ARTICLE 8. Wildland Fire Prevention and Vegetation Management

Article 8 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 368, Sec. 1.

§§ 4740–4743 · 4 sections

• § 4740 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The department has extensive technical expertise in wildland fire prevention and vegetation…
• § 4741 (a) In accordance with policies established by the board, the department shall assist local governments in preventing future high-intensity wildland fires and…
• § 4742 (a) The state recognizes the problem of recruitment and retention of foresters who engage in fuel reduction at the department. Due to the continuing need to…
• § 4743 (a) For purposes of this section, “environmentally sensitive vegetation management” means vegetation management that reduces catastrophic wildfire risk over…