Common use of County and Sheriff Responsibilities Clause in Contracts

County and Sheriff Responsibilities. The County and Sheriff are fiscally and operationally responsible, respectively, for a County Responsibility Fire as described in C.R.S. §§ 29-22.5-103 (2)(b) and 30-11-107(1)(o). Thereby, for the duration of a County Responsibility Fire and pursuant to any applicable emergency operations plan, Mutual Aid Agreements, community wildfire protection plans, county wildfire preparedness plans, cost share agreement, or other agreements between the County and Fire Departments or other governmental entities, the Sheriff shall appoint a Local Incident Management Team to provide the command and control infrastructure necessary to manage a County Responsibility Fire. The Local Incident Management Team may consist of a single individual serving as Incident Commander. On behalf of the County, the Sheriff shall assume financial responsibility for Wildland Fire suppression efforts and the authority for the ordering, monitoring and tracking the costs of resources subject to compliance with State law. Nothing in this agreement authorizes any county fire warden, firefighter, or county officer to obligate the State for payment of any money without prior state approval.