This bill requires municipal fire departments and fire protection districts that enter into mutual aid agreements between paid departments to have 2 appropriately equipped standby persons present outside a major burning structure to respond to a mutual aid request. Mutual aid agreements must contain provisions determining the amount of manpower necessary at a fire scene in order to initiate the standby personnel provision. No impact on state funds. Supporters say that this bill is needed for the safety of the firemen who enter a burning building.
Someone needs to be outside keeping track of persons going into the structure.
There was no opposition voiced to the committee. This bill requires municipal fire departments and fire protection districts that enter into mutual aid agreements between paid departments to have 2 appropriately equipped standby persons present outside a major burning structure to respond to a mutual aid request. Mutual aid agreements must contain provisions determining the amount of manpower necessary at a fire scene in order to initiate the standby personnel provision.