{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-140","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-43-140","heading":"Authorized; Management and Control.","body":"Cities and towns may maintain and operate a volunteer or paid fire department and may do any and all things necessary to secure efficient service. The council may delegate to commissioners by ordinance the power to control and manage such fire department under such rules and regulations as the commissioners or the council may prescribe.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 43 Mayor and Council, Other Officers, Employees, Departments, Etc.","Article 7 Fire Department."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-43-140","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"b7ef84be53a1af2c6c6eea51c7e7d90ddabc58e90519648753d7b4b872dc3870","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-123","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-43-141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}