The boards of county commissioners may, in their discretion, cooperate and coordinate with the governing bodies of organized fire districts, fire departments, and municipal corporations; with private parties; with other counties; with the director; with the United States secretary of the interior; with the United States secretary of agriculture; and with an agency of the United States government in the management and prevention of forest fires. Such boards of county commissioners are authorized to participate in the organization and training of rural fire-fighting groups, in the payment for the operation and maintenance of fire-fighting equipment, and in sharing the cost of managing fires.
Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1112, § 16, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 23-31-305 as it existed prior to 2012.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
Structure Colorado Code
Part 12 - Division of Fire Prevention and Control
§ 24-33.5-1203. Duties of Division
§ 24-33.5-1203.5. Powers and Duties of Director - Report
§ 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
§ 24-33.5-1206.4. 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
§ 24-33.5-1207.5. 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
§ 24-33.5-1209. Repeal of Sections
§ 24-33.5-1211. Inspector Certification
§ 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
§ 24-33.5-1217.3. 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
§ 24-33.5-1222. Cooperation by Counties
§ 24-33.5-1223. Sheriffs to Enforce
§ 24-33.5-1224. Limitation of State Responsibility
§ 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