Minn. Stat. § 365.17: JOINT FIRE EQUIPMENT WITH ADJACENT TOWNS.

The town boards of adjacent towns may pool the amounts raised by the towns and jointly get and keep up fire protection apparatus for the use of the towns in common. The town boards shall jointly agree on the terms, conditions, and rules for their joint action. The immediate control of the apparatus may be given to a committee made up of the chairs of the town boards. The joint agreement must not run for more than ten years.