It is the duty of the sheriffs of the various counties of the state to report as soon as practicable the occurrence of any fire in any forest in the state, either on private or public lands, to the division or its authorized agent, and, upon receiving notice from any source of a fire in any forest, it is the duty of the agent of the division to aid and assist in controlling or extinguishing the same, if necessary.
Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1111, § 16, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 23-31-204 as it existed prior to 2012.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.