§ 58-80-40. Municipalities not to be left unprotected. - North Carolina Statutes

§58‑80‑40.  Municipalities not to be left unprotected.

At no time shall the entirepersonnel or equipment of any municipal fire department be absent from themunicipality in response to a call to another municipality, or other placelying at a distance exceeding two miles from the corporate limits, but thereshall remain within the municipal limits such personnel and equipment as in thejudgment of the local fire chief might provide sufficient protection during theabsence of the remainder. (1939, c. 364, s. 9.)