When a contract has been made, the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection or the county fire warden may exercise the same powers and duties within the county for the prevention and suppression of fires which by state or local law is conferred upon those officers.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 55608

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • county: means a county in which a county firewarden has been appointed. See California Government Code 55601
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
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