Positive commandment · Mitzvat Aseh #241 of 613
To judge regarding the damages caused by fire
לדון בנזקי האש
The verse · Shemot 22:5
כִּי־תֵצֵא אֵשׁ וּמָצְאָה קֹצִים וְנֶאֱכַל גָּדִישׁ אוֹ הַקָּמָה אוֹ הַשָּׂדֶה שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם הַמַּבְעִר אֶת־הַבְּעֵרָה
“If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the sheaves, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.”
The Rambam’s words
To judge regarding the damages caused by fire, as [Exodus 22:5] states: "If fire will break out and catch in thorns...."
לדון בנזקי האש, שנאמר: "כי תצא אש ומצאה קוצים" (שמות כב,ה).
Who & when
“And [it] is practiced by males, as it is upon them to administer justice.”
Where in the Mishneh Torah
Hilchot Damages to Property הלכות נזקי ממון