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SENATE
FILE
594
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1206)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
18,
2025
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
state
fire
marshal
to
conduct
a
study
on
1
the
consolidation
of
fire
protection
services,
and
including
2
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
STATE
FIRE
MARSHAL
——
COUNTYWIDE
FIRE
PROTECTION
1
SERVICES
STUDY.
2
1.
The
state
fire
marshal
shall
conduct
a
study
of
fire
3
protection
services
in
this
state
to
analyze
whether
a
4
structure
of
countywide
fire
protection
services
would
maximize
5
fire
protection
coverage
and
emergency
response
times.
The
6
study
shall
be
conducted
in
consultation
with
representatives
7
from
the
following
stakeholders:
8
a.
The
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
9
management.
10
b.
The
Iowa
association
of
professional
fire
chiefs.
11
c.
The
Iowa
fire
chiefs’
association.
12
d.
The
Iowa
firefighters
association.
13
e.
The
Iowa
professional
fire
fighters.
14
f.
The
Iowa
emergency
management
association.
15
g.
At
least
one
attorney
licensed
to
practice
law
in
this
16
state
with
experience
representing
entities
associated
with
17
fire
protection
services.
18
h.
At
least
one
representative
from
a
city
having
a
19
population
of
thirty-seven
thousand
or
more
as
determined
by
20
the
2020
federal
decennial
census.
21
i.
At
least
one
representative
from
a
city
having
a
22
population
of
less
than
five
thousand
as
determined
by
the
2020
23
federal
decennial
census.
24
j.
At
least
one
representative
from
a
county
having
a
25
population
of
ninety
thousand
or
more
as
determined
by
the
2020
26
federal
decennial
census.
27
k.
Four
members
of
the
general
assembly
serving
as
28
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members,
one
representative
to
be
29
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives,
one
30
representative
to
be
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
31
house
of
representatives,
one
senator
to
be
appointed
by
the
32
president
of
the
senate
after
consultation
with
the
majority
33
leader
of
the
senate,
and
one
senator
to
be
appointed
by
the
34
minority
leader
of
the
senate.
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2.
The
countywide
fire
protection
services
study
shall
1
include
all
of
the
following:
2
a.
A
cost
analysis
for
upfront
and
ongoing
costs
to
provide
3
consolidated
countywide
fire
protection
services
systems.
The
4
analysis
and
recommendations
shall
include
proposed
funding
5
mechanisms
and
potential
consolidated
funding
resources
that
6
comply
with
local,
state,
and
federal
law.
The
analysis
shall
7
also
include
the
potential
effects
countywide
fire
protection
8
services
could
have
on
local
authority
expenditures
and
9
budgets.
10
b.
An
analysis
of
current
fire
protection
coverage
11
including
current
response
times
and
recommendations
for
12
placement
of
service
stations
to
maximize
fire
protection
13
coverage
and
emergency
response
times
in
the
most
efficient
and
14
cost-effective
manner.
15
c.
An
analysis
of
current
and
future
staffing
needs
16
including
a
proposed
employment
structure
for
countywide
17
fire
protection
services
that
focuses
on
adequate
employee
18
pay
and
volunteer
staffing,
including
benefits,
stipends,
or
19
other
compensation
allowed
in
accordance
with
local,
state,
or
20
federal
law.
21
d.
An
analysis
of
current
fire
protection
services
22
equipment
and
future
fire
protection
services
equipment
needs
23
including
proposed
placement
of
fire
protection
services
24
equipment
in
service
stations
to
maximize
fire
protection
25
coverage
and
emergency
response
times.
26
e.
An
analysis
of
current
communication
and
dispatch
27
challenges
including
proposed
recommendations
for
more
28
efficient
and
effective
communications.
29
f.
An
analysis
of
the
need
for
city
and
township
fire
30
protection
services
in
relation
to
the
implementation
of
a
31
countywide
fire
protection
service.
32
g.
An
analysis
of
existing
countywide
fire
protection
33
service
programs
in
this
state
including
outlining
current
34
processes
and
procedures.
The
analysis
under
this
paragraph
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must
include
outlines
of
any
current
or
proposed
fire
1
protection
service
programs
under
chapter
28E,
357B,
357F,
2
357G,
or
357J,
and
any
other
legal
agreement,
contract,
or
3
consolidated
effort,
including
as
part
of
a
district.
4
h.
An
analysis
of
countywide
fire
protection
services
in
5
other
states,
with
an
emphasis
on
midwest
states,
including
an
6
analysis
of
those
fire
protection
programs
in
comparison
to
the
7
fire
protection
needs
of
this
state.
8
i.
Recommendations
for
the
implementation
of
countywide
9
fire
protection
services
in
this
state
including
proposed
10
functionality
and
an
emphasis
on
the
potential
impact
of
11
implementation
on
the
four
most
populous
counties
in
this
12
state
as
determined
by
the
2020
federal
decennial
census,
13
along
with
surrounding
counties
if
a
multicounty
approach
to
14
fire
protection
services
would
be
more
beneficial
based
on
the
15
study’s
findings.
16
3.
The
state
fire
marshal
shall
submit
a
report
of
the
17
study’s
findings
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
June
30,
18
2026.
19
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
20
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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