New Jersey Statutes

§ 13:9-21 — Duty to extinguish fires and notify firewarden

New Jersey·Title 13 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT--PARKS AND RESERVATIONS

In any district in which a fire service is established, any person finding a wildfire burning in a forest or where the forest is endangered, shall immediately extinguish the same and shall notify a firewarden as soon as possible. Amended by L.1981, c. 369, s. 26, eff. Dec. 30, 1981.

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§ 13:9-1

Forest fire service established

§ 13:9-10

Deputy firewardens; designation

§ 13:9-12

Hourly compensation of district firewardens and helpers

§ 13:9-13

General powers of state firewarden

§ 13:9-15

Enforcement of laws and extinguishment of fires; summoning assistance

§ 13:9-16

Obstruction, threat, abuse, assault, injury or interference with firewarden, deputies or assistants

§ 13:9-17

Right of trespass to extinguish wildfire; right of entry to inspect

§ 13:9-19

Burning waste, vegetation or other materials; permits

§ 13:9-2

General powers of department

§ 13:9-20

Burning forest; permit; back fires; liability; recreational or permitted fire; precautions

§ 13:9-21

Duty to extinguish fires and notify firewarden

§ 13:9-22

Theft, mutilation or destruction of property, equipment or posted notices

§ 13:9-23

Accumulations in forests as extraordinary fire hazard and public nuisance

§ 13:9-24

Removal of fire hazard and nuisance; penalty

§ 13:9-25

Compliance with chapter; civil liability for damages

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