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Bill would add fire chief or designee to countywide school safety commissions
Summary
House Bill 1016 would require a fire chief or chief’s designee to be a member of countywide school safety commissions. Sponsor and the Indiana Fire Chiefs Association said fire chiefs bring incident command and emergency management perspective; committee members asked how overlapping jurisdictions would be designated.
Representative John Commons presented House Bill 1016 to the Senate Education and Career Development Committee, saying the measure would add a fire chief or a fire chief’s designee to countywide school safety commissions. Commons said fire chiefs and volunteer departments are often among the first on scene in an emergency and can help coordinate traffic, casualty response and command structure.
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