(a) A fire department that seeks to become a fire protection district shall make the request by petition to the quorum court of the county, or counties if the fire department serves more than one (1) county.
(b) Upon the request by petition in subsection (a) of this section:
(1) The quorum court shall grant the petition to convert the fire department to a fire protection district; and
(2) The fire department shall become a fire protection district using the procedures set out in this subchapter.