The Fire Marshal and his duly appointed deputies and assistants shall have the specific duty of enforcing the laws, regulations and ordinances of the state and the provisions of this article throughout the state in matters relating to:
(1) Prevention of fires;
(2) Storage, sale and use of combustibles and explosives;
(3) Installation and maintenance of automatic and other fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing equipment;
(4) Construction, maintenance and regulation of fire escapes;
(5) The means and adequacy of exits in case of fire from factories, asylums, hospitals, churches, schools, halls, theaters, amphitheaters and all other places in which numbers of persons live, work or congregate from time to time for any purpose or purposes;
(6) Suppression of arson, and the investigation of the cause, origin and circumstance of fires.
The Fire Marshal, his deputies and assistants shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as set forth in other sections of this article and as may be conferred and imposed upon them from time to time by the laws of this state.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 36 - Public Officers and Employees.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 36-19-1 - Police Powers of Fire Marshal, Deputies and Assistants.
Section 36-19-2 - Powers and Duties of Fire Marshal, Deputies and Assistants Generally.
Section 36-19-2.1 - Manufacture of Destructive Device or Bacteriological or Biological Weapon.
Section 36-19-4.1 - (Effective February 1, 2022) Inspections of State Property.
Section 36-19-5 - Investigation and Reporting of Fires by Assistants Generally.
Section 36-19-6 - Reports of Fires to Fire Marshal by Assistants.
Section 36-19-12 - Appeal From Order to Circuit Court.
Section 36-19-13 - Appeal From Decision of Circuit Court to Court of Civil Appeals.
Section 36-19-15 - Lien for Expenses of Repair, etc., Paid by Fire Marshal.
Section 36-19-17 - Taking, etc., of Testimony by Fire Marshal, etc., During Investigations.
Section 36-19-19 - Fire Marshal, etc., May Summon Witnesses, Require Production of Books, Etc.
Section 36-19-21 - Imprisonment of Witness for Contempt Upon Complaint of Fire Marshal, Etc.
Section 36-19-22 - Fees of Witnesses and Officers Serving Subpoenas, Etc.
Section 36-19-23 - Payment of Fees to Local Assistants Not Receiving Salary From State.
Section 36-19-24 - Reports by Insurance Companies as to Fire Losses.
Section 36-19-25 - Records of Fires to Be Kept by Fire Marshal.
Section 36-19-26 - Annual Report of Fire Marshal to Governor.
Section 36-19-29 - Disposition of Penalties or Forfeitures.
Section 36-19-30 - Recreational Park Trailers.