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Senate
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451
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SENATE
FILE
451
BY
DRISCOLL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
duties
of
fire
officials
and
reports
of
1
fires
and
emergency
responses.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
100.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
100.2
Duties
of
fire
officials.
3
1.
The
chief
of
the
fire
department
or
the
chief’s
designee
4
of
every
city
or
township
in
which
a
fire
department
is
5
established
or
the
chief
of
the
fire
department
or
the
chief’s
6
designee
responding
to
every
township
fire
where
there
is
a
7
contract
for
fire
protection
in
effect
shall
investigate
into
8
the
cause,
origin
and
circumstances
of
every
fire
occurring
9
in
the
city
or
township
by
which
property
has
been
destroyed
10
or
damaged
or
which
results
in
bodily
injury
to
a
person,
and
11
determine
whether
the
fire
was
the
result
of
natural
causes,
12
negligence
or
design
resulting
in
property
damage,
bodily
13
injury,
or
destruction.
The
investigation
shall
determine
14
whether
the
fire
was
caused
by
natural
factors,
negligence,
or
15
intentional
action
.
16
2.
The
department
of
transportation
shall
provide
17
registration
information
to
the
chief
of
the
fire
department
or
18
the
chief’s
designee
in
the
course
of
a
required
investigation
19
under
this
section
if
the
fire
official
is
a
law
enforcement
20
officer
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy.
21
3.
All
law
enforcement
agencies
within
the
state
are
22
required
to
authorize
access
to
the
national
crime
information
23
center
database
to
the
chief
of
the
fire
department
or
the
24
chief’s
designee
in
the
course
of
a
required
investigation
25
under
this
section
if
the
fire
official
is
a
law
enforcement
26
officer
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy.
27
4.
The
state
fire
marshal
may
assist
in
the
investigation
28
or
may
direct
the
investigation
if
the
fire
marshal
finds
it
29
necessary.
30
Sec.
2.
Section
100.3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
100.3
Reports
of
fires
and
emergency
responses.
33
When
death,
serious
bodily
injury,
or
property
damage
in
34
excess
of
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
has
occurred
as
a
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result
of
a
fire,
or
if
arson
is
suspected,
the
fire
official
1
required
by
section
100.2
to
make
fire
investigations
,
shall
2
notify
the
state
fire
marshal’s
division
immediately.
For
3
all
other
fires
causing
an
estimated
damage
of
fifty
dollars
4
or
more
or
emergency
responses
by
the
fire
service,
the
fire
5
official
required
by
section
100.2
to
investigate
shall
file
6
a
report
with
the
fire
marshal’s
division
within
ten
seven
7
days
following
the
end
of
the
month
regardless
of
whether
the
8
division
participated
in
or
supervised
the
investigation
.
Upon
9
written
request,
an
extension
of
up
to
fourteen
days
may
be
10
granted
for
compelling
reasons.
The
report
shall
indicate
11
all
fire
incidents
occurring
which
that
have
an
estimated
12
damage
of
fifty
dollars
or
more
and
state
for
each
incident
the
13
name
of
the
owners
and
occupants
of
the
property
at
the
time
14
of
the
fire,
the
value
of
the
property,
the
estimated
total
15
loss
to
the
property,
the
origin
of
the
fire
as
determined
by
16
investigation,
and
other
facts,
statistics,
and
circumstances
17
concerning
the
fire
incident.
The
report
on
each
emergency
18
response
shall
include
the
nature
of
the
incident
and
other
19
facts,
statistics
and
circumstances
concerning
the
emergency
20
response.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
the
duties
of
fire
officials
and
reports
25
of
fires
and
emergency
responses.
26
The
bill
provides
that
the
chief
of
the
fire
department
or
27
the
chief’s
designee
of
every
city
or
township
in
which
a
fire
28
department
is
established
or
every
township
where
there
is
a
29
contract
for
fire
protection
in
effect
shall
investigate
into
30
the
cause,
origin,
and
circumstances
of
every
fire
occurring
31
in
the
city
or
township
resulting
in
property
damage,
bodily
32
injury,
or
destruction.
The
investigation
shall
determine
33
whether
the
fire
was
caused
by
natural
factors,
negligence,
or
34
intentional
action.
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The
bill
provides
that
the
department
of
transportation
1
shall
provide
registration
information
to
the
chief
of
the
fire
2
department
or
the
chief’s
designee
in
the
course
of
a
required
3
investigation
if
the
fire
official
is
a
law
enforcement
4
officer
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy.
The
5
bill
requires
all
law
enforcement
agencies
within
the
state
6
to
authorize
access
to
the
national
crime
information
center
7
database
to
the
chief
of
the
fire
department
or
the
chief’s
8
designee
in
the
course
of
a
required
investigation
if
the
fire
9
official
is
a
law
enforcement
officer
certified
by
the
Iowa
law
10
enforcement
academy.
11
The
bill
provides
that
for
fires
not
involving
death,
12
serious
bodily
injury,
property
damage
in
excess
of
$200,000,
13
or
suspected
arson,
but
having
an
estimated
damage
of
$50
or
14
more
or
emergency
responses
by
the
fire
service,
the
fire
15
official
shall
file
a
report
with
the
fire
marshal’s
division
16
within
seven
days
following
the
end
of
the
month
regardless
17
of
whether
the
division
participated
in
or
supervised
the
18
investigation.
Upon
written
request,
an
extension
of
up
to
14
19
days
may
be
granted
for
compelling
reasons.
The
report
shall
20
indicate
all
fire
incidents
occurring
that
have
an
estimated
21
damage
of
$50
or
more
and
state
for
each
incident
the
name
22
of
the
owners
and
occupants
of
the
property
at
the
time
of
23
the
fire,
the
value
of
the
property,
the
estimated
total
loss
24
to
the
property,
the
origin
of
the
fire
as
determined
by
25
investigation,
and
other
facts,
statistics,
and
circumstances
26
concerning
the
fire
incident.
The
report
on
each
emergency
27
response
shall
include
the
nature
of
the
incident
and
other
28
facts,
statistics,
and
circumstances
concerning
the
emergency
29
response.
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