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Dinwiddie board adopts ordinance making fire marshal a law-enforcement officer and approves MOU with sheriff
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to amend county code to grant the fire marshal specified police powers for fire- and hazardous-materials-related investigations and approved a memorandum of understanding with the sheriff's office clarifying investigative responsibilities; one supervisor abstained from the MOU vote.
Dinwiddie County supervisors on Nov. 18 adopted an amendment to Chapter 10 of the county code that designates the fire marshal as a law-enforcement fire marshal with authority to arrest, serve warrants and enforce the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code when the marshal and deputies have completed required training.
County attorney Tyler Southall summarized the changes, saying the amendment would "give the fire marshal the same police powers as the sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement officer" for the investigation and prosecution of fire- and hazardous-materials-related offenses and would allow the marshal to enter property to investigate suspected releases of regulated…
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