This bill mandates the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs to implement Coast Guard-approved marine firefighting training courses for land-based firefighters, specifically targeting those engaged in fire suppression within coastal municipalities. All firefighters, both paid and volunteer, must complete basic, advanced, and in-service training courses. For those who have completed recruit firefighter training before the bill's effective date, they are required to finish the basic marine firefighting course within one year, followed by the advanced course within two years, and biennial in-service training thereafter.

Additionally, the bill establishes a requirement for the division to create a Coast Guard-approved instructor qualification course for marine firefighting. Firefighters who have completed the necessary training and are compliant with in-service requirements will be eligible to instruct others in these courses. The bill also defines a coastal zone as any municipality included in the State's Coastal Management program under the "Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972." To support these initiatives, the bill appropriates $140 million from the General Fund to the Department of Community Affairs for the outlined purposes.