HCC §2-22

When the county can share fire equipment with volunteers

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This section says the county fire department can lend its fire trucks and equipment to the volunteer fire department, but only if the county fire chief decides that doing so will not seriously hurt the county's own ability to fight fires.

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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Use of County fire-fighting equipment

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

The fire-fighting apparatus and facilities of the County fire department, necessary to carry out the purpose of this article shall be made available to the volunteer fire department when the chief engineer, County fire department, is satisfied that the efficiency of this department will not be seriously impaired.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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