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2022 Colorado Code
Title 30 - Government - County
Article 10 - County Officers
Part 5 - Sheriff
§ 30-10-512. Sheriff to Act as Fire Warden

Universal Citation:
CO Code § 30-10-512 (2022)
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Subject to the provisions of the community wildfire protection plan prepared by the county in accordance with section 30-15-401.7, the sheriff of every county, in addition to other duties, shall act as fire warden of his or her respective county and is responsible for the coordination of fire suppression efforts in case of prairie, forest, or wildland fires or wildfires occurring in the unincorporated area of the county outside the boundaries of a fire protection district or that exceed the capabilities of the fire protection district to control or extinguish.

Source: L. 03: p. 176, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1280. C.L. § 8755. CSA: C. 45, § 102. CRS 53: § 35-5-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-5-12. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-020), ch. 189, p. 829, § 4, effective April 30; entire section amended, (SB 09-001), ch. 30, p. 128, § 4, effective August 5.

Editor's note: Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 09-001 and Senate Bill 09-020 were harmonized.

Cross references: For duty of sheriff to report fires, see § 23-31-204.

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