{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-291","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-291","heading":"Firemen appointed.","body":"A city is authorized to appoint a fire chief; to employ other firemen; to establish, organize, equip, and maintain a fire department; and to prescribe the duties of the fire department. (1917, c. 136, subch. 8, s. 1; C.S., s. 2801; 1969, c. 1065, s. 3; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 160A. Cities and Towns.","Article 14. Fire Protection."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160A/GS_160A-291.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:42Z","sha256":"75a56d66cb77f7899e93e117edc93c326ee8241fc88928afe93528ca83e3ff5c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-290","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-292"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}