Sec. 29-298b. Complaints re negligence of local fire marshals, deputies or inspectors. Hearing prior to revocation of certificate. Appeal.
Sec. 29-298b. Complaints re negligence of local fire marshals, deputies or inspectors. Hearing prior to revocation of certificate. Appeal. Upon receipt of a written
complaint from any person alleging that a local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal or fire
inspector has performed the duties of his office in an incompetent or negligent manner,
the State Fire Marshal shall investigate such complaint and if he determines that probable
cause exists, shall hold a hearing on the complaint. The State Fire Marshal shall provide
such local fire official with written notice of the date, time and place of a public hearing
on the complaint to be held before the State Fire Marshal or the deputy fire marshal
not less than ten nor more than twenty days after such notice, the specific grounds for
revocation of such local fire official's certificate and a copy of the written complaint or
complaints concerning him. Such local fire official shall have the opportunity to be
heard in his own defense, personally or by counsel, at such public hearing. Following
such hearing, the State Fire Marshal shall make a finding as to whether or not the certificate of such local fire official should be revoked. If the State Fire Marshal finds that
such local official's certificate should be revoked, he shall revoke the certification and
immediately notify the appointing authority of the municipality in which the local fire
official serves that such certification has been revoked. Any local fire official whose
certification is revoked may appeal in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.
(P.A. 86-327, S. 5; P.A. 87-59; P.A. 88-317, S. 37, 107.)
History: P.A. 87-59 required state fire marshal to investigate complaints and hold hearings thereon if he determines
probable cause exists, and made several technical amendments to section; P.A. 88-317 repealed provision requiring that
an appeal by a local fire official whose certification is revoked be made within 30 days following such revocation, effective
July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date.