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.
Vermont Legal Code
§ 2921
Vermont Title 20 — Vermont law
Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/175/02921· Version 2026