Sec. 5. (a) The fire chief and the designees of the fire chief in every fire department are assistants to the state fire marshal.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-8-17-5

  • department: refers to the department of homeland security established by IC 10-19-2-1. See Indiana Code 36-8-17-4.5
  • fire department: means a paid fire department or a volunteer fire department that renders fire prevention or fire protection services to a political subdivision. See Indiana Code 36-8-17-2
     (b) A fire department shall comply with an order issued by the department under IC 22-14-2-4 that directs the fire department to assist the department.

     (c) A fire department shall report annually to the department of homeland security, in a manner prescribed by the department of homeland security, information relating to each emergency response by the fire department. In the event that a fire department fails to comply with this section, the department of homeland security, notwithstanding any other law, may determine that the fire department is ineligible to receive grants administered by the department of homeland security.

     (d) This section also applies to a fire department established by the board of trustees of Purdue University under IC 21-39-7.

As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.577; P.L.29-2011, SEC.3; P.L.187-2021, SEC.147; P.L.170-2022, SEC.41.

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