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Or. Rev. Stat. § 478.300 (2026)

Contracting with others to provide facilities and services for fire protection or road lighting; authority over open burning and fire permits; rules

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      478.300 Contracting with others to provide facilities and services for fire protection or road lighting; authority over open burning and fire permits; rules. (1) In addition to the authority to enter into intergovernmental agreements under ORS chapter 190, a rural fire protection district or other public body as defined in ORS 174.109 may contract with any person for the purpose of affording fire fighting, protection or prevention facilities or road-lighting facilities and services, or both, to such person.

      (2) When any agreement or contract is entered into pursuant to ORS chapter 190 or subsection (1) of this section to provide fire protection service, the rural fire protection district or other public body providing such service shall have authority over open burning and the issuance of fire permits in the area served, and may in accordance with this chapter make reasonable rules and regulations relating thereto. [Amended by 1965 c.602 §27; 1969 c.667 §21; 2003 c.802 §126]

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Cited in 1 case, 2001–2001 · leading case: Keicher v. Clackamas Cnty., 29 P.3d 1155 (Or. Ct. App. 2001).
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Keicher v. Clackamas Cnty., 29 P.3d 1155 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “010(2)(a); ORS 478.300(1). From this statutory framework, and assertions of the parties and amici below, LUBA understood that rural fire protection districts can and do provide services to cities.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 478.300(1) — 1 case
Keicher v. Clackamas Cnty., 29 P.3d 1155 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “010(2)(a); ORS 478.300(1). From this statutory framework, and assertions of the parties and amici below, LUBA understood that rural fire protection districts can and do provide services to cities.”
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