The department is responsible for all of the following:
- (a) Providing fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement implements and apparatus as necessary.
- (b) Maintaining an integrated staff to accomplish fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement activities as needed.
- (c) Establishing and maintaining facilities for the performance of fire protection, fire prevention, pest control, and forest and range protection and enhancement activities.
- (d) Enforcing forest and fire laws, the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511), Part 2, Division 4), and other laws specified in Division 4 (commencing with Section 4001).