Section 9-1109. Fire protection areas

Facilities  for  protection  against forest fire shall be available as
  follows:
    1. In fire towns. The department, for the prevention of  forest  fires
  and  the  extinguishment of fires burning or threatening forests, shall,
  in the fire towns defined in section 9-1107, maintain an  approved  fire
  protection   system,  including  fire  observation  stations  and  other
  equipment necessary to prevent and extinguish forest fires.
    2. In forest fire districts. The department  may  establish  a  forest
  fire  protective  system in such other parts of the state as it may deem
  necessary. In such regions the department may maintain an approved  fire
  protection   system,  including  fire  observation  stations  and  other
  equipment necessary to prevent and extinguish forest fires.