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Colorado Attorney General Reports

Decided July 23, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTIONS PRESENTED AND CONCLUSIONS

Question: Must a fire protection district fight fires within the boundaries of the district?

Answer: A fire protection district must fight fires within the district only under certain circumstances. The duty to fight fires arises when the district acquires fire fighting equipment, and only applies to fires on private property.

A fire protection district is under no legal obligation to acquire fire fighting equipment. Even the fact that a fire protection district collects taxes on property and structures within the district does not create a duty requiring the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. NietoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  2. Hall v. WalterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
  3. Town of Telluride v. Lot Thirty-Four Venture, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  4. General Electric Co. v. NiemetSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  5. Common Sense Alliance v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000

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