Butte County Municipal Code Art. XXI Fire Department

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Cross reference— Fire department processing fees, § 3-50 et seq.; fireworks, ch. 38; fire prevention and protection, ch. 38A.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall serve as the Butte County Fire Department, as specified in the existing or any extended or amended "Cooperative Fire Protection Services Agreement For Local Agencies" entered into by and between the State of California and Butte County, referred to hereafter as the "agreement."

(Ord. No. 3498, § 1, 3-23-99)

The unit chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Butte Unit, is appointed as the county fire warden and as the county fire chief. For the purposes of this Code, the term "fire chief" shall include and shall mean both "county fire warden" and "county fire chief" and shall include his or her duly authorized representatives.

(Ord. No. 3498, § 1, 3-23-99)

(a) The duties of the fire chief shall be all the duties of the county fire warden and county fire chief, as specified in the agreement and applicable law, including, but not limited to, the responsibility to enforce the building standards adopted by the state fire marshal and published in the California Building Standards Code relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the state fire marshal.

(b) Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 13146, the fire chief is designated with the authority, within the County of Butte, to enforce the building standards relating to fire and panic safety and other regulations of the state fire marshal as they relate to R-3 dwellings.

(Ord. No. 3498, § 1, 3-23-99)