§ 23-28.2-4 - Duties and responsibilities of state fire marshal. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-28.2-4

   § 23-28.2-4  Duties and responsibilities ofstate fire marshal. – The state fire marshal, as the authority having jurisdiction, shall have theauthority to enforce and perform the duties required by the Comprehensive FireSafety Act, chapter 28.01 of this title, by the Fire Safety Code, chapters 28.1– 28.39 of this title, and all codes referenced therein are adoptedthereunder, and all other provisions of the general laws and public lawsinsofar as such powers and duties relate to fires, fire prevention, fireprotection, fire inspection, and fire investigation. It shall also be the dutyof the state fire marshal to enforce all laws of this state in regard to:

   (1) The keeping, storage, use, manufacture, sale, handling,transportation, or other disposition of explosives and inflammable materials.

   (2) Conducting and supervising fire safety inspections of allbuildings regulated by the code within the state.

   (3) It shall be the duty of the state fire marshal and his orher deputies to certify to any state or federal agency whether or not anybuilding covered satisfies the requirements of chapters 28.1 – 28.39 ofthis title and all codes referenced therein and adopted thereunder.

   (4) It shall the duty of the fire marshal to plan for andoversee the comprehensive, professional, and consistent enforcement of the firesafety code.