Section 55640 Of Article 3. Rescue And Resuscitator Services From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.

. The board of supervisors of a county may provide rescue and resuscitator services throughout the county, and to this end the board may contract with the state, through the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, for the providing of those rescue and resuscitator services within the county by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, his or her deputies, and assistants, including volunteer firefighters.