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16 DE Code § 6613. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter II. State Fire Marshal|§ 6613. Reports from insurance companies; reports of investigations by State Fire Marshal.

§ 6613. Reports from insurance companies; reports of investigations by State Fire Marshal. (a) Each fire insurance company or association doing business in this State shall, within 30 days after the adjustment of any loss sustained by it, report to the State Fire Marshal, upon forms furnished by it, such information regarding the amount of insurance, the value of the property insured and the amount of claim as adjusted, as in the judgment of the State Fire Marshal it is necessary for the State Fire Marshal to know. This report shall be in addition to any such information required by the Insurance Commissioner. (b) Upon the request of the owner or insurer of any property destroyed or injured by fire or explosion, or in which an attempt to cause a fire or explosion may have occurred, the State Fire Marshal, upon approval of the Attorney General's office, may make a written report to the person requesting the same of the result of the examination made by the State Fire Marshal regarding the property. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  6620;  56 Del. Laws, c. 82;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6615. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter II. State Fire Marshal|§ 6615. State Fire Marshal's Advisory Board.

§ 6615. State Fire Marshal's Advisory Board. For the purpose of advising and making recommendations to the State Fire Marshal in connection with any matters relating to the State Fire Marshal, there is hereby created the State Fire Marshal's Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall be comprised of 6 members appointed by the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters' Association. Two members shall come from New Castle County, 2 from Kent County and 2 from Sussex County. Each member of the Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters' Association. The Advisory Board shall choose a Chairperson and shall meet thereafter at the call of the Chairperson of the Advisory Board, or the State Fire Marshal. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  6618;  54 Del. Laws, c. 318, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 246, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 400, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6616. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter II. State Fire Marshal|§ 6616. Protection of records.

§ 6616. Protection of records. Any and all records and reports compiled by the State Fire Marshal's office resulting from the State's Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program, including, but not limited to, case histories, interviews and findings, shall be considered confidential and privileged and shall not be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone other than Family Court, the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorneys General and the employees of the State Fire Marshal's office in the discharge of their official duties. Such records and reports shall not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act pursuant to Chapter 100 of Title 29 and shall not be subject to any subpoena powers of any court. 69 Del. Laws, c. 395, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6617. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter III. State Fire School|§ 6617. Location; supervision; purposes.

§ 6617. Location; supervision; purposes. There is established in the Dover area a state institution known as the Delaware State Fire School. The Delaware State Fire School shall be under the supervision and control of the State Fire Prevention Commission to effectuate the following purposes:  (1) To provide firefighters and first responders with needed professional instruction and training at a minimum cost to them and their employers; (2) To develop new methods and practices of fire fighting; (3) To provide facilities for testing fire fighting equipment; (4) To disseminate information relative to fires, techniques of fire fighting and other related subjects to all interested agencies and individuals throughout the State; (5) To undertake any project and engage in any activity which in the opinion of the Fire Prevention Commission will serve to protect the public safety.16 Del. C. 1953, §  6613;  54 Del. Laws, c. 318, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6618. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter III. State Fire School|§ 6618. State Fire Prevention Commission's powers and duties.

§ 6618. State Fire Prevention Commission's powers and duties. (a) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall have complete jurisdiction over the Delaware State Fire School and is vested with full power and authority:  (1) To adopt rules and regulations necessary for the governing of said institution; (2) To appoint a Director to run the daily operations of the Delaware State Fire School and to employ or acquire such other instructors, office and clerical employees as may be necessary. (3) To have full management, possession and control of the lands, buildings, structures and property belonging thereto; (4) To approve the courses of study of the institution; (5) To approve the rules and regulations for the admission of trainees to said institution; (6) To visit and inspect said institution and every department thereof, including any and all accounts and records; (7) To approve all necessary budgets of expenditures for the enlargement, proper furnishings, maintenance, support and conduct of said institution; (8) To build, construct, change, enlarge, repair and maintain any and all buildings or structures of said institution that may at any time be necessary for said institution; (9) To purchase and acquire all lands and property necessary for same, of every nature and description whatsoever; (10) To care for and maintain the same and to do and perform every other matter or thing requisite to the proper management, maintenance, support and control of said institution necessary or requisite to carry out fully the purpose of §§ 6617-6623 of this title, and for raising it to and maintaining it at the proper efficiency and standard as required in the interest of public safety. (b) The State Fire Prevention Commission shall be permitted to conduct any live burn operation at the Delaware State Fire Service Center, including the New Castle and Sussex Divisions, necessary to carry out the purposes and duties of this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision of the Delaware Code, any county or municipal ordinance or any rules or regulations prohibiting the same to the contrary. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  6614;  54 Del. Laws, c. 318, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 145, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6619. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter III. State Fire School|§ 6619. Director and employees.

§ 6619. Director and employees. The State Fire Prevention Commission shall employ a Director for the Delaware State Fire School who shall be especially trained and qualified in fire fighting, fire experimental work, and emergency services training or shall have such other qualifications as deemed appropriate by the State Fire Prevention Commission including, but not limited to, educational and administrative experience. The Director shall receive such salary as may be set by the State Fire Prevention Commission within the limits set by the annual appropriation to the State Fire Prevention Commission. The Director shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and such term shall be renewable in the discretion of the State Fire Prevention Commission. The Director with the consent and approval of State Fire Prevention Commission shall appoint all authorized personnel pursuant to the merit system rules and regulations as may be necessary for the orderly administration of the Fire School. Salaries of all personnel, to include appropriate classifications, upgrading and promotions, shall be in compliance with Chapter 59 of Title 29. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  6616;  54 Del. Laws, c. 318, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6620. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter III. State Fire School|§ 6620. School attendance fees.

§ 6620. School attendance fees. The Director with the consent and approval of the State Fire Prevention Commission may fix and collect admission fees and other fees that it may deem necessary to be charged for training given, and it is expressly provided that all such fees so collected by the State Fire School shall not affect the state appropriation or be deducted there from, but shall be so much additional moneys available for the operation and maintenance of said institution, and the said fees shall be paid to the State Treasury for accounting and deposit in a special fund in the State Treasury. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  6615;  54 Del. Laws, c. 318, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6621. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter III. State Fire School|§ 6621. Liability in the performance of instructional service.

§ 6621. Liability in the performance of instructional service. (a) No full-time or part-time instructor certified, assigned, approved or contracted by the Delaware State Fire School who in good faith provides instructional services shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing such instructions, unless guilty of gross or wilful negligence. (b) No university, college or medical facility, nor any other entity nor any of its faculty members, participating in good faith as part of an approved Delaware State Fire School training or educational program, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any primary or continuing training or educational practice by any enrolled students unless guilty of gross or wilful negligence. 66 Del. Laws, c. 34, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6622. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter III. State Fire School|§ 6622. Buildings and equipment.

§ 6622. Buildings and equipment. The State Fire Prevention Commission shall have the power to prescribe and shall make the necessary rules and regulations for the use of the buildings, equipment and other facilities of the institution when they are not in use for the purpose set forth. 77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6623. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter III. State Fire School|§ 6623. Fire School Advisory Board.

§ 6623. Fire School Advisory Board. For the purpose of advising and make recommendations to the State Fire School in connection with any matters relating to the State Fire School, there is hereby created the State Fire School Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall be comprised of 6 members appointed by the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters' Association. Two members shall come from New Castle County, 2 from Kent County and 2 from Sussex County. Each member of the Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighters' Association. The Advisory Board shall choose a Chairperson and shall meet thereafter at the call of the Chairperson of the Advisory Board or the Director of the State Fire School. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  6618;  54 Del. Laws, c. 318, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 246, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 400, §§  1, 2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  4;
16 DE Code § 6631. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter IV. Smoke Detectors|§ 6631. Smoke detectors required.

§ 6631. Smoke detectors required. (a) Each owner of a residential occupancy, used wholly or in part as a home, residence, dwelling or sleeping place for 1 or more persons, either permanent or transient, including but not limited to any 1-family and 2-family dwelling, mobile home, modular home, townhouse; lodging, rooming or boarding house; hotel, motel, bed and breakfast facility; dormitory, apartment or multi-family dwelling; board and care facility; or a residential occupancy by any other name, be it rented, leased or owned, shall install, within such occupancy, smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems, either photo-electric or ionization types, capable of automatically sensing visible or invisible particles or products of combustion, and which activate an alarm sufficiently audible to warn the occupants of the building of an impending danger of fire or hazard to life. (b) The requirement for the installation of smoke detecting devices and/or smoke detection systems as provided for in this section shall apply to all new and existing occupancies, buildings and/or structures listed in subsection (a) of this section, regardless of when any such occupancy, building or structure was built. (c) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of a residential occupancy listed in subsection (a) of this section to install and maintain smoke detection devices as required by this chapter, with the following exception: Where there is a tenant of a rented or leased occupancy, structure or building required to have smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems, as required in this subchapter, and the rental, lease agreement or contract is for a period of 1 month or more, such tenant shall be responsible for the maintenance of any smoke detection devices, with respect to maintaining an operable battery in the smoke detection device, within the individual rented or leased unit. (d) All smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems which are required to be installed under this subchapter shall be installed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the State Fire Prevention Regulations. (e) When the standards of the State Fire Prevention Regulations and the building codes change with respect to the number and location of smoke detectors in new construction, such standards shall be the minimum to be utilized for determining compliance with this statute for new construction. A listing of all updated standards and their effective dates shall be maintained in the State Fire Marshal's Office. (f) It shall not be the duty of a real estate salesperson or broker, licensed under Chapter 29 of Title 24 to verify the compliance of any person or residential occupancy with the provisions of this subchapter. 69 Del. Laws, c. 170, §  2;  71 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
16 DE Code § 6632. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter IV. Smoke Detectors|§ 6632. Smoke detector installation in 1- and 2-family dwellings; mobile homes; modular homes; townhouses.

§ 6632. Smoke detector installation in 1- and 2-family dwellings; mobile homes; modular homes; townhouses. (a) Each 1-family and 2-family dwelling, mobile home, modular home, and townhouse shall have smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems installed according to the following requirements:  (1) For each new building or occupancy built after July 8, 1993, smoke detection devices shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the State Fire Prevention Regulations and the building codes in effect at the time of new construction. (2) For all buildings or occupancies erected or built prior to July 8, 1993, each required smoke detection device shall be installed outside each sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and shall be installed on each additional story of the family living unit, including basements, but excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics, if nothing is stored or kept in such area; but the smoke detection devices in existing buildings or occupancies may be single-station, individual smoke detection devices, approved by Underwriters Laboratories or the Factory Mutual Association, and powered by a monitored battery power supply in accordance with Delaware Fire Prevention Regulations. (b) Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the owner of any 1-family or 2-family dwelling, mobile home, modular home or townhouse from installing an inter-connected smoke detection system, hard-wired to the building's electrical system. 69 Del. Laws, c. 170, §  2;  71 Del. Laws, c. 219, §§  2, 3;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
16 DE Code § 6633. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter IV. Smoke Detectors|§ 6633. Smoke detector installation; other residential occupancies.

§ 6633. Smoke detector installation; other residential occupancies. (a) Each lodging, rooming or boarding house; hotel, motel, bed and breakfast facility; dormitory; apartment or multi-family dwelling; board and care facility; or a residential occupancy by any other name shall have smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems installed in conformance to the standards of the State Fire Prevention Regulations and the building codes pursuant to the specifications for the individual occupancies or use. (b) Where there is a conflict between installation requirements, this section shall be interpreted to require the more strict of the installation specifications, for a particular occupancy. (c) All required smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems listed in subsection (a) of this section, except as otherwise specified herein, shall be inter-connected, so that operation of any smoke detection device shall cause the alarm-sounding devices in all smoke detection devices within the building, occupancy or within a separate zoned area to sound; or that will initiate the building fire alarm system to provide an audible warning to all occupants of the building, and all such smoke detection devices and/or systems shall be hard-wired into the electric system of the building, in accordance with the National Electric Code. (d) With approval of the Fire Marshal, smoke detection devices in individual sleeping rooms may be excepted from the requirement that smoke detection devices be interconnected if such building or occupancy is provided with an automatic smoke detection system in the hallways, corridors or stairwells, or is connected to a building fire alarm system which will activate an alarm which is sufficiently audible to warn the occupants of the building of the impending danger of fire or hazard to life. (e) For all buildings or occupancies which under subsection (a) of this section are required to install smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems, and for such buildings or occupancies that do not have an auxiliary, emergency or back-up power system in accordance with State Fire Prevention Regulations, each smoke detection device or smoke detection system shall utilize the type of smoke detection device that has a built-in battery back-up power supply. (f) The plans and specifications for all smoke detection devices and/or systems required by this subsection shall be submitted to the State Fire Marshal's Office, prior to installation, for review and approval in accordance with § 6612 of this title. 69 Del. Laws, c. 170, §  2;  71 Del. Laws, c. 219, §  4;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §§  3, 6;
16 DE Code § 6634. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter IV. Smoke Detectors|§ 6634. Smoke detectors; compliance dates.

§ 6634. Smoke detectors; compliance dates. (a) For each newly erected or constructed 1-family and 2-family dwelling, mobile home, modular home or townhouse listed in § 6631 of this title, the compliance date shall be July 8, 1993. (b) For all existing 1-family and 2-family dwellings, mobile homes, modular homes or townhouses listed in § 6631 of this title, erected or constructed prior to July 8, 1993, the compliance date shall be July 1, 1994. (c) For all other residential occupancies listed in § 6633 of this title, constructed after July 8, 1993, the required smoke detection devices and/or smoke detection systems shall be installed at time of construction. (d) For all other existing residential occupancies listed in § 6633 of this title, newly erected or constructed prior to July 8, 1993, the compliance date shall be July, 1, 1996. 69 Del. Laws, c. 170, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
16 DE Code § 6636. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter IV. Smoke Detectors|§ 6636. Exceptions; claims of negligence.

§ 6636. Exceptions; claims of negligence. Failure to comply with this subchapter shall not be considered as evidence of either comparative or contributory negligence in any civil suit or insurance claim adjudication arising out of any injury or death arising from a fire or the direct consequences of a fire; nor shall failure to comply with this subchapter be admissible as evidence in any trial of any civil action or insurance claim adjudication. 69 Del. Laws, c. 170, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
16 DE Code § 6637. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 66. Fire Prevention|Subchapter IV. Smoke Detectors|§ 6637. Fire Detection Fund.

§ 6637. Fire Detection Fund. (a) This section shall be referred to as the “Delaware Fire Detection Fund.” (b) A special fund of the State is hereby created to be known as the “Delaware Fire Detection Fund.” All moneys, including gifts, bequests, grants or other funds from private or public sources specifically designated for the Delaware Fire Detection Fund shall be deposited or transferred to the Fire Detection Fund. Moneys in the Delaware Fire Detection Fund may be saved and deposited in an interest bearing savings or investment account. Interest or other income earned on the moneys in the Delaware Fire Detection Fund shall be deposited or transferred into the Delaware Fire Detection Fund. The Delaware Fire Detection Fund shall not lapse or revert to the General Fund. (c) Moneys from the Delaware Fire Detection Fund shall be expended for the purpose of providing hard-wired smoke detectors with battery back up to Delaware residences lacking fire detection devices; provided, however, any moneys received from State-appropriated funds shall only be used for owner-occupied residences. Any moneys derived from private sources may be used for any Delaware residences. Any moneys derived from private sources may be used for any Delaware residences. (d) The State Fire Marshal is authorized to identify and maintain an approved contractor list of licensed master electricians and licensed fire alarm signaling system companies for the purpose of installing hard-wired smoke detectors. The State Fire Marshal will maintain this approved list in each county in order to minimize costs and maximize efficiency consistent with public safety. This approved list will be furnished to those owners identified as lacking fire detection devices as outlined in subsection (c) of this section. (e) The State Fire Prevention Commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations necessary to administer the program in accordance with this section. The State Fire Prevention Commission will establish a priority list to distribute the hard-wired smoke detectors. (f) The State Fire Marshal shall supervise and administer the program in accordance with any rules and regulations adopted by the State Fire Prevention Commission through the State Fire Marshal's Office Quality Assurance Program. (g) The objective of the Fund is to ensure the installation of working smoke detectors in every private residence in the State. 73 Del. Laws, c. 237, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §§  3, 7-9;