Colorado Code
Part 12 - Division of Fire Prevention and Control
§ 24-33.5-1226. Wildfire Emergency Response Fund - Creation - Gifts, Grants, and Donations Authorized






(2.5) In addition to any other purpose for the use of money in the wildfire emergency preparedness fund specified in this section, the division may use money in the fund to provide wildfire suppression assistance to county sheriffs, municipal fire departments, or fire protection districts throughout the state at no cost to such entities pursuant to annual guidelines published by the division in the wildfire preparedness plan required by section 24-33.5-1227 (2)(a).







Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1113, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-270), ch. 250, p. 1313, § 3, effective May 23. L. 2021: (2.5) added, (SB 21-113), ch. 17, p. 93, § 1, effective March 21; (6) added, (SB 21-258), ch. 238, p. 1253, § 6, effective June 15.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 23-31-309 as it existed prior to 2012.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
(2) For the legislative declaration in SB 21-258, see section 1 of chapter 238, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.

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