1. (1) Before submitting a request for a closure, the board of county commissioners shall have taken the following minimum steps:

   1. (a) initiated an active fire prevention program aimed at reducing preventable fires;
   2. (b) initiated an active fire detection and presuppression system aimed at the rapid detection of and response to fires that do occur;
   3. (c) organized local forces to suppress fires;
   4. (d) determined that current dire situations exceed the established county capabilities.

Authorizing statute(s): 87-3-106, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 87-3-106, MCA

History: NEW, Eff. 8/4/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Nat. Res. , C. 529, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; TRANS, 1995 MAR p. 1958, Eff. 7/1/95; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 773, Eff. 3/22/96.