{"code":"PRC","codeName":"Public Resources Code","section":"4170.5","citation":"Pub. Resources Code, § 4170.5","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 6. Violations [4165. - 4170.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/division-4/part-2/chapter-1/article-6"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The department or any other duly established fire protection agency may summarily abate an uncontrolled fire as a public nuisance by controlling and extinguishing the fire.</p>","text":"The department or any other duly established fire protection agency may summarily abate an uncontrolled fire as a public nuisance by controlling and extinguishing the fire.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-resources-code/violations-4170-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}