California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 4170.5

Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1300.

The department or any other duly established fire protection agency may summarily abate an uncontrolled fire as a public nuisance by controlling and extinguishing the fire.

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Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 4170.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prc/division-4-forests-forestry-and-range-and-forage-lands/part-2-protection-of-forest-range-and-forage-lands/chapter-1-prevention-and-control-of-forest-fires/article-6-violations/section-4170.5

Other sections in Article 6 - Violations

§ 4165§ 4166§ 4170§ 4170.5

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