Duties of Utah Fire Prevention Board -- Unified Code Analysis Council -- Local administrative duties.
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(1) The board shall:
(a) administer the state fire code as the standard in the state;
(b) subject to the state fire code, make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
(i) establishing standards for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and property against fire and panic in any:
(A) publicly owned building, including all public and private schools, colleges, and university buildings;
(B) building or structure used or intended for use as an asylum, a mental hospital, a hospital, a sanitarium, a home for the elderly, an assisted living facility, a children's home or day care center, or any building or structure used for a similar purpose; or
(C) place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building, structure, tent, or room for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, instruction, or education;
(ii) establishing safety and other requirements for placement and discharge of display fireworks on the basis of:
(A) the state fire code; and
(B) relevant publications of the National Fire Protection Association;
(iii) establishing safety standards for retail storage, handling, and sale of class C common state approved explosives;
(iv) defining methods to establish proof of competence to place and discharge display fireworks, special effects fireworks, and flame effects;
(v) subject to Subsection (2), creating a uniform statewide policy regarding a state, county, special district, and local government entity's safe seizure, storage, and repurposing, destruction, or disposal of a firework, class A explosive, or class B explosive that:
(A) is illegal; or
(B) a person uses or handles in an illegal manner;
(vi) deputizing qualified persons to act as deputy fire marshals, and to secure special services in emergencies;
(vii) implementing Section 15A-1-403;
(viii) establishing criteria for the certification of firefighters, pump operators, instructors, fire officers, fire investigators, and rescue personnel not certified or licensed under any other section of the Utah Code;
(ix) establishing criteria for training and safety equipment grants for fire departments enrolled in firefighter certification;
(x) establishing ongoing training standards for hazardous materials emergency response agencies;
(xi) establishing criteria for the fire safety inspection of a food truck; and
(xii) establishing criteria for the accreditation and reaccreditation of fire service training organizations;
(c) recommend to the commissioner a state fire marshal;
(d) develop policies under which the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal's authorized representatives will perform;
(e) provide for the employment of field assistants and other salaried personnel as required;
(f) prescribe the duties of the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal's authorized representatives;
(g) provide technical expertise, advice, and support to Utah Valley University in the establishment and operation of the fire and rescue training program described in Section 53B-29-202;
(h) establish a statewide fire statistics program for the purpose of gathering fire data from all political subdivisions of the state;
(i) coordinate the efforts of all people engaged in fire suppression in the state;
(j) work aggressively with the local political subdivisions to reduce fire losses;
(k) regulate the sale and servicing of portable fire extinguishers and automatic fire suppression systems in the interest of safeguarding lives and property;
(l) establish a certification program for persons who inspect and test automatic fire sprinkler systems;
(m) establish a certification program for persons who inspect and test fire alarm systems;
(n) establish a certification for persons who provide response services regarding hazardous materials emergencies;
(o) in accordance with Sections 15A-1-403 and 68-3-14, submit a written report to the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and
(p) jointly create the Unified Code Analysis Council with the Uniform Building Code Commission in accordance with Section 15A-1-203.
(2)
(a) In the rules that the board makes under Subsection (1)(b)(v), the board shall include a provision prohibiting a state, county, special district, or local government entity from disposing of an item described in Subsection (1)(b)(v) by means of open burning, except under circumstances described in the rule.
(b) When making a rule under Subsection (1)(b)(v), the board shall:
(i) review and include applicable references to:
(A) requirements described in Title 15A, Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act; and
(B) provisions of the International Fire Code; and
(ii) consider the appropriate role of the following in relation to the rule:
(A) the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and
(B) a firework wholesaler or distributor.
(3) The board may incorporate in its rules by reference, in whole or in part:
(a) the state fire code; or
(b) subject to the state fire code, a nationally recognized and readily available standard pertaining to the protection of life and property from fire, explosion, or panic.
(4) The following functions shall be administered locally by a city, county, or fire protection district:
(a) issuing permits, including open burning permits pursuant to Sections 11-7-1 and 19-2-114;
(b) creating a local board of appeals in accordance with the state fire code; and
(c) subject to the state fire code and the other provisions of this chapter, establishing, modifying, or deleting fire flow and water supply requirements.