Section 203.1 – Delegation of fire management authority.
Effective 1/1/2017 65A-8-203.1. Delegation of fire management authority. (1) As used in this section, “delegation of fire management authority” means the acceptance by the division of responsibility for: (a) managing a wildfire; and (b) the cost of fire suppression, as described in Section 65A-8-203. (2) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, […]
Section 203.2 – Billing a county or municipality not covered by a cooperative agreement — Calculating cost of wildfire suppression.
Effective 1/1/2017 65A-8-203.2. Billing a county or municipality not covered by a cooperative agreement — Calculating cost of wildfire suppression. (1) The division shall bill a county that is not covered by a cooperative agreement with the division, as described in Section 65A-8-203, for the cost of wildfire suppression within the jurisdiction of that county […]
Section 204 – Wildland Fire Suppression Fund created.
Effective 5/5/2021 65A-8-204. Wildland Fire Suppression Fund created. (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Wildland Fire Suppression Fund.” (2) The fund shall be administered by the division to pay wildfire suppression costs on eligible lands, as wildfire suppression costs are defined by the division by rule made in accordance […]
Section 206 – Disbursements from the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund.
Effective 1/1/2017 65A-8-206. Disbursements from the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund. (1) Disbursements from the fund created in Section 65A-8-204 shall be made only upon written order of the state forester or the state forester’s authorized representative. (2) If the state forester determines money in the fund may be insufficient to cover eligible costs in a […]
Section 207 – Division to administer Wildland Fire Suppression Fund — Rulemaking — Procedures.
Effective 1/1/2017 65A-8-207. Division to administer Wildland Fire Suppression Fund — Rulemaking — Procedures. By following the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules to administer the Wildland Fire Suppression Fund. Amended by Chapter 174, 2016 General Session
Section 209 – Responsibilities of county sheriffs and fire wardens in controlling fires.
Effective 1/1/2017 65A-8-209. Responsibilities of county sheriffs and fire wardens in controlling fires. (1) In a county that has not entered into a cooperative agreement as described in Section 65A-8-203, the county sheriff shall take appropriate action to suppress wildfires on state or private lands. (2) In all cases the county sheriff shall: (a) report, […]
Section 209.1 – County fire warden.
Effective 5/4/2022 65A-8-209.1. County fire warden. (1) As used in this section, “participating county” means a county that participates in a cooperative agreement with the division, as described in Section 65A-8-203. (2) (a) A county fire warden who is employed by the division as a county fire warden full-time and year round shall represent a […]
Section 210 – Fire control on state-owned lands — Responsibilities of state agencies.
Effective 1/1/2017 65A-8-210. Fire control on state-owned lands — Responsibilities of state agencies. (1) The division shall abate the public nuisance caused by wildfire on state-owned forest, range, watershed, and wildland urban interface lands. (2) State agencies responsible for the administration of state-owned lands shall recognize the need for providing wildland fire protection and the […]
Section 211 – Closed fire season — Notice — Violations — Burning permits — Personal liability — Exemptions from burning permits.
Effective 1/1/2017 65A-8-211. Closed fire season — Notice — Violations — Burning permits — Personal liability — Exemptions from burning permits. (1) (a) The period from June 1 to October 31 of each year is a closed fire season throughout the state. (b) The state forester may advance or extend the closed season wherever and […]
Section 212 – Power of state forester to close hazardous areas — Violations of an order closing an area.
Effective 5/8/2018 65A-8-212. Power of state forester to close hazardous areas — Violations of an order closing an area. (1) (a) If the state forester finds conditions in a given area in the state to be extremely hazardous, “extremely hazardous” means categorized as “extreme” under a nationally recognized standard for rating fire danger, he shall […]