Colorado Code
Part 12 - Division of Fire Prevention and Control
§ 24-33.5-1203. Duties of Division





























Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 958, § 1, effective July 1, 1984. L. 93: (1)(i) to (1)(l) added, p. 556, § 1, effective April 30. L. 99: (1)(i) and (1)(k) amended, p. 436, § 4, effective April 30. L. 2002: (1)(k) amended and (1)(m), (1)(n), and (1)(o) added, p. 1205, § 4, effective June 3. L. 2006: (1)(p) added, p. 1363, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2008: (1)(p) amended, p. 1093, § 3, effective August 5; (1)(q) added, p. 1503, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2009: (1)(a.5), (1)(b.5), and (1)(r) added and (1)(p) amended, (HB 09-1151), ch. 230, p. 1054, § 4, effective January 1, 2010. L. 2011: (1)(s) added, (SB 11-173), ch. 310, p. 1516, § 4, effective June 10; (1)(i) and (1)(j) amended, (SB 11-251), ch. 240, p. 1045, § 8, effective June 30. L. 2012: (1)(h) amended, (HB 12-1059), ch. 271, p. 1436, § 16, effective July 1; (1)(k) and (1)(m) amended, (1)(o) repealed, and (2) added, (HB12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1107, § 13, effective July 1; (1)(b.5) amended and (1)(p.5) added, (HB 12-1268), ch. 234, p. 1028, § 7, effective July 1, 2013. L. 2013: (1)(m) amended, (SB 13-270), ch. 250, p. 1317, § 8, effective May 23; (1)(t) added, (SB 13-083), ch. 249, p. 1302, § 5, effective May 23; (1)(u) added, (SB 13-245), ch. 412, p. 2446, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2014: (1)(v) added, (SB 14-047), ch. 41, p. 207, § 3, effective March 20; (1)(w) added, (SB 14-008), ch. 178, p. 651, § 1, effective May 14. L. 2016: (1)(h), (1)(i), (1)(j), and (1)(k) amended, (HB 16-1034), ch. 324, p. 1315, § 5, effective August 10. L. 2019: (1)(p.5) amended, (HB 19-1237), ch. 413, p. 3638, § 6, effective July 1, 2021.
Editor's note: Section 15 of chapter 234, Session L aws of Colorado 2012, provides that the amendments to subsection (1)(b.5) and the enactment of subsection (1)(p.5) are effective July 1, 2013, only if the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety notifies the revisor of statutes in writing, by June 30, 2013, that the secretary of the United States department of health and human services has granted approval of the revised agreement entered into between said secretary and the state of Colorado. (See L . 2012, p. 1033 and L. 2013, p. 57.) The revisor of statutes received such notification on May 29, 2013.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act adding subsection (1)(s), see section 1 of chapter 310, Session Laws of Colorado 2011. For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsections (1)(k) and (1)(m), repealing subsection (1)(o), and adding subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
(2) In 2013, subsection (1)(t) was added by the "Colorado Prescribed Burning Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 249, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
(3) For the legislative declaration in SB 14-047, see section 1 of chapter 41, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 24 - Government - State

Article 33.5 - Public Safety

Part 12 - Division of Fire Prevention and Control

§ 24-33.5-1201. Division of Fire Prevention and Control - Creation - Public School Construction and Inspection Section - Health Facility Construction and Inspection Section - Legislative Declaration

§ 24-33.5-1202. Definitions

§ 24-33.5-1203. Duties of Division

§ 24-33.5-1203.5. Powers and Duties of Director - Report

§ 24-33.5-1204. Voluntary Education and Training Program - Voluntary Certification of Firefighters and Hazardous Materials Responders - Advisory Board

§ 24-33.5-1204.5. Powers and Duties of Administrator - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1205. Duties of the Director and the Advisory Board

§ 24-33.5-1206. Education and Training Programs - Certification Programs - Supervision and Control

§ 24-33.5-1206.1. Registration Required

§ 24-33.5-1206.2. Job Registration and Plan Review

§ 24-33.5-1206.3. Requirements for Installation, Inspection, and Maintenance of Fire Suppression Systems - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1206.4. System Approval, Inspection, and Inspectors

§ 24-33.5-1206.5. Unlawful Acts - Criminal Penalties

§ 24-33.5-1206.5. Unlawful Acts - Criminal Penalties

§ 24-33.5-1206.6. Unlawful Acts - Civil Penalties - Disciplinary Actions

§ 24-33.5-1206.7. Sprinkler Fitters - Registration Required - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1207. Firefighter, Hazardous Materials Responder, and Prescribed Fire Training and Certification Fund - Created

§ 24-33.5-1207.5. Fire Service Education and Training Fund - Created

§ 24-33.5-1207.6. Fire Suppression Cash Fund - Created

§ 24-33.5-1207.7. Public School Construction and Inspection Cash Fund - Created

§ 24-33.5-1207.8. Health Facility Construction and Inspection Cash Fund - Created

§ 24-33.5-1208. Limitation of Authority

§ 24-33.5-1208.5. "Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act" - Areas Without Fire Protection - State Assistance for Creation of Volunteer Fire Departments - Eligibility for Grants - Short Title - Legislative Declaration

§ 24-33.5-1209. Repeal of Sections

§ 24-33.5-1211. Inspector Certification

§ 24-33.5-1212. Training for Directors of Fire Protection Districts - Pilot Program - Advisory Board - Training Fund

§ 24-33.5-1212.5. Health Facility Fire and Building Codes - Third-Party Inspections Authorized - Temporary Certificate of Occupancy - Fees - Rules - Board of Appeals

§ 24-33.5-1213. Fire and Building Code - Violations - Enforcement - Inspections

§ 24-33.5-1213.3. Building and Structure Fire Code Maintenance - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1213.4. School All-Hazard Emergency Planning and Response

§ 24-33.5-1213.5. Certification for Building Inspectors - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1213.7. Board of Appeals

§ 24-33.5-1214. Cigarettes - Reduced Ignition Propensity Standards - Repeal

§ 24-33.5-1215. Volunteer Firefighter Tuition Voucher Fund - Created

§ 24-33.5-1216. Volunteer Firefighters - Tuition Vouchers - Community and Technical Colleges

§ 24-33.5-1217. Prescribed Burning Program - Training and Certification of Certified Burners - Rules - Fees

§ 24-33.5-1217.3. Authority to Permit Controlled Burns During Drought Conditions - Civil - Criminal

§ 24-33.5-1217.5. Minimum Prescribed Burning Standards

§ 24-33.5-1217.7. Escaped Prescribed Fires

§ 24-33.5-1218. Cooperation With Governmental Units

§ 24-33.5-1219. Wildland Fires - Duty of Sheriff to Report

§ 24-33.5-1220. Funds Available - Emergency Fire Fund - Wildland Fire Equipment Repair Fund - Wildland Fire Cost Recovery Fund - Creation - Gifts, Grants, and Donations Authorized

§ 24-33.5-1221. State Responsibility - Determination by the Director - Intergovernmental Agreements Required - Terms Included - Definitions - Legislative Declaration

§ 24-33.5-1222. Cooperation by Counties

§ 24-33.5-1223. Sheriffs to Enforce

§ 24-33.5-1224. Limitation of State Responsibility

§ 24-33.5-1225. Emergencies

§ 24-33.5-1226. Wildfire Emergency Response Fund - Creation - Gifts, Grants, and Donations Authorized

§ 24-33.5-1226.5. Career and Education Information - Peer Mentor Program - Inmate Disaster Relief Program Participants

§ 24-33.5-1227. Wildfire Preparedness Fund - Creation - Gifts, Grants, and Donations Authorized - Wildfire Preparedness Plan - Report

§ 24-33.5-1228. Colorado Firefighting Air Corps - Creation - Powers - Aircraft Acquisitions Required - Center of Excellence - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study and Pilot Program - Colorado Firefighting Air Corps Fund - Creation - Report - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1229. Lump-Sum Death Benefits for Seasonal Wildland Firefighters - Definition - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1230. Wildfire Information and Resource Center

§ 24-33.5-1231. Local Firefighter Safety and Disease Prevention Fund - Creation - Grants - Rules

§ 24-33.5-1232. Colorado Wildland Fire Prediction and Decision Support System - Definitions - Development - Contract

§ 24-33.5-1233. Colorado Fire Commission - Creation - Powers and Duties - Report - Legislative Declaration - Repeal

§ 24-33.5-1234. Training Restrictions With Certain Firefighting Foams - Penalty - Exemptions - Definitions - Repeal

§ 24-33.5-1235. Regional and Statewide Mutual Aid System - Powers and Duties of Division Director - Rules - Legislative Declaration - Definitions