Oklahoma § 74-314 - Investigation of fires - Report to fire marshal - Record

§ 74-314. Investigation of fires - Report to fire marshal - Record

of fires.

The State Fire Marshal and the chief of the fire department of

every city or village in which a fire department is established, and

the mayor of every incorporated village or town in which no fire

department exists, and the sheriff of the county shall investigate

the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire occurring in such

city, village, town or county by which property has been destroyed

or damaged, and shall especially make investigation as to whether

such fire was the result of carelessness or design. Said

investigation shall begin within two (2) days, not including

Sundays, of the occurrence of such fire, and the said Fire Marshal

shall have the right to supervise and direct such investigation

whenever he deems it necessary or expedient. The officer making the

investigation of fires, shall forthwith notify said Fire Marshal and

shall within a week of the occurrence of the fire furnish to the

said Fire Marshal a written statement of all facts relating to the

cause and origin of the fire, and such other information as may be

called for by blanks provided by said Marshal. The State Fire

Marshal shall keep in his office a record of all fires occurring in

the state, together with all facts, statistics and circumstances

including the origin of the fires, which may be determined by the

investigation provided by this act; such records shall at all times

be open to the public inspection, and such portions of it as the

insurance commissioner may deem necessary shall be transcribed and

forwarded to him within fifteen (15) days from the 1st day of

January of each year.

Laws 1910-11, c. 46, p. 115, § 4.