Colorado Code
Part 12 - Division of Fire Prevention and Control
§ 24-33.5-1227. Wildfire Preparedness Fund - Creation - Gifts, Grants, and Donations Authorized - Wildfire Preparedness Plan - Report































Source: L. 2013: Entire section added, (SB 13-270), ch. 250, p. 1315, § 4, effective May 23. L. 2014: (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(c) amended, (SB 14-154), ch. 313, p. 1355, § 2, effective May 31. L. 2015: (1)(c)(III) added, (SB 15-205), ch. 184, p. 602, § 4, effective May 12. L. 2017: (1)(a) amended, (SB 17-259), ch. 190, p. 691, § 5, effective May 3. L. 2018: (1)(a)(II) amended, (HB 18-1338), ch. 201, p. 1309, § 5, effective May 4; (1)(a)(I) amended, (HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1709, § 44, effective May 29. L. 2021: (1)(a)(I) and (1)(b) amended and (1)(a)(III) and (1)(c)(IV) added, (SB 21-054), ch. 18, p. 95, § 2, effective March 21; (1)(a)(I), (1)(b), and IP(1)(c)(II) amended, (SB 21-281), ch. 255, p. 1502, § 11, effective June 18; (1)(a)(I) amended and (1.5) added, (SB 21-166), ch. 287, p. 1702, § 6, effective June 22.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 24-33.5-1226 (3), (4), and (5) as it existed prior to 2013.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1)(a)(I) by SB 21-054, SB 21-281, and SB 21-166 were harmonized. Amendments to subsection (1)(b) by SB 21-054 and SB 21-281 were harmonized.
Cross references: (1) For the short title ("Veterans Fire Corps Act") and the legislative declaration in SB 15-205, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 184, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
(2) For the legislative declaration in SB 21-281, see section 1 of chapter 255, 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