Vermont § 2641 - Town forest fire wardens; appointment and removal

§ 2641. Town forest fire wardens; appointment and removal

• (a) Upon approval by the selectboard and acceptance by the appointee, the Commissioner
  shall appoint a town forest fire warden for a term of five years or until a successor
  is appointed. A town forest fire warden may be reappointed for successive five-year
  terms by the Commissioner or until a successor is approved by the selectboard and
  appointed by the Commissioner. The warden may be removed for cause at any time by
  the Commissioner with the approval of the selectboard. A warden shall comply with
  training requirements established by the Commissioner. (b) The Commissioner may appoint a forest fire warden for an unorganized town or gore,
  who shall serve for a term of five years or until a successor is appointed. An appointed
  forest fire warden for an unorganized town or gore may be reappointed for successive
  five-year terms by the Commissioner until the Commissioner appoints and the unorganized
  town or gore approves a successor. The warden may be removed for cause at any time
  by the Commissioner with the approval of the unorganized town or gore. The forest
  fire warden of an unorganized town or gore shall have the same powers and duties as
  town forest fire wardens and shall be subject to the requirements of this subchapter. (c) When there are woodlands within the limits of a city, the chief of the fire department
  of such city shall act as the city forest fire warden with all the powers and duties
  of town forest fire wardens. (d) When the Commissioner deems it difficult in any municipality for one warden to take
  charge of protecting the entire municipality from forest fires, he or she may appoint
  one or more deputy forest fire wardens. Such wardens under the direction of the fire
  warden shall have the same powers, duties, and pay and make the same reports through
  the fire warden to the Commissioner as forest fire wardens. (e) The Commissioner may appoint special forest fire wardens who shall hold office during
  the pleasure of the Commissioner. Such fire wardens shall have the same powers and
  duties throughout the State as town forest fire wardens, except that all expenses
  and charges incurred on account of their official acts shall be paid from the appropriations
  for the Department. (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1987, No. 107, § 1; 2015, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 11.)