R.I. Gen. Laws § 2-13-7: Forest fire plan.

The commission shall formulate and put into effect a forest fire plan and integrate the forest fire plan with the regional plan recommended by the compact commission. The plan shall include a reasonable effort to establish and maintain any adequate forest fire fighting services that are consistent with the requirements of the state and to make available those services to other signatory states consonant with maintaining reasonably safe protection to this state at all times.