TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57607›DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES 53000-55821›PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES, COUNTIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES 55000-55707›CHAPTER 4. Fire and Police Protection 55600-55642›ARTICLE 1. Performance of Fire Protection Functions by County Firewarden or State Forester 55600-55609

§ 55606

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The board of supervisors may contract with the state, through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, for the performance by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, his or her deputies, and assistants of functions for the prevention or suppression of fires within the county.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 68. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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