Existing law sets forth the powers and duties of the State Forester Firewarden, which include a requirement to cooperate with the State Fire Marshal in the enforcement of laws and the adoption of certain regulations relating to fire prevention through the management of vegetation in this State. (NRS 472.040) Section 1 of this bill removes this requirement. Existing law establishes within the Department of Public Safety the State Fire Marshal Division, which consists of the Fire Protection and Control Section, Fire Investigation Section, Public Education Section, Fire Service Training Section and Fire Data Section. (NRS 477.010) Section 1.5 of this bill eliminates all of the statutory sections comprising the State Fire Marshal Division. Existing law requires, amongst other things, the State Fire Marshal to: (1) enforce laws and adopt regulations related to the safety, access, means and adequacy of exits in case of fire at certain institutions, facilities and buildings; (2) cooperate with the State Forester Firewarden in mitigating the risk of fire hazard from vegetation in the State; and (3) with certain exceptions, investigate in certain counties any fire which results in a death or which is of a suspicious nature. (NRS 477.030) Section 2 of this bill: (1) expands the list of facilities for which the State Fire Marshal enforces laws and adopts regulations to include cannabis production facilities; (2) removes the requirement that the State Fire Marshal cooperate with the State Forester Firewarden in mitigating the risk of fire hazard from vegetation in the State; and (3) expands the requirement that the State Fire Marshal investigate certain fires in certain counties to include the investigation of any fire which results in an injury or a financial loss greater than $2,000,000.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 477.010, 477.030
Reprint 1: 472.040, 477.010, 477.030
As Enrolled: 472.040, 477.010, 477.030
BDR: 477.010, 477.030