2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 29 - Government - Local
Article 5. Peace Officers and Firefighters
Section 29-5-105. Assignment of firefighters for temporary duty.
The chief of the fire department of any town, city, city and county, or fire protection district may, in his or her discretion and upon request therefor by the chief of any fire department of any other town, city, city and county, or fire protection district, assign members of his or her department or companies thereof, together with such equipment as the fire chief determines to be proper, to perform temporary fire fighting or other duties under the direction and control of the requesting fire chief; except that the assigning fire chief may require that such firefighters, fire companies, and equipment shall be under the immediate direction and control of a superior officer of the assigning fire department, which superior officer shall be, during such temporary assignment, under the direction and control of the requesting fire chief. Nothing contained in sections 29-5103 to 29-5-110 shall be construed to limit the power of any town, city, or city and county or fire protection district to prohibit or limit by ordinance or regulation the exercise by a fire chief of the discretion granted in sections 29-5-103 to 29-5-110.
Source: L. 63: p. 730, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-2-6. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1025, § 50, effective August 6.
