The chief of a fire department shall act as forest warden in all such towns which accept the provisions of either of the two preceding sections, and shall have authority to appoint deputy wardens and fix their compensation subject to the approval of the selectmen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 43
Duties of fire chief; role of forest warden
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