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 3. Rescue and Resuscitator Services 55640-55642

§ 55640

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

The board of supervisors of a county may provide rescue and resuscitator services throughout the county, and to this end the board may contract with the state, through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, for the providing of those rescue and resuscitator services within the county by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, his or her deputies, and assistants, including volunteer firefighters.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 1993.)

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