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Fire districts, counties clash over who should administer International Fire Code
Summary
House Local Government Committee members heard competing testimony on House Bill 16-54, which would allow well‑resourced fire protection districts to assume administration of the International Fire Code within their jurisdictions after six months’ notice and with worker protections.
The House Local Government Committee heard testimony on House Bill 16-54, which would allow fire protection districts or regional fire protection service authorities with more than $10 million in annual revenue for the preceding three years to assume responsibility for administering and enforcing the International Fire Code within their jurisdictions.
Committee staff Kellen Wright summarized the bill: “It would allow a fire protection district, or regional fire protection service authority… with more than $10,000,000 in annual revenue for the preceding 3 years to unilaterally assume responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the international fire code… The fire protection authority would have to give the county at least 6 months notice…and allow all workers displaced from the county fire marshal's office because of the change to assume an equivalent…
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