§ 184. Fire protection districts. * 1. Whenever the town board shall\nhave established or extended a fire protection district pursuant to the\nprovisions of this article, the town board shall provide for the\nfurnishing of fire protection within the district and for that purpose\nmay (a) contract with any city, village, fire district or incorporated\nfire company maintaining adequate and suitable apparatus and appliances\nfor the furnishing of fire protection in such district or (b) may\nacquire by gift or purchase such apparatus and appliances for use in\nsuch district and may contract with any city, village, fire district or\nincorporated fire company for operation, maintenance, and repair of the\nsame and for the furnishing of fire protection in such district, or\nboth. The contract may also provide for the furnishing of (1) emergency\nservice in case of accidents, calamities or other emergencies in\nconnection with which the services of firefighters would be required and\n(2) general ambulance service subject, however, to the provisions of\nsection two hundred nine-b of the general municipal law. In the event\nthat the fire department or fire company furnishing fire protection\nwithin the district pursuant to contract does not maintain and operate\nan ambulance then a separate contract may be made for the furnishing\nwithin the district of emergency ambulance service or general ambulance\nservice, or both, with any city, village or fire district the fire\ndepartment of which, or with an incorporated fire company having its\nheadquarters outside the district which, maintains and operates an\nambulance subject, however, in the case of general ambulance service, to\nthe provisions of section two hundred nine-b of the general municipal\nlaw, or with an ambulance service, certified or registered pursuant to\narticle thirty of the public health law. Any such contract with any such\nambulance service permitted herein shall be subject to the provisions of\nthis section.\n * NB Effective until April 9, 2031\n * 1. Whenever the town board shall have established or extended a fire\nprotection district pursuant to the provisions of this article, the town\nboard shall provide for the furnishing of fire protection within the\ndistrict and for that purpose may (a) contract with any city, village,\nfire district or incorporated fire company maintaining adequate and\nsuitable apparatus and appliances for the furnishing of fire protection\nin such district or (b) may acquire by gift or purchase such apparatus\nand appliances for use in such district and may contract with any city,\nvillage, fire district or incorporated fire company for operation,\nmaintenance, and repair of the same and for the furnishing of fire\nprotection in such district, or both. The contract may also provide for\nthe furnishing of (1) emergency service in case of accidents, calamities\nor other emergencies in connection with which the services of\nfirefighters would be required and (2) general ambulance service\nsubject, however, to the provisions of section two hundred nine-b of the\ngeneral municipal law. In the event that the fire department or fire\ncompany furnishing fire protection within the district pursuant to\ncontract does not maintain and operate an ambulance then a separate\ncontract may be made for the furnishing within the district of emergency\nambulance service or general ambulance service, or both, with any city,\nvillage or fire district the fire department of which, or with an\nincorporated fire company having its headquarters outside the district\nwhich, maintains and operates an ambulance subject, however, in the case\nof general ambulance service, to the provisions of section two hundred\nnine-b of the general municipal law, or with an ambulance service,\ncertified or registered pursuant to article thirty of the public health\nlaw, which is not organized under the provisions of section two hundred\nnine-b of the general municipal law. Any su
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