Utah Admin. Code R652-120-200 - Responsibilities of Division
1. The division in
consultation with local authorities, the division shall determine and execute
the best method for protecting private and public property by:
(a) except as provided by Subsection (1),
preventing, preparing for, or mitigating the origin and spread of fire on
nonfederal forest, range, watershed or wildland urban interface land in the
state;
(b) encouraging a private
landowner to conserve, protect, and manage forest or other land throughout the
state;
(c) taking action the
division considers appropriate to manage wildland fire and protect life and
property on the non-federal forest, range, watershed, or wildland urban
interface land within the state.
(d) implementing a limited fire suppression
strategy, including allowing a fire to burn within limited or modified
suppression, if the division determines the strategy is appropriate for a
specific area or circumstance.
(e)
the state forester shall make certain that appropriate action is taken to
control wildland fires on unincorporated non-federal forest, range, watershed
and wildland urban interface lands.
2. The division may enter into a cooperative
agreement with a county, municipality, or other eligible entity to provide
financial and wildland fire management assistance.
Notes
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