Section 23-37 - Powers and duties of state forest fire control personnel and district and deputy fire wardens. Temporary emergency workers(a) State forest fire control personnel and district and deputy fire wardens shall, under the supervision of the State Forest Fire Warden, use all necessary means to prevent and extinguish forest fires.(b) Such state forest fire control personnel shall assist the fire chief or the fire officer-in-charge in the control and direction of all persons and apparatus while engaged in extinguishing forest fires in their respective districts, or in other districts under the instructions of the State Forest Fire Warden.(c) Such state forest fire control personnel and fire wardens may destroy fences, plow land or, in an emergency, close roads, with or without detours, and set backfires to hasten the control of any fire.(d) If the state forest fire warden determines that additional state forest fire control personnel are required to assist in extinguishing a forest fire in this state or in another state that is a member of a compact authorized to provide reciprocal aid, the state forest fire warden may temporarily supplement state forest fire control personnel with temporary emergency workers who meet the training and qualification requirements of the National Incident Management System: Wildland Fire Qualification System Guide published by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, as amended from time to time. The Department of Administrative Services shall assist the state forest fire warden in developing appropriate classifications for such temporary emergency workers.(e) No action for trespass shall lie against any person crossing or working upon lands of another to extinguish fire or for investigation thereof.(1949 Rev., S. 3477; 1949, S. 1877d; P.A. 74-83, S. 2; P.A. 81-354, S. 3, 4; P.A. 96-180 , S. 88 , 166 ; P.A. 00-99 , S. 67 , 154 ; P.A. 01-150 , S. 7 .)
Amended by P.A. 23-0085,S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by P.A. 22-0143, S. 5 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 5/31/2022.Amended by P.A. 19-0037, S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2019. Cited. 119 C. 602 .