Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
PUBLIC SAFETY |
TITLE 7. FIRE, RESCUE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ENTITIES |
SUBTITLE 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
§ 7-403. Limited access to private water sources
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If no public water source is available to a fire company to supply water to extinguish a fire or mitigate an emergency incident, a fire company may enter private property to obtain water from a private water source, such as a privately owned pond, lake, river, stream, canal, cistern, or swimming pool, to extinguish the fire or otherwise mitigate the emergency incident.