N.Y. ENV Law § 9-1109
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Fire protection areas
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§ 9-1109. Fire protection areas.\n Facilities for protection against forest fire shall be available as\nfollows:\n 1. In fire towns. The department, for the prevention of forest fires\nand the extinguishment of fires burning or threatening forests, shall,\nin the fire towns defined in section 9-1107, maintain an approved fire\nprotection system, including fire observation stations and other\nequipment necessary to prevent and extinguish forest fires.\n 2. In forest fire districts. The department may establish a forest\nfire protective system in such other parts of the state as it may deem\nnecessary. In such regions the department may maintain an approved fire\nprotection system, including fire observation stations and other\nequipment necessary to prevent and extinguish forest fires.\n
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