NY Exec L § 156 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 6-C - Office of Fire Prevention and Control 156 - Functions, Powers and Duties of the Office.

§ 156. Functions,  powers and duties of the office. The office of fire   prevention and control, by and through the state fire  administrator  or   his duly authorized officer or employee, shall be empowered to:1. Advise and assist in coordinating and strengthening the activities,   programs  and  services,  and rules and regulations of those departments   and agencies of the  state  which  have  functions,  powers  and  duties   relating   to   (a)  arson  suppression,  detection,  investigation  and   prosecution,  (b)  fire   prevention   and   control,   and   (c)   fire   service-related  problems,  to  the  end  of  providing  more  effective   services to the public and strengthening governmental programs  relating   to such matters.1-a.   Advise  and  assist  the  state  education  department  in  the   development of a specialized course of study for teachers  of  fire  and   arson prevention.2.  Advise  and  assist  fire  companies,  municipal  corporations and   districts, including agencies  and  departments  thereof  in  developing   measures  for  more  effective fire and arson prevention and control; to   assist and  encourage  cooperative  efforts  to  solve  common  problems   relating  to  fire  and  arson  prevention and control and to serve as a   clearinghouse  of  information  about  fire  and  arson  prevention  and   control,  about reported cases of burn injuries or wounds sustained, and   about state and federal services available to  assist  in  solving  such   problems.3.  Employ  or  contract with individuals, agencies or corporations to   assist fire companies,  municipal  corporations  and  districts  in  the   development of an arson investigation program or in the investigation of   cases  of  suspected arson or cases of burn injuries or wounds sustained   upon the request of such an entity. However, nothing in  this  provision   shall  be  construed  to  remove  the  primary  responsibility for arson   investigations from appropriate local jurisdictions or agencies.4. Improve arson evidence analysis and testing at existing  facilities   and  periodically  recommend to the governor and the legislature methods   to improve such services.5. Collect, compile and disseminate information relating to  fire  and   arson  prevention and control, reported cases of burn injuries or wounds   sustained, the use of sprinkler systems, and to  operate  a  state  fire   reporting  system.  The  state  fire  reporting  system  shall include a   procedure for the identification of patterns of suspicious  or  criminal   fires and for alerting appropriate state and local authorities. The fire   reporting system shall also include fire incident data supplied by local   fire  agencies  in  a  manner  and on forms prescribed by the state fire   administrator. To the extent practicable, the data  shall  be  collected   and  maintained in a form compatible with information collected by other   states and the federal government. The state  fire  administrator  shall   cooperate  with  the  division  of  state  police,  division of criminal   justice services, department of financial  services,  local  police  and   fire   agencies,   the   insurance   industry   and   other  appropriate   organizations in maintaining such  system.  The  provisions  of  section   three  hundred  eighteen  of  the  insurance  law  shall  apply  to  any   organization supplying information pursuant to this subdivision.6. Plan, coordinate and provide training for firefighters,  both  paid   and volunteer, and related governmental officers and employees, relating   to  fire  and  arson prevention and control, and encourage expansion and   improvement of  local  training  facilities  in  cooperation  with  fire   companies,  municipal corporations and districts. Such training shall be   made available by video or computer to the maximum extent possible.  The   office  shall  adopt  rules  and  regulations relating to such training,   including but not limited to training standards used and the process  by    which  training  hours  are  allocated  to counties as well as a uniform   procedure for requesting and providing additional training hours.7. Operate the New York state academy of fire science.8. Consult with and cooperate with state departments and agencies, and   universities, colleges and institutions in the state for the development   of  specialized  courses  of  study  for  public officers and employees,   including  paid  and  volunteer  firefighters,  in  fire   science   and   administration.  As  part  of  the development of a training program for   firefighters,  the  office  shall  collect,  compile,  and   disseminate   information regarding training needs based on the data provided pursuant   to  section seventy-two-g of the general municipal law. Such information   shall  be  compiled  annually  and,  once  compiled,  a  copy  of   such   information  shall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president   of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.9. Coordinate and support arson training  programs  conducted  by  the   division of criminal justice services and the division of state police.10.  Provide  such  public education and information programs, studies   and reports as the state fire administrator may determine in furtherance   of the provisions of this article and to  coordinate  and  assist  other   state  agencies, municipal corporations and districts and fire companies   in such matters.11. Provide management advice and technical  assistance  to  municipal   corporations and districts and fire companies relating to fire and arson   prevention   and   control,   including   recommendations   relating  to   organizations and structure of fire  companies,  municipal  corporations   and  districts,  allocations  of  powers  and functions, cooperation and   intergovernmental organizational and fiscal relationships,  federal  and   state  aid  programs;  to provide legal advice and technical services to   state and local officials and agencies with respect  to  powers,  duties   and functions of municipal corporations and districts and fire companies   relating to fire and arson prevention and control.12. Prepare and recommend revisions, consolidations or compilations of   statutes relating to arson, fire prevention and control.13. Upon request of the appropriate state agency, provide for the fire   safety  inspection  of  state  or  state-regulated  facilities  with the   cooperation and assistance  of  local  fire  inspection  personnel.  The   completed fire inspection form shall be filed with the requesting agency   and  contain recommendations as may be appropriate and a copy filed with   the office of fire prevention and control.14. Act as the  official  agent  of  the  state  for  the  purpose  of   administering,  carrying  out and otherwise cooperating with the federal   government in  connection  with  the  provisions  of  the  federal  fire   prevention  and  control  act  of  nineteen hundred seventy-four and any   federal laws amendatory  or  supplemental  to  such  act  heretofore  or   hereafter enacted; to apply for, accept, and expend funds made available   by  the  federal  government pursuant to such act; and to enter into any   necessary contracts  or  compacts  pursuant  to  such  federal  acts  in   connection  therewith  and  to  take  any  further  action  which may be   required under the terms of any such federal act.15. Enter  into  contracts  with  any  person,  firm,  corporation  or   governmental  agency  to do all things necessary and convenient to carry   out the functions,  powers  and  duties  expressly  set  forth  in  this   article.16.  Accept  and  administer  as  agent  of the state any gift, grant,   devise or bequest, including federal grants for any of the  purposes  of   this article. Any moneys so received may be expended subject to the same   limitations  as to approval of expenditures and audits as are prescribed   for state moneys. 17. Issue a written report to the  governor  and  legislature,  on  or   before   February  fifteenth  of  each  year,  on  firefighter  training   activities.    Such  report  shall  include  at  least   the   following   information:  the minimum training hours allocated on a county-by-county   basis,  the  training  hours  requested  by each county, any unfulfilled   training hour requests, and the number of hours used by each county on a   county-by-county basis.18. Establish rules and regulations as to the location and design of a   delineator used to mark the location of fire hydrants.19. Issue permits and enforce the provisions of article  four  hundred   five  of  the  penal law for the public displays of fireworks and indoor   pyrotechnics on or within state property, unless such authority has been   delegated pursuant to the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated  by  the   office of fire prevention and control.20.  Register  the manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers   and seasonal retailers of sparkling devices  who  wish  to  do  business   within the state.* 21. Adopt, amend or rescind such rules, regulations or orders as may   be  necessary  or convenient to the performance of the functions, powers   and duties set forth in this article.* NB There are 2 sb 21's* 21. Provide written materials to consumers and builders which detail   the benefits of and include the factors that can affect costs associated   with the installation and maintenance of  an  automatic  fire  sprinkler   system for a one- or two-family residential dwelling.* NB Repealed upon provisions set forth in § 3 of chapter 201 of 2014* NB There are 2 sb 21's22.  In  coordination  with  the commissioner of the office for people   with developmental disabilities, provide the training  program  relating   to  handling  emergency  situations  involving  individuals  with autism   spectrum disorder and other developmental  disabilities  and  associated   training  materials  pursuant to section 13.43 of the mental hygiene law   to all firefighters, both paid and volunteer. The office shall adopt all   necessary rules and regulations relating to such training, including the   process by which training hours are allocated to counties as well  as  a   uniform  procedure  for  requesting  and  providing  additional training   hours.