{"data":{"id":"us-mt/76-13-904","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"76-13-904","heading":"Prescribed fire manager certification program -- rulemaking.","body":"(1) The department may create a prescribed fire manager certification program. The program must include training on all relevant aspects of prescribed fire in the state, including but not limited to the following:\n(a) applicable laws and rules;\n(b) safety planning and management;\n(c) weather;\n(d) prescribed fire behavior, complexity analysis, and techniques;\n(e) smoke management;\n(f) prescribed fire burn plan requirements and standards;\n(g) public relations;\n(h) prescribed fire burn permitting; and\n(i) contingencies.\n(2) The department may adopt rules to implement the prescribed fire manager certification program, including:\n(a) training requirements;\n(b) certification standards;\n(c) reciprocity requirements for prescribed fire certifications from other states and organizations;\n(d) administration of the prescribed fire manager certification claims account; and\n(e) fees.","path":["TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE","CHAPTER 13. TIMBER RESOURCES","Part 9. Prescribed Fire Manager Certification and Liability"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0760/chapter_0130/part_0090/section_0040/0760-0130-0090-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:09Z","sha256":"dab610bdf52544d50f22a9af8861e414ee4ef9c8b69381640061fd845ded23c1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/76-13-903","next":"us-mt/76-13-905"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}