KRS 149.080

Forest wardens employed by the Energy and Environment Cabinet, shall assist in preventing, controlling and extinguishing forest fires, under direction of the cabinet. A forest warden must be a full-time employee of the Energy and Environment Cabinet who has been appointed by the secretary. A deputy forest warden can be a full-time or part- time employee of the cabinet or a non-employee who has been appointed by the secretary to have the same rights and privileges of a forest warden except the issuing of citations or arrests for violations of this chapter or collection of suppression costs.