Government Code section 55606

The board of supervisors may contract with the state, through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, for the performance by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, his or her deputies, and assistants of functions for the prevention or suppression of fires within the county.

Source: Section 55606, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=55606. (updated Jan. 1, 1993; accessed Aug. 10, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_55606

Original Source: Section 55606, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=55606. (last accessed May 12, 2025).