§ 2-11-5 — § 2-11-5. Reports of fires.

§ 2-11-5. Reports of fires.

Within two (2) weeks after any forest fire, the local fire chief of the local fire district in which the fire occurs shall mail a report of the fire to the director of the department of environmental management using the printed form furnished for that purpose. In case any local fire chief fails to make the report as required by this section, or the local fire chief fails to transmit a copy of the itemized account as provided in § 2-11-6, the fire department or fire district shall not receive from the state the payment due under § 2-11-6 for extinguishing the fire.

Legislative History

G.L. 1956, § 2-11-5; P.L. 1970, ch. 124, § 2; P.L. 1971, ch. 24, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 512, art. 2, § 39.