{"data":{"id":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-1951","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"24 V.S.A. § 1951","heading":"Creation of department","body":"A town, city, or incorporated village shall have power to create, maintain, and operate a fire department as a department of the municipality, and for this purpose to purchase, acquire, hold, lease, or sell real property, equipment, and apparatus, and to appoint officers, firemen, and employees of the department.","path":["Title 24: Municipal and County Government","Chapter 057: Fire Departments"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24/057/01951","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:05Z","sha256":"8a5eec2ce52f39f64d9d27ed63f8aa4de9ba4cd6fc222c5ba2396e8cac4fb945","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-1943","next":"us-vt/24-v.s.a.-1952"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}