California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 11 - Policy for Administration for the Department
Article 2 - Policy Guides for Administration of the Fire Protection System
Section 1658 - Criteria for County Assumption of SRA

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 1658

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

In approving the election of a county to assume responsibility for the prevention and suppression of all fires on all land in such county, excluding lands owned or controlled by the federal government or lands within the exterior boundaries of any city, the Director shall follow these criteria:

(a) The county shall have arrangements to provide a fire organization in place at the time of transfer, with sufficient financial support and of adequate size, depth and experience, to provide fire protection of the required type and level to the natural resources to be protected within State Responsibility Areas.

(b) The county shall submit a detailed plan that:

(1) Delineates placement of facilities, equipment and personnel for protection of State Responsibility Areas.

(2) Provides a method for orderly disposition of any state owned land and equipment, and placement of state personnel.

(3) Identifies equipment and personnel that are state supported and conditions under which the county agrees to make such personnel and equipment available to the State for authorized uses, including uses outside county boundaries.

(4) Identifies State Responsibility Areas within the county and provides the same or higher intensity of fire protection to these lands as is provided under existing levels of state protection in other comparable areas of the state.

(5) Provides for a contingency plan whereby the State will reassume protection of State Responsibility lands if the county does not provide required minimum levels of protection as required by the State.

(c) Local assumption shall not have a significant cumulative adverse effect on the ability of the Department, either geographically or organizationally, to provide the level of fire protection mandated statewide by the State Fire Plan.

(d) Local assumption shall not have a significant adverse impact on:

(1) Those agencies contracting with CDF for fire protection unless the county has arranged to assume the contract; and

(2) Federal agencies with which CDF maintains cooperative agreements and facilities.

1. New Article 2 (Section 1658) filed 4-11-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 15).

Note: Authority cited: Section 740, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4129, 4130 and 4133, Public Resources Code.

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