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- ORS 478.130 · Certain structures subject to fire damage to be added to tax rolls.
- ORS 478.140 · Procedure for adding land to district by consent of owner.
- ORS 478.150 · Conference with State Forestry Department required prior to formation of district or annexation of territory.
- ORS 478.155 · Formation of district with tax zones; contents of formation petition and order creating district; determination of tax levy in each zone; boundary changes.
- ORS 478.160 · Filing of boundary or zone change with county assessor and Department of Revenue.
- ORS 478.210 · Directors; organization; term; oath.
- ORS 478.215 · Position numbers for director election.
- ORS 478.220 · [Repealed by 1957 s.s. c.10 §6 (478.221 enacted in lieu of 478.220)]
- ORS 478.221 · Nomination and election of directors.
- ORS 478.225 · Election subdistricts; petition for formation; election.
- ORS 478.228 · Boundaries of subdistricts.
- ORS 478.230 · [Amended by 1953 c.369 §2; 1967 c.609 §11; 1969 c.667 §14; repealed by 1971 c.647 §149]
- ORS 478.231 · Election laws applicable.
- ORS 478.232 · [1979 c.364 §4; repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
- ORS 478.234 · Subdistricts for nomination or election of directors.
- ORS 478.235 · [1979 c.364 §5; repealed by 1983 c.350 §331a]
- ORS 478.240 · Special elections; electors.
- ORS 478.245 · [1955 c.617 §1; repealed by 1969 c.325 §4 and 1969 c.667 §70]
- ORS 478.250 · Meetings and officers of board.
- ORS 478.260 · Fire chief; fire department facilities; fire evacuation routes; emergency medical services.
- ORS 478.270 · Reports of directors; State Fire Marshal cooperation; uniform forms.
- ORS 478.280 · Employment of assistants.
- ORS 478.290 · Additional authority of districts within 10-mile radius of city of 100,000 or more.
- ORS 478.300 · Contracting with others to provide facilities and services for fire protection or road lighting; authority over open burning and fire permits; rules.
- ORS 478.305 · Contracting with others for mutual communication system; contracts in other states.
- ORS 478.308 · Contracting with others for regional oil and hazardous material emergency response team.
- ORS 478.310 · Response to fire or public safety incident outside its own territory by district or municipality; liability for costs.
- ORS 478.315 · Response to fire or public safety incident in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; payment of costs.
- ORS 478.325 · District may levy taxes for purposes of ORS 478.335 to 478.370.
- ORS 478.335 · Contracts for medical and hospital services or insurance.
- ORS 478.340 · Payment of premiums or charges on contracts; employee contributions; multiple contracts.
- ORS 478.355 · Establishment of employee retirement system; provisions of plan.
- ORS 478.360 · Fund to provide retirement benefits.
- ORS 478.365 · Employee contributions to retirement fund.
- ORS 478.370 · Retirement benefits not to be funded for individual not employee of district when membership in system created.
- ORS 478.390 · Investments authorized to fund length of service awards for volunteer firefighters.
- ORS 478.410 · Power of district to levy taxes, borrow money, sell bonds and create fees.
- ORS 478.420 · Sale of bonds.
- ORS 478.430 · Ad valorem tax.
- ORS 478.432 · Taxation of qualified forestland and structures on qualified forestland.
- ORS 478.440 · Gifts; sinking fund.
- ORS 478.450 · Tax for road lighting; method.
- ORS 478.460 · Deposit and disbursement of funds.
- ORS 478.470 · Interest on unpaid warrants; limitation on amount of warrants.
- ORS 478.480 · Formation of tax zones; basis for zones; public hearing.
- ORS 478.485 · Notice of public hearing.
- ORS 478.490 · Election on question of dividing district into tax zones; order creating zones; effect.
- ORS 478.495 · Limitation on changes in tax zone boundaries.
- ORS 478.500 · Determination of tax levy in each tax zone.
- ORS 478.505 · Petition for tax zones by district electors; number of signatures required; public hearing.
- ORS 478.510 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §32; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.520 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §33; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.530 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §34; repealed by 1971 c.647 §149 and by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.540 · [Amended by 1969 c.694 §21; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.550 · [Repealed by 1969 c.667 §70]
- ORS 478.555 · [1969 c.694 §23; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.560 · Deposit and disbursement of funds of districts located in two or more counties.
- ORS 478.610 · [Amended by 1959 c.658 §2; 1963 c.299 §3; 1967 c.610 §1; 1969 c.79 §4; 1969 c.667 §36; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.614 · [1953 c.165 §1; 1961 c.682 §1; 1969 c.667 §37; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.616 · [1953 c.165 §2; 1969 c.667 §38; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.618 · [1969 c.79 §6; 1969 c.667 §68; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.620 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §39; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.630 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §40; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.640 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §41; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.650 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §42; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.660 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §43; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.665 · Withdrawal of territory from district; inclusion in forest protection district; assessment.
- ORS 478.700 · [1965 c.316 §2; 1969 c.667 §44; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.702 · Annexing lands to district.
- ORS 478.710 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §45; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.720 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §46; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.730 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §47; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.740 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §48; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.750 · [Amended by 1965 c.316 §4; 1969 c.667 §49; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.760 · [1965 c.316 §3; 1969 c.667 §50; repealed by 2003 c.46 §54]
- ORS 478.810 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §51; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.820 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §52; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.830 · [Amended by 1969 c.667 §53; repealed by 1971 c.727 §203]
- ORS 478.840 · Definitions for ORS 478.845 to 478.875.
- ORS 478.845 · Revenue bonds authorized for fire safety systems.
- ORS 478.850 · Sources of bond payment restricted.
- ORS 478.855 · Loan fund created from bond proceeds; other sources for fund.
- ORS 478.860 · Standards for eligibility for loans for fire safety systems.
- ORS 478.865 · Loan contract; repayment plan; terms and conditions.
- ORS 478.870 · Powers granted to enforce loan contracts and secure payment of bonds; reserve fund.
- ORS 478.875 · Remedies for breach of loan contract.
- ORS 478.880 · Legislative findings.
- ORS 478.885 · Payment or repayment for cost of fire safety system installation in multifamily housing.
- ORS 478.910 · Adoption of fire prevention code.
- ORS 478.920 · Scope of fire prevention code.
- ORS 478.924 · Approval of code by city or county required.
- ORS 478.927 · Building permit review for fire prevention code.
- ORS 478.930 · Violation of code; failure to remove hazards; burning waste without permit prohibited.
- ORS 478.940 · [Amended by 2021 c.539 §138; repealed by 2025 c.179 §3]
- ORS 478.960 · Burning of certain materials permitted only with permission of fire chief; damage or injury; burning schedules and restrictions.
- ORS 478.965 · Recovery by district of costs of suppressing unlawful fire; attorney fees.
- ORS 478.970 · Purpose of district unique identifiers.
- ORS 478.972 · Application by district to State Fire Marshal for issuance of unique identifier for district.
- ORS 478.974 · [1953 c.164 §3; 1969 c.667 §61; repealed by 2001 c.426 §6]
- ORS 478.976 · [1953 c.164 §4; repealed by 2001 c.426 §6]