Volunteer Fire Departments Generally

V.S.A. tit. 20, ch. 175, subch. 1

in effect

20 V.S.A. § 2921 Powers and duties of official in charge

2921. Powers and duties of official in charge In towns that do not maintain a firefighting force and are served by a volunteer fire department, the official in charge of such volunteer fire department or in his or her absence the assistant highest in rank present at a fire shall have the powers and duties of a chief engineer provided in section 2673 of this title.

20 V.S.A. § 2922 Liability of official or member

2922. Liability of official or member An official of a volunteer fire department shall not be liable for any act or omission on his or her own part, or on the part of any member of such department, while engaged in extinguishing a fire at or near the scene of such fire, nor shall any member of such department be liable for his or her own act or omission if then acting under orders of his or her superior.

Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/chapter/20/175Fetched: 10/21/2026