(a) There is hereby established a Fire Department for the purpose of providing fire protection and fire fighting facilities for the safety and protection of persons and property within the City of Lewisburg and the area contiguous thereto. Applicants for membership in this volunteer Fire Department shall be approved by the City Council prior to confirmation of membership in the nonprofit, non-stock corporation, The Lewisburg Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., as provided by the bylaws thereof.
(b) The Fire Department shall be supported and equipped from appropriations by the Council, the Greenbrier County Commission and by other gifts, devises, fees and solicitations. All apparatus, equipment and supplies shall be purchased by or through the City, and in the event of the dissolution of the corporation, all assets shall immediately thereupon become the property of the City of Lewisburg. (Ord. 215. Passed 10-19-10.)