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| Public Act 095-0224 |
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AN ACT concerning fire safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Fire Investigation Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 6 and by adding Section 6.1 as follows:
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(425 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 6)
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Sec. 6. The chief of the fire department of every | ||||
municipality in
which a fire department is established and the
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fire chief of every legally organized fire protection district | ||||
shall
investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of every | ||||
fire occurring
in such municipality or fire protection | ||||
district, or in any area or on
any property which is furnished | ||||
fire protection by the fire department of
such municipality or | ||||
fire protection district, by
which property has been destroyed | ||||
or damaged, and shall especially make
investigation as to | ||||
whether such fire was the result of carelessness or
design. | ||||
Such investigation shall be begun within two days, not | ||||
including
Sunday, of the occurrence of such fire, and the | ||||
Office of the State Fire
Marshal shall have the right to | ||||
supervise and direct such investigation
whenever it deems it | ||||
expedient or necessary. The officer making
investigation of | ||||
fires occurring in cities, villages, towns, fire
protection | ||||
districts or townships shall forthwith notify the Office of
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State Fire Marshal and shall by the 15th of the month following
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the occurrence of
the fire, furnish to the Office a statement | ||
of all facts
relating to the cause and origin of the fire, and | ||
such other information
as may be called for in a format | ||
approved or on forms
provided by the Office. The Office of
the | ||
State Fire Marshal shall keep a record of all fires occurring | ||
in the
State, together with all facts, statistics and | ||
circumstances, including
the origin of the fires, which may be | ||
determined by the investigations
provided by this act; such | ||
record shall at all times be open to the
public inspection, and | ||
such portions of it as the State Director of
Insurance may deem | ||
necessary shall be transcribed and forwarded to him
within | ||
fifteen days from the first of January of each year. In | ||
addition to the reporting of fires, the chief of the fire | ||
department shall furnish to the Office such other information | ||
as the State Fire Marshal deems of importance to the fire | ||
services.
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(Source: P.A. 82-706.)
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(425 ILCS 25/6.1 new) | ||
Sec. 6.1. Rules. The State Fire Marshal may adopt necessary | ||
rules for the administration of the reporting of fires, | ||
hazardous material incidents, and other incidents or events | ||
that the State Fire Marshal deems of importance to the fire | ||
services. The reporting of such information shall be based upon | ||
the nationally recognized standards of the United States Fire | ||
Administration's National fire Incident Reporting System | ||
(NIFRS).
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