws applicable
§ 478.234		Subdistricts for nomination or election of directors
§ 478.240		Special elections

Benefits For District Employees

§ 478.325		District may levy taxes for purposes of ORS 478.335 to 478.370
§ 478.335		Contracts for medical and hospital services or insurance
§ 478.340		Payment of premiums or charges on contracts
§ 478.355		Establishment of employee retirement system
§ 478.360		Fund to provide retirement benefits
§ 478.365		Employee contributions to retirement fund
§ 478.370		Retirement benefits not to be funded for individual not employee of district when membership in system created

Benefits For District Volunteers

Investments authorized to fund length of service awards for volunteer firefighters

Revenues And Finances

(Generally)

§ 478.410		Power of district to levy taxes, borrow money, sell bonds and create fees
§ 478.420		Sale of bonds
§ 478.430		Ad valorem tax
§ 478.440		Gifts
§ 478.450		Tax for road lighting
§ 478.460		Deposit and disbursement of funds
§ 478.470		Interest on unpaid warrants

(Tax Zones)

§ 478.480		Formation of tax zones
§ 478.485		Notice of public hearing
§ 478.490		Election on question of dividing district into tax zones
§ 478.495		Limitation on changes in tax zone boundaries
§ 478.500		Determination of tax levy in each tax zone
§ 478.505		Petition for tax zones by district electors

(Multicounty Districts)

Deposit and disbursement of funds of districts located in two or more counties

Withdrawal Of Territory

Withdrawal of territory from district

Fire Safety Systems

§ 478.840		Definitions for ORS 478.845 to 478.875
§ 478.845		Revenue bonds authorized for fire safety systems
§ 478.850		Sources of bond payment restricted
§ 478.855		Loan fund created from bond proceeds
§ 478.860		Standards for eligibility for loans for fire safety systems
§ 478.865		Loan contract
§ 478.870		Powers granted to enforce loan contracts and secure payment of bonds
§ 478.875		Remedies for breach of loan contract

Fire Prevention Code; Fire Permits

§ 478.910		Adoption of fire prevention code
§ 478.920		Scope of fire prevention code
§ 478.924		Approval of code by city or county required
§ 478.927		Building permit review for fire prevention code
§ 478.930		Violation of code
§ 478.940		Copies of code to be filed with State Fire Marshal and posted at fire stations
§ 478.960		Burning of certain materials permitted only with permission of fire chief
§ 478.965		Recovery by district of costs of suppressing unlawful fire

District Identification Names

§ 478.970		Purpose of district identification names
§ 478.972		Application by district to State Fire Marshal for identification name
§ 478.980		Identification name for district formed by consolidation or merger of districts
§ 478.982		Reuse of names of dissolved districts

Penalties