                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REMAINING ON PREMISES AFTER FIRE EXTINGUISHED (§ 27-17.1)

The chief or other authorized officer of any fire department or fire company in
command at a fire, and his subordinates upon his order or direction, shall have
the right to remain at the scene of fire, including remaining in any building or
house, for purposes of protecting the property and preventing the public from
entry into the premises, until such reasonable time as the owner may resume
responsibility for the protection of the property.

HISTORY: 1978, c. 149; 2001, c. 142; 2015, cc. 502, 503.