Title 18, Fires
15 chapters · 153 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 18-07-02 Board of county commissioners to divide county into fire districts
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The board of county commissioners, from time to time, if a levy is made for a firebreak fund, shall divide the county into as many fire districts as may be necessary. Each district must be known and designated as "Fire District No. _____". The board may map out each fire district…
N.D.C.C. § 18-07-03 Board of county commissioners to appoint fire wardens - Compensation - Oath - Bond
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The board of county commissioners may appoint a fire warden for each fire district. The warden shall reside in the fire district and must be paid such sum as is fixed by the board, not exceeding three dollars for each day actually employed in the discharge of the warden's duties.…
N.D.C.C. § 18-07-04 Fire warden to make firebreaks - When made
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The fire wardens shall carry out in their respective districts all of the instructions of the board of county commissioners with reference to making firebreaks and preventing the spread of prairie fires. All firebreaks made under the provisions of this chapter must be made in eac…
N.D.C.C. § 18-07-05 Legal firebreak defined
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A legal firebreak consists of a strip of land two hundred feet [60.96 meters] wide, plowed on either side and burned out inside the plowing.
N.D.C.C. § 18-07-06 When prairie may be set on fire to make firebreak
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For the purpose of making a firebreak, a strip of prairie not exceeding one hundred feet [30.48 meters] in width, protected on each side by a strip of plowed or burned land not less than five feet [1.52 meters] wide, may be set on fire. At least four men must be present when the …
N.D.C.C. § 18-07-07 Board of county commissioners may provide tools to make firebreak
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A board of county commissioners may provide, from the firebreak fund, such tools and appliances as may be necessary to aid and assist in making firebreaks to prevent the spread of prairie fires.