Sec. 88.118. STATEWIDE FIRE COORDINATION CENTER. (a) The director shall establish a statewide fire coordination center.
(b) The center may provide continuous dispatching services for wildfire control.
(c) The center shall provide a central location for statewide:
(1) wildfire monitoring;
(2) coordination of the response to each major or potentially major wildfire in the state, with the coordination function including a direct liaison with the state emergency operating center; and
(3) assistance to fire-fighting forces in obtaining the transfer of needed and available resources.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (S.B. 646), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2011.
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