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35 PA Cons Stat § 7378.5 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7378.5 - Annual report and distribution of information

§ 7378.5. Annual report and distribution of information. (a) Annual report.-- (1) The office shall produce an annual report, which shall include all of the following information:  (i) How much money is in the fund at the beginning of each fiscal year and the balance in the fund at the end of each fiscal year.  (ii) How many loan applications were received by the office. (iii) How many loans were issued under the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program.  (iv) The fire companies and EMS companies to which the loans were issued by the office. (v) The total amount of loans issued by the office. (vi) The number and amount of loans for facilities, apparatus and equipment. (2) The report shall be posted on the office's publicly accessible Internet website and sent to all of the following:  (i) The chair and minority chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate.  (ii) The chair and minority chair of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives.  (b) Distribution.--The office shall annually distribute information on the fund to all fire companies and emergency medical services companies in this Commonwealth, including notice of the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program and the amounts that can be borrowed under the program.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 added section 7378.5.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7381 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7381 - Scope of subchapter

§ 7381. Scope of subchapter. This subchapter relates to the State Fire Commissioner.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7382 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7382 - Definitions

§ 7382. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  "Agency." The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.  "Board." The State Fire Advisory Board.  "Commissioner." The State Fire Commissioner.  "Committee." (Deleted by amendment).  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)
35 PA Cons Stat § 7383 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7383 - State Fire Commissioner

§ 7383. State Fire Commissioner. (a) State Fire Commissioner.--There shall be a State Fire Commissioner, who shall report to the Governor on all matters concerning fire services in this Commonwealth. The Office of the State Fire Commissioner shall be within the agency for administrative purposes only, and the commissioner shall not report to the director of the agency. The commissioner shall have the power and duty to:  (1) Serve as the primary representative for fire services in this Commonwealth. The commissioner shall work with Federal agencies to ensure coordination at the State and local levels.  (2) Serve as chair of the board. (3) Develop curriculum and provide and assist in the coordination of fire, rescue and emergency services training, including online training and issue certifications.  (4) Administer the State Fire Academy. (5) Collect data, provide analysis and periodic reports and serve as a focal point for information relative to fires, property damage, injuries to the public and firefighters and the loss of life.  (6) Conduct after-action reports on significant incidents that involve firefighter deaths and significant injuries.  (7) Administer grant and loan programs for fire, ambulance and rescue organizations in accordance with this title or as otherwise provided by law, including assistance for firefighter relief associations, the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program, fire and emergency medical services loan assistance, fire and emergency medical services grants and money received by the Office of State Fire Commissioner from the Unconventional Gas Well Fund.  (8) Assist with Statewide recruitment and retention efforts. (9) Hire regional technical advisors to assist fire companies with grant and loan assistance, mergers, consolidation and regionalization and promote best practices for systems improvements.  (10) Promote public education and community risk reduction efforts. (11) Administer a fire equipment distributor certification program as provided by law. (b) Transfer.--(Deleted by amendment).  (c) Qualifications and appointment.--The commissioner shall be a person who, by reason of training, experience and attainment, is qualified to coordinate services. The commissioner shall have served as a chief officer or administrative officer in a municipal, combination or volunteer fire company. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor subject to the consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91)   2020 Amendment. Act 170 amended the entire section, effective January 1, 2022, as to subsec. (c) and 60 days as to the remainder of the section.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7383.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7383.1 - Curriculum and training

§ 7383.1. Curriculum and training. (a) Duty to establish guidelines.--The commissioner shall establish guidelines for the development, delivery and maintenance of a system of fire and emergency services training.  (b) Training.--Training shall be lecture-based, hands on or online. Training may be conducted at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, a county training center, a community college, a local fire station or other appropriate area. The training shall be incorporated into the Train PA system or any other system approved by the commissioner.  (c) Certificate of completion.--The commissioner shall provide a certificate of completion to an individual who successfully completes a fire or emergency services training program.  (d) Publication.--The commissioner shall post a complete listing of the available fire and emergency services training courses on the office's publicly accessible Internet website.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 added section 7383.1.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7384 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7384 - Pennsylvania State Fire Academy

§ 7384. Pennsylvania State Fire Academy. (a) Creation.--There is created the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, which shall be under the operational control of the commissioner. The commissioner shall administratively provide for the erection or construction, the furnishing, the staffing and the equipping of buildings and structures through the Department of General Services and for the leasing thereof by the Commonwealth for the use and support of the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.  (b) Transfer.--(Deleted by amendment).  (c) Hazardous chemical and radioactive material training.--The Pennsylvania State Fire Academy shall serve as the resident Commonwealth government center for hazardous chemical and radioactive material training. The Pennsylvania State Fire Academy is authorized to use resident and field staff to support this training.  (d) Firefighter training and certification.--A Statewide firefighter training program shall be implemented by the commissioner. The program shall also include a firefighter certification program in accordance with established standards. The acquisition of physical resources to enhance Statewide capability shall be coordinated by the commissioner.  (e) Administration.-- (1) The commissioner may assess reasonable fees on for-profit corporations and businesses and on students who are nonresidents of this Commonwealth for fire, rescue and emergency service training programs provided to them by the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy, but in no event shall any member of a municipal or volunteer fire, rescue, ambulance or other emergency service organization located within this Commonwealth be charged for training provided at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.  (2) The commissioner may charge all students for class materials and supplies directly related to the conduct of classes provided at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and for insignia, patches and similar memorabilia indicating student attendance or achievement at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy.  (3) All revenues generated by these fees and charges shall augment the appropriation made to the Office of the State Fire Commissioner.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 amended subsecs. (a) and (d) and deleted subsec. (b).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7385 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7385 - Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program

§ 7385. Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program. (a) Creation.--There shall be a loan program, which shall be implemented by the commissioner, for fire companies and emergency medical services companies, known as the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program, which shall make loans under Subchapter E (relating to Fire and Emergency Medical Services Loan Program).  (b) Transfer.--There are transferred to the commissioner, to be used, employed and expended in connection with the functions, powers and duties enumerated in subsection (a), personnel, contractual obligations, if any, mortgages, liens, encumbrances and any other secured interests, records, files, property, supplies and equipment now being used or held in connection with such functions, powers and duties and the unexpended balance of appropriations, allocations and other funds available or to be made available for use in connection with such functions, powers and duties as previously were vested in the Department of Community Affairs under Subchapter E and transferred to the agency by Reorganization Plan No.7 of 1981 (P.L.615).  (c) Regulations.--(Deleted by amendment).  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 60 days)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 amended the section heading and subsec. (a) and deleted subsec. (c).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7387 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7387 - Appropriations

§ 7387. Appropriations. All appropriations for the commissioner shall be by a separate line item in the General Appropriation Act.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7388 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 73 - Commonwealth Services|Section 7388 - Online training for firefighters

§ 7388. Online training for firefighters. (a) Duty to establish guidelines.--The commissioner shall establish guidelines for the development, delivery and maintenance of an online system of firefighter training for firefighters. The guidelines shall state, at a minimum, that the training is voluntary and offered free of charge.  (b) Prioritization training program.--The training program shall be incorporated into the Train PA system or any other system approved by the commissioner, and the courses or programs offered must be, to the greatest extent possible, courses or programs that do not require hands-on or field training and provide, at a minimum, basic-level training for firefighters.  (c) Prioritization.--In establishing online training courses, the commissioner shall prioritize specific topics.  (d) Certificate of completion.--The commissioner shall provide a certificate of completion to a firefighter who successfully completes an online firefighter training program.  (e) Publication.--The Office of the State Fire Commissioner shall post a complete listing of the available online firefighter training courses on the office's publicly accessible Internet website.  (f) Funding.--The commissioner shall use money in the Online Training Educator and Training Reimbursement Account established under section 2413(a)(2) of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, for the purpose of administering this section.  (g) Reporting.--By December 31 each year, the commissioner shall provide a written report detailing the use of the Online Training Educator and Training Reimbursement Account from the prior fiscal year to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate, the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives and the Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives.  (Nov. 27, 2019, P.L.737, No.106, eff. 60 days)   2019 Amendment. Act 106 added section 7388.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7401 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7401 - Scope of chapter

§ 7401. Scope of chapter. This chapter relates to volunteer firefighters.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7402 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7402 - Definitions (Reserved)

§ 7402. Definitions (Reserved).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7403 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7403 - Insurance and compensation

§ 7403. Insurance and compensation. A city, borough or township may expend out of the public funds of the municipality an amount necessary to secure insurance or compensation for volunteer firemen killed or injured while going to, returning from or attending fires in the municipality or territory adjacent thereto.  Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 7(b.1)(1) of Act 118 of 2010 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to continuation of prior law.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7411 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7411 - Scope of subchapter

§ 7411. Scope of subchapter. This subchapter relates to relief associations.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7413 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7413 - Statement of purpose

§ 7413. Statement of purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage individuals to take part in the fire service as volunteer firefighters by establishing criteria and standards for orderly administration and conduct of affairs of firefighters' relief associations to ensure, as far as circumstances will reasonably permit, that funds shall be available for the assistance to and protection of volunteer firefighters and their heirs in order to provide:  (1) Financial assistance to volunteer firefighters who may suffer physical or mental injury or misfortune by reason of their participation in the fire service.  (2) Financial assistance to the widow, children and other dependents of volunteer firefighters who lose their lives as a result of their participation in the fire service.  (3) For payment, either by insurance or by operation of a beneficial fund, of a sum certain to designated beneficiaries of a participating member following the death of a member for any cause and to establish criteria which members must meet in order to qualify as participants in a death benefit fund.  (4) Safeguards for preserving life, health and safety of volunteer firefighters to ensure their availability to participate in the fire service, including necessary training.  (5) Financial assistance to volunteer firefighters who, after having actively participated in the fire service for a specified minimum term, are no longer physically able to continue participation and are in need of financial assistance.  (6) Funds to aid rehabilitation of volunteer firefighters who have suffered an impairment of their physical capacity to continue to perform their normal occupations.  (6.1) Financial assistance to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters. (7) Sufficient funds to ensure the efficient and economic handling of the business of firefighters' relief associations in accomplishing the objectives of this section.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 6 months)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 amended the intro. par. and pars. (1) and (4) and added par. (6.1).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7414 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7414 - Construction

§ 7414. Construction. This subchapter shall be:  (1) Construed, applied and interpreted, so far as circumstances permit, as justifying the actions of the officers and members of volunteer firefighters' relief associations affected by it, when the actions appear to have been taken in good faith and in a bona fide belief that they were in furtherance of the purposes of this subchapter.  (2) Strictly construed and applied against persons responsible:  (i) for actions taken in willful disregard of the purposes of this subchapter or with reckless indifference to those purposes; and  (ii) if an action which has been called into question results, has resulted or was likely to result in an unmerited personal benefit to one or more of the persons responsible for taking that action.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7417 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7417 - Cooperation agreements

§ 7417. Cooperation agreements. Two or more volunteer firefighters' relief associations may jointly cooperate to enter into agreements to make expenditures that are authorized under this subchapter. A joint cooperation agreement may be enforced by and against a volunteer firefighters' relief association.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7418 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7418 - Audits

§ 7418. Audits. (a) General rule.-- (1) The Office of Auditor General shall have the power and its duty shall be to audit the accounts and records of every volunteer firefighters' relief association receiving money under Chapter 7 of the act of December 18, 1984 (P.L.1005, No.205), known as the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, as far as may be necessary to satisfy the Auditor General that the money received was or is being expended for no purpose other than that authorized by this subchapter. Copies of all audits shall be furnished to the Governor.  (2) The commissioner, in consultation with the State Fire Advisory Board, shall establish and publish annually, on the Office of the State Fire Commissioner's publicly accessible Internet website, eligible uses of the money in accordance with this subchapter.  (3) The commissioner may receive inquiries from the fire services on eligible uses of money and, in consultation with the State Fire Advisory Board, make a determination on the eligible use of money on the equipment or service that is the subject of the inquiry.  (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the commissioner shall maintain authority relating to the eligible uses of money received.  (b) Findings.--If the Auditor General finds that money received by a volunteer firefighters' relief association has been expended for a purpose other than one authorized by this subchapter, the commissioner, upon receiving notice of the findings from the Auditor General, shall decline to approve payment to the volunteer firefighters' relief association until the improperly expended amount has been reimbursed to the relief association fund.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 amended the entire section, effective in six months as to subsec. (b) and sixty days as to the remainder of the section.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7419 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7419 - Dissolution

§ 7419. Dissolution.  (a) Withdrawal.--If the voters elect to replace a volunteer fire company with a full-paid fire department or company and the volunteer company which has been replaced ceases to render fire service to any community, the volunteer company shall withdraw from the volunteer firefighters' relief association which had extended protection to its membership.  (b) Continuation.--Notwithstanding withdrawal of a company under subsection (a), the volunteer firefighters' relief association shall continue granting financial assistance to its remaining members and their families in death, sickness and distress suffered through the unfortunate elements of life.  (c) New members prohibited.--A volunteer firefighters' relief association continuing under subsection (b) shall not receive any new members.  (d) Application.--When the membership of a relief association functioning under subsection (b) diminishes to five members, the association shall apply to the local common pleas court for dissolution.  (e) Determination.--Upon receipt of an application under subsection (d), the court shall direct that:  (1) all bills, including the costs of dissolution, be paid; and  (2) the balance of funds in the treasury of the volunteer firefighters' relief association subject to dissolution be paid to the pension fund of the paid fire department created as set forth in subsection (a).
35 PA Cons Stat § 7419.1 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7419.1 - Fire relief formula study

§ 7419.1. Fire relief formula study. (a) Study.--The State Fire Advisory Board shall have the following duties:  (1) Review and make findings and recommendations regarding the fire relief funding formula and fire relief services in this Commonwealth.  (2) Hold public meetings regarding the fire relief funding formula and fire relief services in different regions of this Commonwealth.  (3) Consult with and utilize experts to assist the board in carrying out its duties under this section.  (4) Receive input from interested parties and take into consideration the diverse nature of fire services in this Commonwealth.  (5) Draft proposed legislation based on the board's findings and recommendations regarding the fire relief funding formula and fire relief services.  (6) No later than November 30, 2022, issue a report on the board's findings and recommendations regarding the fire relief funding formula and fire relief services to all of the following:  (i) The Governor. (ii) The commissioner. (iii) The President pro tempore of the Senate. (iv) The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate. (v) The Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the Senate. (vi) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. (vii) The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (viii) The Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee of the House of Representatives. (b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize a fire relief funding formula to go into effect without being approved by an act of the General Assembly.  (Oct. 29, 2020, P.L.739, No.91, eff. 6 months)   2020 Amendment. Act 91 added section 7419.1.
35 PA Cons Stat § 7421 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 35 - HEALTH AND SAFETY|Chapter 74 - Volunteer Firefighters|Section 7421 - Scope of subchapter

§ 7421. Scope of subchapter. This subchapter relates to employment sanctions.