Montana § 7-33-2215 - County Firewarden Authorized -- Duties
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§ 7-33-2215. County Firewarden Authorized -- Duties
County firewarden authorized -- duties. (1) A county governing body may appoint a county firewarden. (2) A county firewarden appointed under this section shall demonstrate knowledge in local, state, and federal wildland fire policy and wildland fire suppression. (3) A county firewarden shall act as a liaison between local, state, and federal agencies to coordinate training and wildland fire prevention, detection, suppression, investigation, and mitigation. The county governing body may establish any additional duties that the governing body determines to be necessary. (4) The position of county firewarden is distinct from the position of a county rural fire chief appointed under 7-33-2203 and from a firewarden appointed by the department of natural resources and conservation under 76-13-104 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-33-2215 ("County Firewarden Authorized -- Duties") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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