Colorado § 29-22.5-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 29-22.5-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 29-22.5-102

Title 29Government

Art.Wildland Fire Planning

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-22.5-102 (2026).

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As used in this article 22.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Director means the director of the division of fire prevention and control. (1.3) Division means the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-1201, C.R.S. (1.5) Fire department has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-33.5-1202 (3.9). (1.7) Forest service means the Colorado state forest service identified in section 23-31-302, C.R.S.

(2)Incident commander means the individual responsible for the overall management of the incident including developing incident objectives and managing all incident operations, by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority.

(3)Incident command system means a standardized, on-scene, all-hazard i

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As used in this article 22.5, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Director means the director of the division of fire prevention and control.

(1.3) Division means the division of fire prevention and control in the
department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-1201, C.R.S.

(1.5) Fire department has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-33.5-1202 (3.9).

(1.7) Forest service means the Colorado state forest service identified in
section 23-31-302, C.R.S.

(2) Incident commander means the individual responsible for the overall
management of the incident including developing incident objectives and managing
all incident operations, by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority.

(3) Incident command system means a standardized, on-scene, all-hazard
incident management concept that is an integral part of the national incident
management system.

(4) Local incident management team means a single or multi-agency team
of capable individuals formed and managed at the local or county level and created
or activated when necessary to provide the command and control infrastructure
required to manage a major or complex incident requiring a significant number of
local and mutual aid resources.

(5) Mutual aid agreement means a written agreement between or among
federal, state, and local agencies in which the agencies agree to assist one another
upon request by furnishing such resources as personnel and equipment.

(6) National incident management system or NIMS means the national
command and management system developed by the U.S. department of homeland
security. NIMS provides a unified approach to incident management; standard
command and management structures; and emphasis on preparedness, mutual aid,
and resource management.

(7) Prescribed fire means any fire ignited by federal, state, or local forest
or land managers or private property owners to meet specific fire protection or
mitigation objectives.

(8) Unified command means the incident commanders representing
agencies or jurisdictions that share responsibility for the incident manage the
response from a single incident command post, allowing agencies with different
legal, geographic, and functional authorities and responsibilities to work together
effectively without affecting individual agency authority, responsibility, or
accountability.

(9) Wildland area means an area in which development is essentially
nonexistent, except for roads, railroads, power lines, and similar infrastructure, and
in which structures, if present, are widely scattered.

(10) Wildland fire means an unplanned or unwanted fire in a wildland area,
including unauthorized human-caused fires, out-of-control prescribed fires, and all
other fires in wildland areas where the objective is to extinguish the fire.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (SB 09-020), ch. 189, p. 825, � 1, effective April 30. L. 2010: (2) and (3) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2118, � 161, effective August 11. L. 2013: (1) amended and (1.3) and (1.7) added, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1693, � 93, effective August 7. L. 2017: IP and (1) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1413, � 104, effective May 25. L. 2024: (1.5) added, (HB 24-1155), ch. 48, p. 170, � 3, effective August 7.