N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 9-1109: Fire protection areas

§ 9-1109. Fire protection areas.

Facilities for protection against forest fire shall be available as

follows:

1. In fire towns. The department, for the prevention of forest fires

and the extinguishment of fires burning or threatening forests, shall,

in the fire towns defined in section 9-1107, maintain an approved fire

protection system, including fire observation stations and other

equipment necessary to prevent and extinguish forest fires.

2. In forest fire districts. The department may establish a forest

fire protective system in such other parts of the state as it may deem

necessary. In such regions the department may maintain an approved fire

protection system, including fire observation stations and other

equipment necessary to prevent and extinguish forest fires.