2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 58-84-5. Definitions.

§ 58‑84‑5.  Definitions.

The following definitions apply in Articles 84 through 88 of this Chapter:

(1)       City. – A fire district.

(2)       Clerk. – The clerk of a fire district or, if there is no clerk, the person so designated by the governing body of the fire district.

(3)       Fire district. – Any political subdivision of the State that meets all of the following conditions:

a.         It has an organized fire department under the control of its governing body.

b.         Its fire department has apparatus and equipment that is in serviceable condition for fire duty and is valued at one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.

c.         It enforces the fire laws to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.

(4)       Town. – A fire district. (1951, c. 1032, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 747, s. 5.)