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Title 24, Government - State

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1207.8 Health facility construction and inspection cash fund - created - limit on uncommitted reserves - definitions
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(1) The health facility construction and inspection cash fund is created in the state treasury. All money collected by the division pursuant to section 24-33.5-1212.5 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. All money credited to the fun…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1208 Limitation of authority
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Nothing in this part 12 shall be construed to give the division, director, or administrator any power of control or supervision over any unit of local government. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 960, § 1, effective July 1, 1984. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1217, § 3…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1208.5 "Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act" - areas without fire protection - state assistance for creation of volunteer fire departments - eligibility for grants - short title - legislative declaration
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(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Volunteer Fire Department Organization Act". (2) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (I) While the county sheriff is the fire warden and is responsible for wildland fire in unincorporated a…

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1209 Repeal of sections

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(1) Repealed. (2) Sections 24-33.5-1204.5, 24-33.5-1206.1, 24-33.5-1206.2, 24-33.5-1206.3, 24-33.5-1206.4, 24-33.5-1206.5, 24-33.5-1206.6, and 24-33.5-1207.6, concerning programs for fire suppression administered by the division, and this section are repealed, effective September…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-121 Alternative response programs, co-responder programs, mobile crisis response programs - data collection - legislative declaration

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(1) (a) The general assembly finds that some Colorado communities utilize unique resources and model programs when responding to a behavioral health crisis, including co-responder programs, alternative response programs, and mobile crisis response programs. However, there is no r…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1211 Inspector certification

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(1) The division shall certify a person with fire safety responsibilities who is employed by, under contract to, or volunteers services to the state or a governing body as a fire inspector if the person files an application with the division for certification on forms provided by…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1212 Training for directors of fire protection districts - pilot program - advisory board - training fund

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(1) The division shall establish a pilot program to offer training courses to directors of fire protection districts whose territory includes wildland-urban interface areas, as defined by the Colorado state forest service. (2) The division shall offer courses pursuant to this sec…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1212.5 Health facility fire and building codes - third-party inspections authorized - temporary certificate of occupancy - fees - rules - board of appeals

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(1) (a) This section applies to health facility buildings or structures, including the construction or substantial remodeling and ongoing compliance with this article thereof, when there is no local building department or fire department to perform such functions. The division sh…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1213 Fire and building code - violations - enforcement - inspections

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(1) The director shall enforce sections 22-32-124 (2), 23-71-122 (1)(v), 24-33.5-1212.5, 24-33.5-1213.3, and 24-33.5-1213.5, C.R.S., by appropriate actions in courts of competent jurisdiction. (2) (a) The director may issue a notice of violation to a person who is believed to hav…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1213.3 Building and structure fire code maintenance - rules

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(1) (a) This section applies to building and structure maintenance for fire safety. The fire department providing fire protection service for the buildings and structures of a school district or of a local college district or for a charter school may inspect the buildings and str…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1213.4 School all-hazard emergency planning and response

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(1) The school response framework created in section 22-32-109.1 (4), C.R.S., sets forth the framework for school emergency incident response and emergency preparedness, including emergency communications and the responsibilities of school resource officers. Pursuant to the schoo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1213.5 Certification for building inspectors - rules

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(1) The director of the division shall implement a building inspector and plans examiner certification program to comply with the provisions of sections 22-32-124 (2) and 23-71-122 (1)(v), C.R.S., that evaluates the education, training, and experience of each inspector and ensure…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1213.7 Board of appeals

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(1) (a) There is hereby created in the division a board of appeals, referred to in this section as the "board of appeals". The board of appeals shall consist of seven members appointed by the executive director. (b) The members of the board of appeals shall be persons who are qua…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1214 Cigarettes - reduced ignition propensity standards - repeal

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(1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity Standards and Firefighter Protection Act". (2) Testing - performance standard. (a) (I) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (g) of this subsection (2), no cigarettes s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1215 Volunteer firefighter tuition voucher fund - created

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the volunteer firefighter tuition voucher fund, which shall be administered by the division and shall consist of any gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources that the division is hereby required to seek and accept. A…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1216 Volunteer firefighters - tuition vouchers - community and technical colleges

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(1) The division shall collaborate with the state board for community colleges and occupational education created in section 23-60-104 (1)(b), C.R.S., and the board of the trustees for each local community college as specified in section 23-71-122, C.R.S., to develop a system to …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1217 Prescribed burning program - training and certification of certified burners - rules - fees

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(1) The director shall establish training and certification standards for users of prescribed fire in consultation with the Colorado prescribed fire council or an analogous successor organization. The director may also consult with local fire jurisdictions. (2) The training and c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1217.3 Authority to permit controlled burns during drought conditions - civil - criminal

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The division may provide written authority to persons seeking to conduct prescribed or controlled fires, such as grassland, forest, or habitat management activities, during drought conditions as specified in section 13-21-105 (2) or 18-13-109 (2)(b)(III), C.R.S. In issuing writte…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1217.5 Minimum prescribed burning standards

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(1) The prescribed burning standards adopted by the director pursuant to section 24-33.5-1217 (5)(a)(II)(B) must, at a minimum: (a) Ensure that prescribed burning is the controlled application of fire to vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions in accordance with…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1217.7 Escaped prescribed fires

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(1) If a prescribed fire exceeds the control capability of on-site resources, the fire is deemed to be escaped, and suppression actions shall be taken immediately to bring the escape under control. (2) The division shall conduct or cause to be conducted a formal review following …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1218 Cooperation with governmental units

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In connection with its powers and duties concerning the protection of the forest lands of the state from fire, the division may cooperate and coordinate with the United States forest service, the United States secretary of the interior, the United States secretary of agriculture,…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1219 Wildland fires - duty of sheriff to report

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It is the duty of the sheriffs of the various counties of the state to report as soon as practicable the occurrence of any fire in any forest in the state, either on private or public lands, to the division or its authorized agent, and, upon receiving notice from any source of a …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-122 Peace officer training and support fund - peace officer training and support distribution - first responder death benefit administration - death benefit fund - rules - definitions

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(1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Child" means a first responder's adopted child, stepchild, or biological child and includes a biological child born after the eligible first responder's death. (b) "Firefighter" has the same mea…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1220 Funds available - emergency fire fund - wildland fire equipment repair fund - wildland fire cost recovery fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations authorized - rules

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(1) The governor's emergency fund may be used for the purpose of preventing and suppressing forest and wildland fires, in accordance with part 7 of this article. (2) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the emergency fire fund, which fund shall be administered by the…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1221 State responsibility - determination by the director - intergovernmental agreements required - terms included - definitions - legislative declaration

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(1) The director shall determine, in consultation with local authorities and with the approval of the governor, geographic areas of the state, including wildland-urban interface areas, in which the state has a financial responsibility for managing forest and wildland fires. The m…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1222 Cooperation by counties

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The boards of county commissioners may, in their discretion, cooperate and coordinate with the governing bodies of organized fire districts, fire departments, and municipal corporations; with private parties; with other counties; with the director; with the United States secretar…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1223 Sheriffs to enforce

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The county sheriff, assisted by the director, shall enforce sections 24-33.5-1217 to 24-33.5-1228 and of all state forest fire laws, and such persons shall not be liable to civil action for trespass committed in the discharge of their duties. Source: L. 2012: Entire section added…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1224 Limitation of state responsibility

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Nothing in sections 24-33.5-1217 to 24-33.5-1228 authorizes any county fire warden, firefighter, or county officer to obligate the state for payment of any money. Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1113, § 16, effective July 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1225 Emergencies

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When the governor finds that conditions of extreme fire hazard exist, he or she may by proclamation close such land as he or she may find to be in such condition of extreme hazard to the general public and prohibit or limit burning thereon to such a degree and in such ways as he …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1226 Wildfire emergency response fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations authorized - rules

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(1) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the wildfire emergency response fund, which fund shall be administered by the division. The division is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, reimbursements, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1226.5 Career and education information - peer mentor program - inmate disaster relief program participants

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(1) (a) On or before July 1, 2022, the division shall develop informational materials to increase awareness of wildland fire career opportunities for persons who acquired experience in wildland fire services through the inmate disaster relief program, described in section 17-24-1…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1227 Wildfire preparedness fund - creation - gifts, grants, and donations authorized - wildfire preparedness plan - report

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(1) (a) (I) There is hereby created in the state treasury the wildfire preparedness fund. The fund consists of all money that may be appropriated thereto by the general assembly, all private and public money received through gifts, grants, reimbursements, or donations that are tr…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1228 Colorado firefighting air corps - creation - powers - aircraft acquisitions required - center of excellence - unmanned aircraft systems study and pilot program - Colorado firefighting air corps fund - creation - report - rules

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(1) There is hereby created in the division the Colorado firefighting air corps, also referred to in this section as the "C-FAC". (2) (a) The division may: (I) Purchase, acquire, lease, or contract for the provision of firefighting aircraft, facilities, equipment, and supplies fo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1229 Lump-sum death benefits for seasonal wildland firefighters - definition - rules

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(1) If the director determines that an eligible seasonal wildland firefighter has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in Colorado, the division shall pay a benefit of ten thousand dollars as follows, if the payee indicated is…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1230 Wildfire information and resource center

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(1) (a) In order to improve protection of the public by enhancing access to information by homeowners, wildland fire professionals, the media, and educators, there is hereby created in the division the wildfire information and resource center, also referred to in this section as …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1231 Local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund - creation - grants - rules - report

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(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund. The fund consists of all money that may be appropriated or transferred to the fund by the general assembly and all private and public money received through gifts, grants, …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1232 Colorado wildland fire prediction and decision support system - definitions - development - contract

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Organization" means an organization that is organized as a not-for-profit entity or has obtained tax-exempt status under section 501 of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, and is a Color…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1233 Colorado fire commission - creation - powers and duties - report - legislative declaration - repeal

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(1) Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly hereby finds that: (I) The division has engaged in a two-year, stakeholder-driven strategic planning effort to evaluate fire programs throughout the state and identify areas in which the state can better support its partners; …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1234 Training restrictions with certain firefighting foams - penalty - exemptions - definitions

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(1) Beginning August 2, 2019, a person or fire department may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes or for testing firefighting foam fire systems class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. As used in t…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1235 Regional and statewide mutual aid system - powers and duties of division director - rules - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: (I) Natural and manmade emergencies that overwhelm or have the potential to overwhelm local fire and EMS resources pose a serious threat to life, property, critical infrastructure, the economy, and the envi…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1236 Wildfire resiliency code board - powers and duties - rules - cash fund - legislative declaration - definitions

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(1) Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (I) Colorado's wildfire risk has continued to increase over the years and more communities are at risk of wildfires; (II) Colorado wildfires have grown in intensity, frequency, and devastation s…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1237 Application of wildfire resiliency codes - enforcement - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Adopting governing body" means a governing body that has jurisdiction in an area within the wildland-urban interface and has the authority to adopt building codes or fire codes. (a.3) "Board" means the wildf…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1238 Fire investigation fund - created - rules

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(1) The fire investigation fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money that may be appropriated to the fund by the general assembly, all private and public money received through gifts, grants, or donati…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1240 Prescribed fire claims cash fund - rules - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Certified prescribed burn manager" means a certified burner who is required by section 24-33.5-1217 (3)(a) to attend a prescribed burn or a person qualified by national wildfire coordinating group standards …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1501 Implementation of Title III of superfund act

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the implementation of the federal "Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986", 42 U.S.C. sec. 11001 et seq., Title III of the federal "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986", Pub.L. 99-499, is…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1502 Definitions

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(1) All terms used in this part 15 have the same meaning as defined under the federal act. (2) As used in this part 15: (a) "Director" means the director of the division of homeland security and emergency management created in section 24-33.5-1603. (a.5) "Federal act" means the f…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1503.5 Powers and duties of the director - legislative intent - rules

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(1) It is the intent of the general assembly that the director, with the advice of the subcommittee, promulgate rules pursuant to this part 15 that encourage: (a) Consistency between information requested by the director and the purposes of implementation of the federal act; and …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1504 Local emergency planning committees - creation and duties

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(1) The subcommittee shall designate local emergency planning districts to develop emergency response and preparedness capabilities in accordance with the federal act. The boundaries of such districts shall be the same as the boundaries of either a county, municipality, or a comb…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1505 Immunity

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(1) Except for willful and wanton acts or omissions, no state commission or agency or county or municipal agency, including local emergency planning committees, citizen corps councils, fire protection districts, and volunteer fire, ambulance, or emergency service and rescue group…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-1506 SARA Title III fund - creation - acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations

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(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the SARA Title III fund, which shall be administered by the director. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the purposes of this part 15, including the disbursement of grants pursua…