Montana § 7-33-2215 County Firewarden Authorized -- Duties

Montana Statutes

§ 7-33-2215 — County Firewarden Authorized -- Duties

Montana § 7-33-2215

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 33FIRE PROTECTION

Part 22Rural Fire Protection

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Mont. Code Ann. § 7-33-2215 (2026).

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7-33-2215 . County firewarden authorized -- duties.

(1)A county governing body may appoint a county firewarden.

(2)A county firewarden appointed under this section shall demonstrate knowledge in local, state, and federal wildland fire policy and wildland fire suppression.

(3)A county firewarden shall act as a liaison between local, state, and federal agencies to coordinate training and wildland fire prevention, detection, suppression, investigation, and mitigation. The county governing body may establish any additional duties that the governing body determines to be necessary.

(4)The position of county firewarden is distinct from the position of a county rural fire chief appointed under 7-33-2203 and from a firewarden appointed by the department of natural resources and conservation un

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7-33-2215 . County firewarden authorized -- duties. (1) A county governing body may appoint a county firewarden.
(2) A county firewarden appointed under this section shall demonstrate knowledge in local, state, and federal wildland fire policy and wildland fire suppression.
(3) A county firewarden shall act as a liaison between local, state, and federal agencies to coordinate training and wildland fire prevention, detection, suppression, investigation, and mitigation. The county governing body may establish any additional duties that the governing body determines to be necessary.
(4) The position of county firewarden is distinct from the position of a county rural fire chief appointed under 7-33-2203 and from a firewarden appointed by the department of natural resources and conservation under 76-13-104 .