37-1301. Arizona department of forestry and fire management; state forester; appointment; qualifications A. The Arizona department of forestry and fire management is established to provide for land management and the prevention and suppression of wildland fires on state land and on private property located outside of cities and towns. B. The governor shall appoint a […]
37-1302. Powers and duties of state forester; rules; legislative presentation; acceptance of federal law A. The state forester is designated as the agent of this state and shall administer this chapter. The state forester shall: 1. Exercise and perform all powers and duties vested in or imposed on the Arizona department of forestry and fire […]
37-1303. Suppression of wildfires; powers and duties of state forester; entry on private lands A. The state forester shall have authority to prevent, manage or suppress any wildfires on state and private lands located outside incorporated municipalities and, if subject to cooperative agreements, on other lands located in this state or in other states, Mexico […]
37-1304. Forestry administrative districts; equipment and personnel A. The state forester may establish state forestry administrative districts in all eligible areas of this state. B. The state forester shall establish an equipment program in order to supply the forestry administrative districts. Equipment shall be supplied through both the federal excess property program and purchases of […]
37-1305. Emergencies; prohibiting fireworks; liabilities and expenses; fire suppression revolving fund A. On request of the state forester, the governor may authorize the state forester to incur liabilities for suppressing wildland fires and responding to other unplanned all-risk activities from unrestricted monies in the state general fund whether or not the legislature is in session. […]
37-1306. Cooperative forestry fund; purpose; exemption A. The cooperative forestry fund is established. The state forester shall administer the fund. B. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the state forester shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in this fund all monies appropriated to this fund and monies received from individuals, businesses, any […]
37-1307. State fire safety committee; members; terms; powers and duties; compensation; fire watch requirements A. The state fire safety committee is established consisting of nine members who are appointed for three-year terms by the governor pursuant to section 38-211. The governor may remove any member from the committee for incompetency, improper conduct, disability or neglect […]
37-1308. Fire detection, prevention and suppression training for ranchers and landowners; immunity A. To ensure that ranchers and landowners in this state are adequately equipped to protect their own property and neighboring property from forest and range fires, the Arizona department of forestry and fire management shall develop a program to train individual or groups […]
37-1309. Nonnative vegetation species eradication fund; department duties; grants; annual report A. The nonnative vegetation species eradication fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations for specific nonnative vegetation invasive species eradication projects. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Arizona department of forestry and fire management for the purposes of this section and […]
37-1310. Emergency medical services on federal lands; payment; requirements; definition A. Subject to legislative appropriation, the state forester shall process and pay to a fire district with a population of less than five thousand inhabitants claims for expenses incurred in responding to emergency medical services calls on federal lands as follows: 1. The fire district […]
