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Subchapter I. State Fire Prevention Commission
§ 6601. Objectives. - The objective of the State Fire Prevention Commission, to which...
§ 6602. State Fire Prevention Commission — Appointment; qualifications; cause for removal; term of office; members to serve without compensation. - (a) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall consist of 7...
§ 6603. State Fire Prevention Commission — Organization and meetings. - (a) The Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson...
§ 6604. State Fire Prevention Commission — Powers and duties. - The State Fire Prevention Commission shall have authority to: (1)...
§ 6606. Annual report; financial statement and budget. - (a) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall annually, on or...
§ 6607. Power of State Fire Prevention Commission to authorize new fire companies or substations; resolve boundary disputes; and prohibit cessation of necessary fire protection services. - (a) The State Fire Prevention Commission, with the advice of...
§ 6607A. Injunctive relief. - The State Fire Prevention Commission may in its discretion bring...
§ 6608. Audits of volunteer fire and ambulance companies. - (a) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall promulgate regulations requiring...
§ 6609. Appeals to the State Fire Prevention Commission — Procedure. - (a) Appeals to the State Fire Prevention Commission may be...
§ 6610. Appeals to the State Fire Prevention Commission — Powers upon appeals. - Upon appeals the State Fire Prevention Commission shall have the...
§ 6611. Court review of decision of State Fire Prevention Commission; procedure. - (a) Any person jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision...
Subchapter II. State Fire Marshal
§ 6612. State Fire Marshal — Term, salary, duties, powers and responsibilities. - (a) The State Fire Marshal shall reside in Delaware after...
§ 6613. Reports from insurance companies; reports of investigations by State Fire Marshal. - (a) Each fire insurance company or association doing business in...
§ 6614. Maintenance of fire hazard, violations of regulations or chapter; burn injuries and wounds to be reported; enforcement; remedies and penalties. - (a) No person shall erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain or...
§ 6615. State Fire Marshal's Advisory Board. - For the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the...
§ 6616. Protection of records. - Any and all records and reports compiled by the State...
Subchapter III. State Fire School
§ 6617. Location; supervision; purposes. - There is established in the Dover area a state institution...
§ 6618. State Fire Prevention Commission's powers and duties. - (a) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall have complete jurisdiction...
§ 6619. Director and employees. - The State Fire Prevention Commission shall employ a Director for...
§ 6620. School attendance fees. - The Director with the consent and approval of the State...
§ 6621. Liability in the performance of instructional service. - (a) No full-time or part-time instructor certified, assigned, approved or...
§ 6622. Buildings and equipment. - The State Fire Prevention Commission shall have the power to...
§ 6623. Fire School Advisory Board. - For the purpose of advising and make recommendations to the...
Subchapter IV. Smoke Detectors
§ 6631. Smoke detectors required. - (a) Each owner of a residential occupancy, used wholly or...
§ 6632. Smoke detector installation in 1- and 2-family dwellings; mobile homes; modular homes; townhouses. - (a) Each 1-family and 2-family dwelling, mobile home, modular home,...
§ 6633. Smoke detector installation; other residential occupancies. - (a) Each lodging, rooming or boarding house; hotel, motel, bed...
§ 6634. Smoke detectors; compliance dates. - (a) For each newly erected or constructed 1-family and 2-family...
§ 6635. Smoke detectors; penalties for noncompliance. - (a) Each owner and/or tenant of every building or occupancy...
§ 6636. Exceptions; claims of negligence. - Failure to comply with this subchapter shall not be considered...
§ 6637. Fire Detection Fund. - (a) This section shall be referred to as the “Delaware...
Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms
§ 6638. Definitions. - As used in this subchapter: (a) “Alarm Activation Report” means...
§ 6639. Initial installation requirements. - (a) Upon the installation of a new fire alarm signaling...
§ 6640. Fire alarm signaling monitoring companies. - (a) All fire alarm signaling monitoring companies are responsible for...
§ 6641. Testing of fire alarm signaling systems. - (a) No person shall conduct any test or demonstration of...
§ 6642. Inspection and maintenance of fire alarm signaling systems. - (a) The owner shall ensure that the fire alarm signaling...
§ 6643. Fire alarm activation. - (a) The owner shall be responsible for the activation of...
§ 6644. Excessive false alarms prohibited. - (a) Owners of a premise protected by a fire alarm...
§ 6645. Civil penalties and appeals. - (a) The State Fire Marshal shall assess all civil penalties...
Subchapter VI. Volunteer Firefighters
§ 6646. Definitions. - Member” means a volunteer firefighter of a Delaware volunteer fire...
§ 6647. Membership requirements for volunteer firefighters. - (a) An applicant for membership in a Delaware volunteer fire...
Subchapter VII. Delaware Burn Camp
§ 6648. Delaware Burn Camp Corporation authorization. - The State Fire Prevention Commission is hereby authorized to incorporate...
§ 6649. Powers. - The Delaware Burn Camp Corporation shall be empowered, notwithstanding any...
§ 6650. Board of directors. - (a) An initial board of directors of the Delaware Burn...