76655310.1-1136Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016ConservationActivities Administered By Other EntitiesForest Resources And The Department Of ForestryForest Wardens And FiresDuties of forest wardensCode 1950, § 10-56; 1986, c. 188; 1988, c. 891.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/10.1-1136/27-6.1Establishment of fire department; chief, officers and employees/27-6.1//10.1-1136/10.1/II/11/6/10.1-1136The duties of the forest wardens are to (i) enforce all forest and forest fire statutes and regulations of the Commonwealth, (ii) serve as forest fire incident commander and perform other duties as needed in the management and suppression of forest fire incidents as long as the authority granted under this section does not conflict with or diminish the lawful authority, duties, and responsibilities of fire chiefs or other fire service officers in charge, including but not limited to the provisions of Chapter 2 (§ 27-6.1 et seq.) of Title 27, and (iii) protect the forests of the Commonwealth.section1