ARTICLE 2. General Provisions
Article 2 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144.
§§ 4111–4123.8 · 18 sections
- § 4111 The board shall make and enforce such regulations as are necessary and proper for the organization, maintenance, government, and direction of the fire…
- § 4112 The department shall divide the state into a suitable and convenient number of administrative districts and shall appoint a supervising forest officer for each…
- § 4113 The supervising forest officers shall, under the direction of the director, have charge of the firefighting system and men in such districts, and are charged…
- § 4114 (a) The department, in accordance with a plan approved by the board, shall do all of the following: (1) Provide fire prevention and firefighting implements and…
- § 4114.1 (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds for this purpose, the department shall begin to employ sufficient permanent firefighting personnel to increase the…
- § 4114.3 (a) (1) The department shall actively engage University of California Cooperative Extension, relevant California State Universities, fire safe councils,…
- § 4114.4 (a) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the department, in coordination with the United States Forest Service and other relevant state, federal, tribal, local,…
- § 4114.5 (a) A contract with a nonpublic entity entered into by the department that includes a provision for the services of pilots to fly firefighting aircraft owned…
- § 4115 In providing communications, telecommunications, and necessary powerlines in connection with the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, the department,…
- § 4116 Any claim for damages arising against the state under Section 4114 or 4115 shall be presented to the Department of General Services in accordance with Part 3…
- § 4117 Any county, city, or district may adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations to provide fire prevention restrictions or regulations that are necessary to meet…
- § 4118 The burning of growing, dead, or downed vegetation is for a public purpose if the department has determined that the burning of such vegetation is necessary…
- § 4119 The department, or its duly authorized agent, shall enforce the state forest and fire laws. The department may inspect all properties, except the interior of…
- § 4120 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901)…
- § 4123 When selecting a fuel reduction project, the department shall collaborate with the State Water Resources Control Board, the California Geological Survey, and…
- § 4123.5 (a) The department shall create the Wildfire Resilience Program. The purpose of the program is to assist nonindustrial timberland owners with wildfire…
- § 4123.7 (a) On or before July 1, 2021, the Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the Forest Management Task Force, shall review the…
- § 4123.8 (a) On or before January 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board and the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force, shall…