§9401. Patrol along tracks Whenever in the judgment of the director the woodlands along the railroads traversing the forest lands of the State are in a dry and dangerous condition, the director shall maintain a competent and efficient fire patrol along the right-of-way or lands of those railroads if, in the judgment of the director, […]
§9402. Report of fires All fires starting upon the right-of-way of any railroad or lands adjacent thereto shall be immediately reported to the forest ranger or town forest fire warden by any railroad employee stating the location and origin of such fire and, if the fire was started by a locomotive, the number thereof. […]
§9403. Expense of fire patrol paid by railroad The director shall keep, or cause to be kept, an account of the cost of maintenance by the State of such fire patrol along the line of such railroad, including therein the wages and expenses of the employees engaged in maintaining such fire patrol, and the total […]
§9404. Liability of railroad not affected Nothing in sections 9401 to 9403 shall be construed as releasing any railroad company from any damage caused by fires set by their locomotives or employees. [PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW).
§9405-A. Railroad right-of-way; director may order flammable materials removed A person, firm or corporation operating a railroad on or through forest, brush, grass-covered land or areas of high-value property shall maintain its right-of-way according to the minimum standards established in this section by destroying, removing, or modifying so as not to be flammable any vegetation […]
§9405. Removal of inflammable material (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 545, §3 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 464, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 271, §1 (RP). PL 1993, c. 271, §4 (AFF).
§9406. Devices to prevent fires Every railroad operating locomotives powered by diesel or other type fuel shall equip the same with devices designed to prevent the escape of live coals, sparks or carbon deposits which may cause fires. Employees shall exercise due care to keep such devices in effective operating condition. Every such railroad shall […]
