{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-55606","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 55606","heading":"","body":"The board of supervisors may contract with the state, through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, for the performance by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, his or her deputies, and assistants of functions for the prevention or suppression of fires within the county.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","PART 2. POWERS AND DUTIES EXERCISED JOINTLY BY CITIES, COUNTIES, OR OTHER AGENCIES [55000. - 55707.]","CHAPTER 4. Fire and Police Protection [55600. - 55642.]","ARTICLE 1. Performance of Fire Protection Functions by County Firewarden or State Forester [55600. - 55609.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"71b4f589bec8a2ade3ac510af18430edfced6fb6241acd5a83a1cef97b1c253c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-55605","next":"us-ca/gov-55607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}