Code of Alabama
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 9-13-6 - Forest Fire Wardens - Appointment; Duties Generally.

The State Forester shall have the power to appoint any person in any area of the state who is skilled in forestry work or fire prevention as a forest fire warden, on a volunteer status, whose duties shall be to prevent and suppress forest fires in his respective locale. All persons so appointed shall receive a duly executed commission signed by the State Forester stating on the face thereof the appointee's name and title.

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Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.

Chapter 13 - Forests and Forest Products.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 9-13-1 - Gifts of Lands for State Forests.

Section 9-13-2 - Distribution and Expenditure of Receipts From National Forests.

Section 9-13-3 - Assistance, etc., of Private Landowners; Suppression of Forest Fires, etc.; Promotion and Development of Forestry, etc.; Acquisition, Management and Disposition of Land; Officers, Assistants and Employees.

Section 9-13-4 - Alabama Forestry Commission Fund.

Section 9-13-5 - Designation or Appointment of Forest Wardens; Duties.

Section 9-13-6 - Forest Fire Wardens - Appointment; Duties Generally.

Section 9-13-7 - Forest Fire Wardens - Right of Entry Upon Lands for Construction of Fire Lines, Etc.

Section 9-13-8 - Forest Fire Wardens - Issuance to and Use of Fire-Fighting Equipment.

Section 9-13-9 - Forest Fire Wardens - Compensation.

Section 9-13-10 - Powers of State Forestry Commission Employees as to Enforcement of Laws, Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires, Etc.

Section 9-13-10.1 - Assistance of State Forestry Commission in Control and Suppression of Wildfires by Other State Agencies.

Section 9-13-10.2 - Rulemaking Authority; Violations; Enforement.

Section 9-13-11 - Willful, Malicious, or Intentional Setting on Fire, etc., of Woodlands, Grasslands, etc.; Burning Permits; Fire Alerts; Organized Forest Fire Protection; Fines.

Section 9-13-12 - Uncontrolled Fires Declared Public Nuisances; Liability for Refusal or Neglect to Control or Extinguish Same.

Section 9-13-13 - Setting on Fire, etc., of Woods, etc., Without Written Notice to Adjacent Landowners.

Section 9-13-14 - Equipping of Locomotives, etc., With Appliances to Prevent Escape of Fire.

Section 9-13-15 - Attachment of Wires, etc., to Trees in Towns or Cities by Lighting or Power Companies.

Section 9-13-22 - District Attorneys to Prosecute Violators of Provisions of Chapter.

Section 9-13-23 - Jurisdiction of Prosecutions Under Chapter.

Section 9-13-24 - Fees of Arresting Officers, etc.; Informers' Fees.

Section 9-13-25 - Forestry Study Committee Established; Membership; Meetings; Duties; Powers; Expenses; Reports.