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When a fire that could endanger persons at the mine cannot be extinguished immediately, all persons shall be withdrawn promptly from the area of the fire.B\n\nIn case of any unplanned fire at or about a mine that is not extinguished within 30 minutes of discovery, the operator or agent shall report the fire to the Chief by the quickest available means, giving all information known to the operator or agent regarding the fire. The Chief shall take prompt action and decide whether to go in person or dispatch qualified subordinates to the scene of the fire for consultation and assistance in the extinguishing of the fire and the protection of exposed persons. 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The Chief shall take prompt action and decide whether to go in person or dispatch qualified subordinates to the scene of the fire for consultation and assistance in the extinguishing of the fire and the protection of exposed persons. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1974, chapter 323; in 1978, chapter 118; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1985, chapter 500; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224029,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64848,"identifier":"45.2-913","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/5\/45.2-913","url":"\/45.2-913\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-913\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/5\/45.2-913","dublin_core":{"Title":" Duties in case of fire","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-913","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a fire occurs, the person discovering it and any other person in the vicinity of the fire shall make a prompt effort to extinguish it. When a fire that could endanger persons at the mine cannot be extinguished immediately, all persons shall be withdrawn promptly from the area of the fire. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In case of any unplanned fire at or about a mine that is not extinguished within 30 minutes of discovery<\/span>, the operator or agent shall report the fire to the Chief<\/span> by the quickest available means, giving all information known to the operator or agent regarding the fire. The Chief<\/span> shall take prompt action and decide whether to go in person or dispatch qualified subordinates to the scene of the fire for consultation and assistance in the extinguishing of the fire and the protection of exposed persons. In the event of a difference of opinion<\/span> as to measures required, the decision of the Chief<\/span> or his designated subordinate shall be final, but such decision shall be given to the operator in writing in order<\/span> to have the force of an order<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DUTIES IN CASE OF FIRE (\u00a7 45.2-913)\n\nA. If a fire occurs, the person discovering it and any other person in the\nvicinity of the fire shall make a prompt effort to extinguish it. When a fire\nthat could endanger persons at the mine cannot be extinguished immediately, all\npersons shall be withdrawn promptly from the area of the fire.\n\nB. In case of any unplanned fire at or about a mine that is not extinguished\nwithin 30 minutes of discovery, the operator or agent shall report the fire to\nthe Chief by the quickest available means, giving all information known to the\noperator or agent regarding the fire. The Chief shall take prompt action and\ndecide whether to go in person or dispatch qualified subordinates to the scene\nof the fire for consultation and assistance in the extinguishing of the fire and\nthe protection of exposed persons. In the event of a difference of opinion as to\nmeasures required, the decision of the Chief or his designated subordinate shall\nbe final, but such decision shall be given to the operator in writing in order\nto have the force of an order.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-89; 1974, c.\n323; 1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.266;\n1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}