Section 320.202

Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS

Chapter 320

Effective - 28 Aug 2007, 2 histories   

  320.202.  Division of fire safety, created — duties of division and fire marshal — rulemaking authority. — 1.  There is hereby established within the department of public safety a "Division of Fire Safety", which shall have as its chief executive officer the fire marshal appointed under section 320.205.  The fire marshal and the division shall be responsible for:

  (1)  The voluntary training of firefighters, investigators, inspectors, and public or private employees or volunteers in the field of emergency response, rescue, fire prevention or preparedness;

  (2)  Establishing and maintaining a statewide reporting system, which shall, as a minimum, include the records required by section 320.235 and a record of all fires occurring in Missouri showing:

  (a)  The name of all owners of personal and real property affected by the fire;

  (b)  The name of each occupant of each building in which a fire occurred;

  (c)  The total amount of insurance carried by, the total amount of insurance collected by, and the total amount of loss to each owner of property affected by the fire; and

  (d)  All the facts, statistics and circumstances, including, but not limited to, the origin of the fire, which are or may be determined by any investigation conducted by the division or any local firefighting agency under the laws of this state.  All records maintained under this subdivision shall be open to public inspections during all normal business hours of the division;

  (3)  Conducting all investigations of fires mandated by sections 320.200 to 320.270^*;

  (4)  Conducting all fire inspections required of any private premises in order for any license relating to such private premises to be issued under any licensing law of this state, except those organizations and institutions licensed pursuant to chapter 197;

  (5)  Establishing and maintaining a voluntary training and certification program based upon nationally recognized standards.  A certification testing fee and recertification fee shall be established by promulgated rules and regulations by the state fire marshal under the provisions of section 536.024.  Fees collected shall be deposited into the general revenue fund.

  2.  The state fire marshal shall exercise and perform all powers and duties necessary to carry out the responsibilities imposed by subsection 1 of this section, including, but not limited to, the power to contract with any person, firm, corporation, state agency, or political subdivision for services necessary to accomplish any of the responsibilities imposed by subsection 1 of this section.

  3.  The state fire marshal shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations under the provisions of section 536.024 to carry out the provisions of this section.

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(L. 1985 H.B. 230, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1509, A.L. 2007 H.B. 952 & 674)

*Section 320.270 was repealed by H.B. 57, 1987.