65A-8-101 - Division responsibilities for fire control and the preservation of forest, watershed, and other lands -- Reciprocal agreements for fire protection. - Utah Statutes

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65A-8-101. Division responsibilities for fire control and the preservation of forest,watershed, and other lands -- Reciprocal agreements for fire protection.
(1) The division shall determine and execute the best method for protecting private andpublic property by:
(a) except as provided by Subsection (1)(e), preventing the origin and spread of fire onnonfederal forest, range, or watershed land in an unincorporated area of the state;
(b) protecting a nonfederal forest or watershed area using conservation principles;
(c) encouraging a private landowner to preserve, protect, and manage forest or other landthroughout the state;
(d) taking action the division considers appropriate to control wildland fire and protectlife and property on the nonfederal forest, range, or watershed land within an unincorporated areaof the state; and
(e) implementing a limited fire suppression strategy, including allowing a fire to burnwith limited or modified suppression, if the division determines that the strategy is appropriatefor a specific area or circumstance.
(2) The division may:
(a) enter into an agreement with a public or private agency or individual:
(i) for the purpose of protecting, managing, or rehabilitating land owned or managed bythe agency or individual; and
(ii) establishing a predetermined fire suppression plan, including a limited firesuppression strategy, for a specific fire management area; and
(b) enter into a reciprocal agreement with a fire protection organization, including afederal agency, to provide fire protection for land and an improvement for which the organizationnormally provides fire protection.

Amended by Chapter 20, 2008 General Session

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65A-8-101. Division responsibilities for fire control and the preservation of forest,watershed, and other lands -- Reciprocal agreements for fire protection.
(1) The division shall determine and execute the best method for protecting private andpublic property by:
(a) except as provided by Subsection (1)(e), preventing the origin and spread of fire onnonfederal forest, range, or watershed land in an unincorporated area of the state;
(b) protecting a nonfederal forest or watershed area using conservation principles;
(c) encouraging a private landowner to preserve, protect, and manage forest or other landthroughout the state;
(d) taking action the division considers appropriate to control wildland fire and protectlife and property on the nonfederal forest, range, or watershed land within an unincorporated areaof the state; and
(e) implementing a limited fire suppression strategy, including allowing a fire to burnwith limited or modified suppression, if the division determines that the strategy is appropriatefor a specific area or circumstance.
(2) The division may:
(a) enter into an agreement with a public or private agency or individual:
(i) for the purpose of protecting, managing, or rehabilitating land owned or managed bythe agency or individual; and
(ii) establishing a predetermined fire suppression plan, including a limited firesuppression strategy, for a specific fire management area; and
(b) enter into a reciprocal agreement with a fire protection organization, including afederal agency, to provide fire protection for land and an improvement for which the organizationnormally provides fire protection.

Amended by Chapter 20, 2008 General Session

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65A-8-101. Division responsibilities for fire control and the preservation of forest,watershed, and other lands -- Reciprocal agreements for fire protection.
(1) The division shall determine and execute the best method for protecting private andpublic property by:
(a) except as provided by Subsection (1)(e), preventing the origin and spread of fire onnonfederal forest, range, or watershed land in an unincorporated area of the state;
(b) protecting a nonfederal forest or watershed area using conservation principles;
(c) encouraging a private landowner to preserve, protect, and manage forest or other landthroughout the state;
(d) taking action the division considers appropriate to control wildland fire and protectlife and property on the nonfederal forest, range, or watershed land within an unincorporated areaof the state; and
(e) implementing a limited fire suppression strategy, including allowing a fire to burnwith limited or modified suppression, if the division determines that the strategy is appropriatefor a specific area or circumstance.
(2) The division may:
(a) enter into an agreement with a public or private agency or individual:
(i) for the purpose of protecting, managing, or rehabilitating land owned or managed bythe agency or individual; and
(ii) establishing a predetermined fire suppression plan, including a limited firesuppression strategy, for a specific fire management area; and
(b) enter into a reciprocal agreement with a fire protection organization, including afederal agency, to provide fire protection for land and an improvement for which the organizationnormally provides fire protection.

Amended by Chapter 20, 2008 General Session