320.310. Boundaries, filing with county--sole providers, when.
Boundaries, filing with county--sole providers, when.
320.310. 1. All volunteer fire protection associations as defined insection 320.300 shall identify the association's boundaries and file thesame with the county administrative body.
2. Except as provided in section 320.090 and section 44.090, RSMo,and except for state agencies that engage in fire suppression and relatedactivities, those fire protection districts, municipal fire departments,and volunteer fire protection associations, as defined in section 320.300,shall be the sole provider of fire suppression and related activities. Forthe purposes of this subsection, the term "related activities" shall meanonly fire prevention, rescue, hazardous material response, or specialoperation within their legally defined boundaries.
3. Only upon approval by the governing body of a municipal firedepartment, fire protection district, or volunteer fire associationregistered with the office of the state fire marshal, as required bysection 320.271, shall any other association, organization, group, orpolitical subdivision be authorized to provide the fire suppressionresponse and related activities referenced in subsection 2 of this sectionwithin the legally defined boundaries of any municipal fire department,fire protection district, or volunteer fire association.
4. Any such association, group, or political subdivision deniedapproval to operate within the established boundaries of a fire departmentor volunteer fire association may appeal that decision within thirty daysof the decision to the circuit court having jurisdiction for a trial denovo.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of thissection, ambulance services and districts which are or will be licensed,formed, or operated under chapter 190, RSMo, may provide emergency medicalservices and nonemergency medical transport within the geographicboundaries of a fire department. Nothing in this section shall supersedethe provisions set forth in section 67.300, RSMo, chapter 190, RSMo, orchapter 321, RSMo.
(L. 1986 H.B. 1418 § 5, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 47)