36 CFR § 228.11 - Prevention and control of fire.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s228.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 228.11 - Prevention and control of fire."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "228.11"
section_name: "Prevention and control of fire."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "228"
part_name: "MINERALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 478, 551; 30 U.S.C. 226, 352, 601, 611; 94 Stat. 2400."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 31317, Aug. 28, 1974, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 46 FR 36142, July 14, 1981."
cfr_part: "228"
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# 228.11 Prevention and control of fire.

Operator shall comply with all applicable Federal and State fire laws and regulations and shall take all reasonable measures to prevent and suppress fires on the area of operations and shall require his employees, contractors and subcontractors to do likewise.