Utah Code 53-7-204. Duties of Utah Fire Prevention Board — Unified Code Analysis Council — Local administrative duties
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(1) The board shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-7-204
- Board: means the Utah Fire Prevention Board created in Section
53-7-203 , except as provided inPart 3, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act . See Utah Code 53-7-102 - City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - Display fireworks: includes aerial shells, salutes, roman candles, flash shells, comets, mines, and other similar explosives. See Utah Code 53-7-202
- Fireworks: means :(15)(a)(i) a division 1. See Utah Code 53-7-202
- Flame effects: means the combustion of flammable solids, liquids, or gases to produce thermal, physical, visual, or audible phenomena before an audience. See Utah Code 53-7-202
- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Service: means the inspection, maintenance, repair, modification, testing, or cleaning of an automatic fire suppression system. See Utah Code 53-7-202
- Special effects: means a visual or audible effect caused by chemical mixtures that produce a controlled, self-sustaining, and self-controlled exothermic chemical reaction that results in heat, gas, sound, or light and may also create an illusion. See Utah Code 53-7-202
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State fire code: means the code adopted under Section
15A-1-403 . See Utah Code 53-7-102- State fire marshal: means the fire marshal appointed director by the commissioner under Section
53-7-103 . See Utah Code 53-7-102- Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
(42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or(42)(b)(42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and(42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Wholesaler: means :
(26)(a) a person who sells division 1. See Utah Code 53-7-202(1)(a) administer the state fire code as the standard in the state;(1)(b) subject to the state fire code, make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:(1)(b)(i) establishing standards for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and property against fire and panic in any:(1)(b)(i)(A) publicly owned building, including all public and private schools, colleges, and university buildings;(1)(b)(i)(B) building or structure used or intended for use as an asylum, a mental hospital, a hospital, a sanitarium, a home for the elderly, an assisted living facility, a children’s home or day care center, or any building or structure used for a similar purpose; or(1)(b)(i)(C) place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building, structure, tent, or room for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, instruction, or education;(1)(b)(ii) establishing safety and other requirements for placement and discharge of display fireworks on the basis of:(1)(b)(ii)(A) the state fire code; and(1)(b)(ii)(B) relevant publications of the National Fire Protection Association;(1)(b)(iii) establishing safety standards for retail storage, handling, and sale of class C common state approved explosives;(1)(b)(iv) defining methods to establish proof of competence to place and discharge display fireworks, special effects fireworks, and flame effects;(1)(b)(v) subject to Subsection (2), creating a uniform statewide policy regarding a state, county, special district, and local government entity’s safe seizure, storage, and repurposing, destruction, or disposal of a firework, class A explosive, or class B explosive that:(1)(b)(v)(A) is illegal; or(1)(b)(v)(B) a person uses or handles in an illegal manner;(1)(b)(vi) deputizing qualified persons to act as deputy fire marshals, and to secure special services in emergencies;(1)(b)(vii) implementing Section 15A-1-403;(1)(b)(viii) establishing criteria for the certification of firefighters, pump operators, instructors, fire officers, fire investigators, and rescue personnel not certified or licensed under any other section of the Utah Code;(1)(b)(ix) establishing criteria for training and safety equipment grants for fire departments enrolled in firefighter certification;(1)(b)(x) establishing ongoing training standards for hazardous materials emergency response agencies;(1)(b)(xi) establishing criteria for the fire safety inspection of a food truck; and(1)(b)(xii) establishing criteria for the accreditation and reaccreditation of fire service training organizations;(1)(c) recommend to the commissioner a state fire marshal;(1)(d) develop policies under which the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal’s authorized representatives will perform;(1)(e) provide for the employment of field assistants and other salaried personnel as required;(1)(f) prescribe the duties of the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal’s authorized representatives;(1)(g) provide technical expertise, advice, and support to Utah Valley University in the establishment and operation of the fire and rescue training program described in Section 53B-29-202;(1)(h) establish a statewide fire statistics program for the purpose of gathering fire data from all political subdivisions of the state;(1)(i) coordinate the efforts of all people engaged in fire suppression in the state;(1)(j) work aggressively with the local political subdivisions to reduce fire losses;(1)(k) regulate the sale and servicing of portable fire extinguishers and automatic fire suppression systems in the interest of safeguarding lives and property;(1)(l) establish a certification program for persons who inspect and test automatic fire sprinkler systems;(1)(m) establish a certification program for persons who inspect and test fire alarm systems;(1)(n) establish a certification for persons who provide response services regarding hazardous materials emergencies;(1)(o) in accordance with Sections 15A-1-403 and 68-3-14, submit a written report to the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and(1)(p) jointly create the Unified Code Analysis Council with the Uniform Building Code Commission in accordance with Section 15A-1-203.(2)(2)(a) In the rules that the board makes under Subsection (1)(b)(v), the board shall include a provision prohibiting a state, county, special district, or local government entity from disposing of an item described in Subsection (1)(b)(v) by means of open burning, except under circumstances described in the rule.(2)(b) When making a rule under Subsection (1)(b)(v), the board shall:(2)(b)(i) review and include applicable references to:(2)(b)(i)(A) requirements described in Title 15A, Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act; and(2)(b)(i)(B) provisions of the International Fire Code; and(2)(b)(ii) consider the appropriate role of the following in relation to the rule:(2)(b)(ii)(A) the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; and(2)(b)(ii)(B) a firework wholesaler or distributor.(3) The board may incorporate in its rules by reference, in whole or in part:(3)(a) the state fire code; or(3)(b) subject to the state fire code, a nationally recognized and readily available standard pertaining to the protection of life and property from fire, explosion, or panic.(4) The following functions shall be administered locally by a city, county, or fire protection district:(4)(b) creating a local board of appeals in accordance with the state fire code; and(4)(c) subject to the state fire code and the other provisions of this chapter, establishing, modifying, or deleting fire flow and water supply requirements.