                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 DUTIES IN CASE OF FIRE (§ 45.2-913)

A. 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persons shall be withdrawn promptly from the area of the fire.

B. In 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. In the event of a difference of opinion as to
measures required, the decision of the Chief or his designated subordinate shall
be final, but such decision shall be given to the operator in writing in order
to have the force of an order.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-14.1; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-89; 1974, c.
323; 1978, c. 118; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 500; 1994, c. 28, § 45.1-161.266;
1999, c. 256; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.