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Committee advances bill to move fire marshal duties to Emergency Management and consolidate fire boards
Summary
House Bill 1766, approved by the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, transfers the state fire marshal duties from State Police to the Department of Emergency Management, consolidates two fire boards, creates a registry of certified firefighters and reallocates unclaimed and growth funds from Act 833 to support fire marshal services and grants.
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved House Bill 1766, a bipartisan measure that moves state fire marshal duties out of the Arkansas State Police and into the Department of Emergency Management and consolidates two existing boards that oversee fire safety and fire protection services.
Representative Lee Johnson, a sponsor, told the committee the bill consolidates the Fire Safety Board (then under State Police) and the Fire Protection Services Board (under the Department of Emergency Management),…
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