Connecticut § 29-303 - (Formerly Sec. 29-50). Reporting of fire emergencies.

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§ 29-303. (Formerly Sec. 29-50). Reporting of fire emergencies.

Sec. 29-303. (Formerly Sec. 29-50). Reporting of fire emergencies. The fire chief or local fire marshal with jurisdiction over a town, city, borough or fire district where a fire, explosion or other fire emergency occurs shall furnish the State Fire Marshal a report that shall include (1) all the facts relating to its cause, its origin, the kind, the estimated value and ownership of the property damaged or destroyed, and (2) such other information as called for by the State Fire Marshal on forms furnished by the State Fire Marshal, or in an electronic format prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. The fire chief or fire marshal may also submit reports regarding other significant fire department response to such fire or explosion, and such reports may be filed monthly but commencing January 1, 2008, such reports shall be filed not less than quarterly.

(1949 Rev., S. 3673; P.A. 85-10; 85-70; P.A. 07-84, S. 3; P.A. 08-9, S. 6; P.A. 16-10, S. 7; P.A. 21-165, S. 13.)

History: Sec. 29-50 transferred to Sec. 29-303 in 1983; P.A. 85-10 permitted local fire marshals to furnish fire data to the state fire marshal on magnetic tape; P.A. 85-70 required local fire chief to submit fire incident reports to local fire marshal within five days of the fire or explosion; P.A. 07-84 permitted either local fire marshal or fire chief to send a report to State Fire Marshal rather than having both write a report, deleted former Subdivs. (1) and (2), deleted requirement that report be made within 5 days, substituted electronic format for magnetic tape as an acceptable reporting method, and added provision re quarterly reports; P.A. 08-9 made technical changes, effective April 29, 2008; P.A. 16-10 designated existing provisions re report to include facts as Subdiv. (1), designated existing provisions re such other information called for as Subdiv. (3), added Subdiv. (2) re name of each firefighter and made a technical change, effective February 1, 2017; P.A. 21-165 deleted Subdiv. (2) re name of each firefighter and redesignated existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 2021.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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