Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6780127-8Who may form a fire company; limit on number of persons in combined companies202527-6.01Fire ProtectionFire/Ems Departments and Fire/Ems CompaniesProvisions Applicable to Counties, Cities and Towns

Any number of persons, not less than 20, may form themselves into a fire company for extinguishing fires. In any county in which two or more fire companies for extinguishing fires join together and singly use one fire station, the number of persons in the combined companies shall be not less than 20.

Code 1919, § 3121; 1946, p. 110; 1970, c. 187; 2001, c. 142; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2023, c. 237.