TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57550›DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES 53000-55821›PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES 53000-54999.7›CHAPTER 1. General 53000-53166›ARTICLE 2. Emergency Powers 53019-53023

§ 53019

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the State of California that the control of fires and dangerous conditions caused by great public calamities is a matter of statewide concern and interest to all inhabitants and citizens.

(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1331.)

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