Section 88.067 — Grants To Local Fire Departments.
88.067 GRANTS TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS. The commissioner may make grants for procurement of fire suppression equipment and training of fire departments in techniques of fire control. These grants will enable local fire departments to assist the state more effectively in controlling wildfires. The commissioner may require a local match for any grant. Fire suppression […]
Section 88.068 — Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Account.
88.068 VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE GRANT ACCOUNT. A volunteer fire assistance grant account is established in the special revenue fund. Sales taxes allocated under section 297A.94, for making grants under section 88.067, must be deposited in the special revenue fund and credited to the volunteer fire assistance grant account. Money in the account, including interest, is […]
Section 88.08 — Wildfire Protection Districts.
88.08 WILDFIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS. The commissioner may create and establish wildfire protection districts, including all lands of both state and private ownership, upon which there is a probability of wildfires starting, and establish forest officers over these districts. All such wildfire districts heretofore established and now in existence are hereby continued until and unless hereafter […]
Section 88.09 — Acquiring Land For Fire Protection.
88.09 ACQUIRING LAND FOR FIRE PROTECTION. Subdivision 1. Acceptance of lands. The commissioner may on behalf of the state accept the title to any tract of land, not exceeding 40 acres in area, or to accept any easement in or upon any tract of land, which the commissioner deems necessary or convenient for the use […]
Section 88.10 — Authority Of State Forest Officers.
88.10 AUTHORITY OF STATE FOREST OFFICERS. Subdivision 1. General authority. Under the direction of the commissioner, forest officers are charged with preventing and extinguishing wildfires in their respective districts and the performance of such other duties as may be required by the commissioner. They may arrest without warrant any person found violating any provisions of […]
Section 88.11 — Assistance For Fighting Fires.
88.11 ASSISTANCE FOR FIGHTING FIRES. Subdivision 1. Firefighting personnel. At any time forest officers, with the approval of the commissioner, may employ suitable persons to prevent and extinguish any fires. Each forest officer so employed shall be supplied with the necessary equipment. The commissioner, or any forest officer, may summon any person of the age […]
Section 88.12 — Compensating Wildfire Fighters; Emergency Expenses.
88.12 COMPENSATING WILDFIRE FIGHTERS; EMERGENCY EXPENSES. Subdivision 1. Limitation. The compensation and expenses of persons temporarily employed in emergencies in suppression or control of wildfires shall be fixed by the commissioner of natural resources or an authorized agent and paid as provided by law. Such compensation shall not exceed the maximum rate for comparable labor […]
Section 88.02 — Citation; Wildfire Act.
88.02 CITATION; WILDFIRE ACT. Sections 88.02 to 88.22 may be cited as the “Wildfire Act.” History: (4031-1) 1925 c 407 s 1; 1993 c 328 s 9
Section 88.03 — Codification.
88.03 CODIFICATION. Sections 88.03 to 88.22 shall be deemed and construed as a codification, revision, and expansion of, and as supplementary to, and taking the place of, the laws which existed at the time of the passage of Laws 1925, chapter 407, relating to forestry and to wildfires, including Laws 1911, chapter 125, and acts […]
Section 88.04 — Firebreaks; Preventing Fires.
88.04 FIREBREAKS; PREVENTING FIRES. Subdivision 1. Local cooperation. The commissioner shall cooperate with the state highway authorities and with the supervising officers of the various towns and cities in the construction of firebreaks along section lines and public highways. Subd. 2. Firebreak authorization. All cities in the state situated in any wildfire area are hereby […]