{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-33-2402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-33-2402","heading":"Area services.","body":"(1) A fire service area created pursuant to 7-33-2401 may provide residents of the area with adequate and standard:\n(a) (i) fire and emergency response equipment, personnel, facilities, and maintenance, for a fire service agency providing service to the area; or\n(ii) fire protection by contracting for the services of a fire service agency; and\n(b) emergency medical services and equipment, licensed by the department of public health and human services, and related personnel, facilities, and maintenance.\n(2) A fire service area may, pursuant to 50-61-102, submit a fire code and a plan for enforcement to the department of justice in order to be certified for local enforcement. However, an appointed board of trustees of a fire service area shall obtain approval of the county commissioners prior to submitting a fire code and a plan of enforcement to the department of justice.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 33. FIRE PROTECTION","Part 24. Fire Service Areas"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0330/part_0240/section_0020/0070-0330-0240-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:56Z","sha256":"f475aed58bfb1b456470fa300235c126edbe24fd685ec9af29ca2c7f12619010","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-33-2401","next":"us-mt/7-33-2403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}