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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The division, in consultation with local authorities, shall determine and execute the best method for protecting private and public property by:
(a) except as provided by Subsection (1)(d), 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 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 nonfederal forest, range, watershed, or wildland urban interface land within the state; and
(d) implementing a limited fire suppression strategy, including allowing a fire to burn with limited or modified suppression, if the division determines that the strategy is appropriate for a specific area or circumstance.
(2) The division may:
(a) enter into an agreement with a public or private agency or individual:
(i) for the purpose of protecting, managing, or rehabilitating land owned or managed by the agency or individual; and
(ii) establishing a predetermined fire suppression plan, including a limited fire suppression strategy, for a specific fire management area; and
(b) enter into a reciprocal agreement with a fire protection organization, including a federal agency, to provide fire protection for land, and an improvement on land, for which the organization normally provides fire protection.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 65A. Forestry, Fire, and State Lands § 65A-8-101. Division responsibilities for fire management and the conservation of forest, watershed, and other lands--Reciprocal agreements for fire protection - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-65a-forestry-fire-and-state-lands/ut-code-sect-65a-8-101/
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