Sec. 29-303. (Formerly Sec. 29-50). Reporting of fire emergencies.
Sec. 29-303. (Formerly Sec. 29-50). Reporting of fire emergencies. The fire
chief or local fire marshal with jurisdiction over a town, city, borough or fire district
where a fire, explosion or other fire emergency occurs shall furnish the State Fire Marshal
a report of all the facts relating to its cause, its origin, the kind, the estimated value and
ownership of the property damaged or destroyed, and such other information as called
for by the State Fire Marshal on forms furnished by the State Fire Marshal, or in an
electronic format prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. The fire chief or fire marshal
may also submit reports regarding other significant fire department response to such
fire or explosion, and such reports may be filed monthly but commencing January 1,
2008, such reports shall be filed not less than quarterly.
(1949 Rev., S. 3673; P.A. 85-10; 85-70; P.A. 07-84, S. 3; P.A. 08-9, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 29-50 transferred to Sec. 29-303 in 1983; P.A. 85-10 permitted local fire marshals to furnish fire data to
the state fire marshal on magnetic tape; P.A. 85-70 required local fire chief to submit fire incident reports to local fire
marshal within five days of the fire or explosion; P.A. 07-84 permitted either local fire marshal or fire chief to send a report
to State Fire Marshal rather than having both write a report, deleted former Subdivs. (1) and (2), deleted requirement that
report be made within 5 days, substituted electronic format for magnetic tape as an acceptable reporting method, and added
provision re quarterly reports; P.A. 08-9 made technical changes, effective April 29, 2008.