| (1) | The board shall:
| (a) | administer the state fire code as the standard in the state; |
| (b) | subject to the state fire code, make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
| (i) | establishing standards for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and property against fire and panic in any:
| (A) | publicly owned building, including all public and private schools, colleges, and university buildings; |
| (B) | building or structure used or intended for use as an asylum, a mental hospital, a hospital, a sanitarium, a home for the elderly, an assisted living facility, a children's home or day care center, or any building or structure used for a similar purpose; or |
| (C) | place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building, structure, tent, or room for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, instruction, or education; |
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| (ii) | establishing safety and other requirements for placement and discharge of display fireworks on the basis of:
| (A) | the state fire code; and |
| (B) | relevant publications of the National Fire Protection Association; |
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| (iii) | establishing safety standards for retail storage, handling, and sale of a division 1.4G common state approved explosive; |
| (iv) | defining methods to establish proof of competence to place and discharge display fireworks, special effects fireworks, and flame effects; |
| (v) | subject to Subsection (2), creating a uniform statewide policy regarding a state, county, special district, and local government entity's safe seizure, storage, and repurposing, destruction, or disposal of a division 1.1G explosive, division 1.2G explosive, division 1.3G explosive, or division 1.4G explosive that:
| (B) | a person uses or handles in an illegal manner; |
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| (vi) | deputizing qualified persons to act as deputy fire marshals, and to secure special services in emergencies; |
| (viii) | establishing criteria for the certification of firefighters, pump operators, instructors, fire officers, fire investigators, and rescue personnel not certified or licensed under any other section of the Utah Code; |
| (ix) | establishing criteria for training and safety equipment grants for fire departments enrolled in firefighter certification; |
| (x) | establishing ongoing training standards for hazardous materials emergency response agencies; |
| (xi) | establishing criteria for the fire safety inspection of a food truck; and |
| (xii) | establishing criteria for the accreditation and reaccreditation of fire service training organizations; |
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| (c) | recommend to the commissioner a state fire marshal; |
| (d) | develop policies under which the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal's authorized representatives will perform; |
| (e) | provide for the employment of field assistants and other salaried personnel as required; |
| (f) | prescribe the duties of the state fire marshal and the state fire marshal's authorized representatives; |
| (g) | provide technical expertise, advice, and support to Utah Valley University in the establishment and operation of the fire and rescue training program described in Section 53H-4-705; |
| (h) | establish a statewide fire statistics program for the purpose of gathering fire data from all political subdivisions of the state; |
| (i) | coordinate the efforts of all people engaged in fire suppression in the state; |
| (j) | work aggressively with the local political subdivisions to reduce fire losses; |
| (k) | regulate the sale and servicing of portable fire extinguishers and automatic fire suppression systems in the interest of safeguarding lives and property; |
| (l) | establish a certification program for persons who inspect and test automatic fire sprinkler systems; |
| (m) | establish a certification program for persons who inspect and test fire alarm systems; |
| (n) | establish a certification for persons who provide response services regarding hazardous materials emergencies; |
| (o) | in accordance with Section 53-7-602, establish a licensing and certification program for carbon dioxide systems; |
| (p) | in accordance with Sections 15A-1-403 and 68-3-14, submit a written report to the Business and Labor Interim Committee; and |
| (q) | jointly create the Unified Code Analysis Council with the Uniform Building Code Commission in accordance with Section 15A-1-203. |
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