Section 29.5h - Bureau of fire services; duties generally.
FIRE PREVENTION CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 207 of 1941
29.5h Bureau of fire services; duties generally.
Sec. 5h.
After notification is made pursuant to section 5g, the bureau shall do the following:
(a) Determine, with the organized fire department of the area in which the incident occurred, the emergency measures to be taken.
(b) Notify responsible federal, state, and local authorities and agencies and, if the bureau is notified by a person other than the owner of the firm or vehicle involved, notify the owner of the firm or vehicle involved.
(c) Cause an investigation to be made to determine the cause of the incident and to determine what related factors contributed to the cause of the incident and to any loss of life or property.
(d) Cause a report to be filed containing its findings related to the incident. A record of those reports shall be maintained by the bureau.
History: Add. 1978, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 7, 1978 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 189, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006
Compiler's Notes: For transfer of certain authority, powers, functions, and responsibilities of the state fire marshal and the fire marshal division of the department of state police to the director of the department of labor and economic growth, bureau of construction codes and fire safety, by type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.