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Bill to add a municipal fire chief to State Building Code Council draws support from fire service and agency staff
Summary
Representative Eric Tillman introduced House Bill 144 to add a Montana Fire Chiefs Association member to the State Building Code Council; proponents said the change would bring municipal, on-the-ground fire-safety perspectives, and Department of Labor and Industry staff described how the building code process operates under statute 50-61-15.
Representative Eric Tillman introduced House Bill 144, saying the bill would add a member to the State Building Code Council: a fire chief from the Montana Fire Chiefs Association to ensure fire-safety considerations inform code decisions.
"What this bill does is it adds one more member to a valuable committee for the growth of affordable housing in Montana, a fire chief from the Montana Fire Chiefs Association," Tillman said, arguing that chiefs’ practical experience would help integrate fire protection and emergency-response considerations into code development.
Ole Hedstrom of the Montana State Firefighters Association testified in support, saying, "This bill is…
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