ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: GOV DPA 8-0-1-0

HB 2148: fire protection systems; inspections

Sponsor: Representative Cook, LD 7

Caucus & COW

Overview

Instructs inspections of fire protection systems in a city, town or county to be performed by a person certified by an entity accredited by the American National Standards Institute.

History

The Office of the State Fire Marshal is established within the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management in order to promote public health and safety and to reduce hazards to life, limb and property.  The office executes its duties by performing inspections and fire investigations by adopting fire protection codes and providing public education (A.R.S. § 37-1381).

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a non-profit, private organization that coordinates and administers the U.S. voluntary and conformity assessment system.  The ANSI works in collaboration with industry and government stakeholders to identify and develop standards-based solutions to national and global priorities. (ANSI).

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires inspections of fire protection systems in a city, town or county that include the following be performed by a person who is certified by an entity accredited by the ANSI to perform these inspections:

a)   fire dampers;

b)   smoke dampers; or

c) a combination of fire and smoke dampers. (Sec. 1, 2)

2.   Directs a city, town or county with an adopted fire code to adopt a regulation to enforce the requirements of fire protection system inspections by January 1, 2025. (Sec. 3)

Amendments

Committee on Government

1.   Specifies that smoke damper and fire damper inspections must be performed in accordance with the standards established by a nationally recognized standards developing organization.

2.   Allows the State Forester and State Fire Marshal to provide certified inspectors and resources to assist with fire protection system inspections if requested by the local authority responsible for such inspections.

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