Indiana § 14-23-5-1 Establishment of firefighting organization

Indiana Statutes

§ 14-23-5-1 — Establishment of firefighting organization

Indiana § 14-23-5-1

Art. 23FORESTRY

Ch. 5Forest Firefighting

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Ind. Code § 14-23-5-1 (2026).

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The department, acting through the director
and the state forester, shall establish and equip a firefighting
organization within the division of forestry for the purpose of detecting,
preventing, fighting, and controlling fires in state forest land. The
department may extend the same fire detection, prevention, fighting,
and control services established to other state land under the
department's supervision and control. The department may also
establish the same services for land not owned by the state and not
lying within a city or town for the purpose of protecting the forests,
fields, and grassland of the state.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-5-1 part.]

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The department, acting through the director
and the state forester, shall establish and equip a firefighting
organization within the division of forestry for the purpose of detecting,
preventing, fighting, and controlling fires in state forest land. The
department may extend the same fire detection, prevention, fighting,
and control services established to other state land under the
department's supervision and control. The department may also
establish the same services for land not owned by the state and not
lying within a city or town for the purpose of protecting the forests,
fields, and grassland of the state.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-5-5-1 part.]