{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"4104","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 4104","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. FORESTS, FORESTRY AND RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4001. - 4958.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 2. PROTECTION OF FOREST, RANGE AND FORAGE LANDS [4101. - 4789.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Prevention and Control of Forest Fires [4101. - 4209.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definitions [4101. - 4104.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 525, Sec. 2.   Operative July 1, 1981, by Sec. 13 of Ch. 525.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The term “uncontrolled fire,” as used in this division, means any fire which threatens to destroy life, property, or resources and either: (1) is unattended by any person; (2) is attended by persons unable to prevent its unrestricted spread; or (3) is burning with such velocity or intensity that it could not be readily controlled with those ordinary tools available to private persons at the fire scene.</p>","text":"The term “uncontrolled fire,” as used in this division, means any fire which threatens to destroy life, property, or resources and either: (1) is unattended by any person; (2) is attended by persons unable to prevent its unrestricted spread; or (3) is burning with such velocity or intensity that it could not be readily controlled with those ordinary tools available to private persons at the fire scene.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/definitions-4104","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}