Public Resources Code section 4426

A person shall not set a backfire, or cause a backfire to be set, except under the direct supervision or permission of a state or federal forest officer, unless it can be established that the setting of such backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or valuable property.

Source: Section 4426, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=4426. (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_resources_code_section_4426

Original Source: Section 4426, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=4426. (last accessed May 12, 2025).