§ 9-1111. Forest fire protection.

1. Towns adjacent to fire towns and fire districts. The department may
when necessary in its judgment, in order to protect the forests in the
fire towns and fire districts from fire, take steps to extinguish fires
actually burning in any town adjacent to a fire town or district.

2. Impressing fire fighting assistance. Any department employee or any
other officer charged by the department with the duty of fire fighting
shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary
or in conflict herewith, have the power to summon and hire for the
purpose of fighting fires any person who shall have attained sixteen
years of age, and to incur other expenses deemed necessary to the
extinguishment of particular fires.

3. Additional protection by towns in Suffolk county. Any town in the
county of Suffolk may appropriate not exceeding the sum of one thousand
dollars in any one year without the vote of town meeting for the purpose
of purchasing equipment and establishing fire patrols for the prevention
of forest fires within any such town. The patrols and equipment shall be
under the direction and supervision of the town board. Moneys
appropriated pursuant to this subdivision shall be assessed, levied and
collected in the same manner as moneys for other town charges are
assessed, levied and collected.