KRS 149.160: Duties of fire wardens -- Account of expenses -- Payment.

When the Energy and Environment Cabinet determines that a danger of forest fire exists

in a county in which the statewide system of forest fire protection has been established

under KRS 149.510 to 149.600, the cabinet shall respond to the forest fire dange r and

employ those persons and means as, in its judgment, are expedient and necessary to

respond to the forest fire danger or to extinguish the fire, within the limits of the expense

that it has been authorized to incur in its instructions from the secreta ry for energy and

environment. The cabinet shall keep an itemized account of all expenses thus incurred

and immediately send the account verified by affidavit to the secretary for energy and

environment for examination. Upon approval by the secretary for e nergy and

environment, the account shall be paid from such fund or funds as are available to the

cabinet for such purpose. No such payment shall be made to any person who has

intentionally started the fire or to any person whose negligence caused or contri buted to

the setting of the fire.