§ 1951 - Creation of department
§ 1951. Creation of department
A town, city or incorporated village shall have power to create, maintain and operate a fire department as a department of the municipality, and for this purpose to purchase, acquire, hold, lease or sell real property, equipment and apparatus, and to appoint officers, firemen and employees of the department. (Added 1969, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. March 2, 1970.)