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NC Gen Stat § 58-80-40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 80 - State Volunteer Fire Department.|§ 58-80-40 - Municipalities not to be left unprotected.

 58-80-40. Municipalities not to be left unprotected.At no time shall the entire personnel or equipment of any municipal fire department be absent from the municipality in response to a call to another municipality, or other place lying at a distance exceeding two miles from the corporate limits, but there shall remain within the municipal limits such personnel and equipment as in the judgment of the local fire chief might provide sufficient protection during the absence of the remainder. (1939, c. 364, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-80-45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 80 - State Volunteer Fire Department.|§ 58-80-45 - Rights and privileges of firemen; liability of municipality.

 58-80-45. Rights and privileges of firemen; liability of municipality.When responding to a call and while working at a fire or other emergency outside the limits of the municipality by which they are regularly employed or in volunteer fire service, all members of the State Volunteer Fire Department shall have the same authority, rights, privileges and immunities which are afforded them while responding to calls within their home municipality. In permitting its fire department or equipment to attend an emergency or answer a call beyond the municipal limits, whether under the terms of this Article or otherwise, a municipality shall be deemed in exercise of a governmental function, and shall hold the privileges and immunities attendant upon the exercise of such functions within its corporate limits. (1939, c. 364, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-80-50 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 80 - State Volunteer Fire Department.|§ 58-80-50 - Relief in case of injury or death.

 58-80-50. Relief in case of injury or death.In case of injury or death of any member of the State Volunteer Fire Department arising out of and in the course of the performance of his duties, while such member is assisting at any emergency arising beyond the limits of the municipality with which he is connected, or while going to or returning from the scene of such emergency, such fireman shall be entitled to compensation under the terms of the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act, and the municipality with which he is connected shall be liable for the compensation provided under that Act. (1939, c. 364, s. 11; 1991, c. 636, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-80-55 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 80 - State Volunteer Fire Department.|§ 58-80-55 - Local appropriations.

 58-80-55. Local appropriations.Each county and municipality is authorized to make appropriations for the purposes of this Article and to fund them by levy of property taxes pursuant to G.S. 153A-149 and 160A-209 and by the allocation of other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law. Sanitary districts are authorized to make appropriations for the purposes of this Article and to fund them by annual levy of a tax on property having a situs in the district under the rules and according to the procedures prescribed in the Machinery Act (Chapter 105, Subchapter II) and by the allocation of other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law. (1973, c. 803, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-80-60 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 80 - State Volunteer Fire Department.|§ 58-80-60 - Sums from contingent fund of State made available for administration of Article.

 58-80-60. Sums from contingent fund of State made available for administration of Article.In order to assist in carrying out the purposes of the Article the Governor may, from time to time, make provisions for assistance to the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association in a sum not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), in any one year, out of the contingent fund appropriated in the General Appropriation Act. One half of the amount so provided shall, in each instance, go to the State Firefighters' Relief Fund, and one half to the expenses of the said Association incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Article.  (1939, c. 364, s. 12; 2007-246, s. 2; 2016-51, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-81-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 81 - Hotels; Safety Provisions.|§ 58-81-5 - Careless or negligent setting of fires.

 58-81-5. Careless or negligent setting of fires.Any person who in any fashion or manner negligently or carelessly sets fire to any bedding, furniture, draperies, house or household furnishings or other equipment or appurtenances in or to any hotel or other building of like occupancy shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1947, c. 1066; 1993, c. 539, s. 474; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-81-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 81 - Hotels; Safety Provisions.|§ 58-81-10 - Penalty for noncompliance.

 58-81-10. Penalty for noncompliance.Any owner, owners, proprietor or keeper of any hotel or other building of like occupancy who fails to comply with any of the foregoing provisions of this Article shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and punished only by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00). Each day of noncompliance herewith shall constitute a separate offense. (1947, c. 1066; 1993, c. 539, s. 475; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-81-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 81 - Hotels; Safety Provisions.|§ 58-81-15 - Construction of Article.

 58-81-15. Construction of Article.Nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit powers granted to and duties imposed upon the chiefs of fire departments and building inspectors by Article 11, Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, but the powers granted in this Article shall be in addition thereto. (1947, c. 1066.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82 - Authority and Liability of Firemen.|§ 58-82-1 - Authority of firemen; penalty for willful interference with firemen.

 58-82-1. Authority of firemen; penalty for willful interference with firemen.Members and employees of county, municipal corporation, fire protection district, sanitary district or privately incorporated fire departments shall have authority to do all acts reasonably necessary to extinguish fires and protect life and property from fire. Any person, including the owner of property which is burning, who shall willfully interfere in any manner with firemen engaged in the performance of their duties shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1965, c. 648; 1993, c. 539, s. 476; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82 - Authority and Liability of Firemen.|§ 58-82-5 - Liability limited.

 58-82-5. Liability limited.(a) For the purpose of this section, a "rural fire department" means a bona fide fire department incorporated as a nonprofit corporation which under schedules filed with or approved by the Commissioner of Insurance, is classified as not less than Class "9" in accordance with rating methods, schedules, classifications, underwriting rules, bylaws, or regulations effective or applied with respect to the establishment of rates or premiums used or charged pursuant to Article 36 or Article 40 of this Chapter and which operates fire apparatus of the value of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more.(b) A rural fire department or a fireman who belongs to the department shall not be liable for damages to persons or property alleged to have been sustained and alleged to have occurred by reason of an act or omission, either of the rural fire department or of the fireman at the scene of a reported fire, when that act or omission relates to the suppression of the reported fire or to the direction of traffic or enforcement of traffic laws or ordinances at the scene of or in connection with a fire, accident, or other hazard by the department or the fireman unless it is established that the damage occurred because of gross negligence, wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing of the rural fire department or the fireman.(c) Any member of a volunteer fire department or rescue squad who receives no compensation for his services as a fire fighter or emergency medical care provider, who renders first aid or emergency health care treatment at the scene of a fire to a person who is unconscious, ill, or injured as a result of the fire shall not be liable in civil damages for any acts or omissions relating to such services rendered, unless such acts or omissions amount to gross negligence, wanton conduct or intentional wrongdoing. (1983, c. 520, s. 1; 1985, c. 611, s. 1; 1987, c. 146, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-1 - State Fire Marshal establish pyrotechnic safety guidelines.

 58-82A-1. State Fire Marshal establish pyrotechnic safety guidelines.(a) Guidelines. - The Commissioner of Insurance through the Office of the State Fire Marshal, in consultation with the State Fire and Rescue Commission, must establish guidelines, testing, and training requirements for the following:(1) Individuals who assist a display operator with the exhibition, use, handling, or discharge of pyrotechnics in connection with a concert or public exhibition authorized under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.(2) Individuals seeking to obtain a display operator license, proximate audience display operator license, or assistant display operator license under this Article.(b) Definitions. - The definitions in G.S. 14-410 apply in this Article.(c) Rule making. - The Commissioner may adopt rules to implement this Article.  (2009-507, s. 3; 2010-22, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-1.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-1.1 - Definitions.

 58-82A-1.1. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Assistant display operator. - An individual who, under the supervision of the display operator, assists with the safety, setup, and discharge of a pyrotechnic display and who is licensed pursuant to this Article.(2) Event employee. - An individual who works under the supervision of the display operator and who assists with the safety, setup, and discharge of a pyrotechnic display but does not handle the pyrotechnic materials.(3) Outdoor pyrotechnics display. - A pyrotechnic display that is outdoors and uses 1.4G, 1.3G, 1.2G, and 1.1G pyrotechnics and is a minimum of 75 feet from the audience in accordance with NFPA 1123.(4) Proximate audience display. - A display of pyrotechnics that occurs within a building or structure or that occurs outside before an audience within 75 feet of the pyrotechnics in accordance with NFPA 1126.(5) Proximate audience display operator. - An individual who is responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the proximate audience display and who is licensed under this Article.(6) Pyrotechnics. - All fireworks not exempted by G.S. 14-414 and that are used for professional outdoor displays and classified as fireworks by UN0333 (1.1G), UN0334 (1.2G), UN0335 (1.3G), or UN0336 (1.4G) by the United States Department of Transportation under 49 C.F.R. 172.101.(7) Pyrotechnics display operator. - An individual who is responsible for the safety, setup, and discharge of the pyrotechnic display, who is responsible for the supervision of personnel at the pyrotechnic display, and who is licensed under this Article.(8) Supervision. - The direction and management of the activities of personnel in the safety, setup, handling, and display of an outdoor pyrotechnic display, a proximate audience display, or a flame effect display.  (2010-22, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-1.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-1.5 - Commissioner of Insurance to administer Article; rules; employees; evidence of Commissioner's action.

 58-82A-1.5. Commissioner of Insurance to administer Article; rules; employees; evidence of Commissioner's action.(a) The Commissioner shall have full power and authority to administer the provisions of this Article, which establishes guidelines for the use, handling, exhibiting, or discharge of pyrotechnics in connection with a concert or public exhibition, as allowed under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, and to license and regulate pyrotechnic operators. The Commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary to enforce the purposes and provisions of this Article.(b) Any written instrument purporting to be a copy of any action, proceeding, or finding of fact by the Commissioner, or any record of the Commissioner authenticated under the head of the Commissioner by the seal of the Commissioner's office, shall be accepted by all courts of this State as prima facie evidence of the contents thereof.  (2010-22, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-2 - Individual training requirements.

 58-82A-2. Individual training requirements.An individual may not use, handle, exhibit, or discharge pyrotechnics in connection with a concert or public exhibition, as allowed under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, unless the individual successfully completes the training approved or offered by the Commissioner of Insurance through the Office of State Fire Marshal or meets all of the following conditions:(1) Is an active member in good standing with a local fire or rescue department and has experience in pyrotechnics or explosives, as verified by the State Fire Marshal.(2) Possesses the professional qualifications required by the State Fire Marshal or the professional qualifications required by the jurisdiction where permitting is being sought, whichever is greater. The professional qualifications set by the State Fire Marshal may not be less than the voluntary minimum professional qualifications for all levels of fire service and rescue service personnel established by the State Fire and Rescue Commission under G.S. 58-78-5.  (2009-507, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-2.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-2.1 - Require licenses.

 58-82A-2.1. Require licenses.(a) No person shall obtain a pyrotechnics permit under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes unless the person possesses the appropriate license, as provided by this Article.(b) An applicant for a license authorized by this Article shall apply on forms supplied by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall inquire as to the applicant's qualifications and other matters relative to the applicant's fitness to be licensed or to continue to be licensed.(c) When a license is issued under this section, the Commissioner shall issue to the licensee an identification card approved by the Commissioner. Each licensee must carry this card at all times when working in the scope of the licensee's employment. A licensee whose license terminates or is terminated shall surrender the identification card to the Commissioner, when requested by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may contract directly with persons for the processing and issuance of identification cards required by this section and may charge a reasonable fee in addition to the license fee in an amount that offsets the cost of the service, including the costs associated with the contract authorized by this subsection. Contracts entered into under this subsection shall not be subject to Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.  (2010-22, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-2.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-2.5 - Terms of licenses.

 58-82A-2.5. Terms of licenses.A license issued to a pyrotechnics display operator, a proximate audience display operator, or an assistant display operator under this Article authorizes the licensee to act in that capacity until the license is suspended, revoked, or not renewed. Upon the suspension or revocation of a license, or the failure to renew a license, the licensee shall return the license to the Commissioner. A pyrotechnics display operator's license, a proximate audience display operator's license, and an assistant display operator's license is valid for three years unless suspended or revoked and may be renewed every three years from the date of issuance upon payment of the applicable renewal fee.  (2010-22, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-3 - Pyrotechnics display operator license.

 58-82A-3. Pyrotechnics display operator license.(a) License Required. - A display operator license issued by the Commissioner is required for an individual to obtain the necessary authorization under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes to exhibit, use, handle, manufacture, or discharge pyrotechnics at a concert or public exhibition in this State. A license issued under this section is valid for three years unless it is revoked by the Commissioner.(b) Requirements. - The Commissioner may issue a display operator license to an individual if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The individual is at least 21 years of age.(2) The individual has assisted a display operator as an assistant display operator in the exhibition, use, or display of pyrotechnics at a concert or public exhibition, as allowed under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes, on at least three occasions.(3) The individual successfully completes the minimum training requirements established by the State Fire Marshal.(4) The individual successfully passes an examination approved by the State Fire Marshal that demonstrates the individual has the knowledge to safely handle, store, and exhibit Class 1.4g, 1.3g, 1.2g, and 1.1g pyrotechnics or provides satisfactory evidence of current certification by a third party acceptable to the State Fire Marshal.(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-22, s. 6, effective October 1, 2010.(6) The individual has no violations of any provision of this Article or of any similar provision of any other state and submits an "Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance" issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40.(b1) The Commissioner may issue a Limited Pyrotechnic Operator license to an individual meeting all the requirements of subsection (b) of this section with the exception of the "Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance" required by subdivision (6) of subsection (b) of this section if the individual signs a statement provided by the Commissioner affirming that the individual has not been convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, Section 842(i), and is not otherwise prohibited from possessing pyrotechnic materials by any provision of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, Section 842(i).(c), (d) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-22, s. 6, effective October 1, 2010.(e) Public exhibitions consisting of materials exempted by G.S. 14-414 are exempt from the operator license requirements.  (2009-507, s. 3; 2010-22, s. 6; 2013-275, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-10 - Proximate audience display operator license.

 58-82A-10. Proximate audience display operator license.A proximate audience display operator license issued by the Commissioner is required for an individual to obtain the necessary authorization under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes to exhibit, use, handle, manufacture, or discharge pyrotechnics at a concert or public exhibition with a proximate audience display of pyrotechnics in this State. The Commissioner may issue a proximate audience display operator license to an individual who meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is at least 21 years of age at the time of application.(2) Completes the training program approved by the Commissioner for pyrotechnic proximate audience display operators or another program which the Commissioner determines to be substantially equivalent.(3) Successfully passes the written examination provided by the Commissioner.(4) Submits evidence of active participation as a display operator in the safe performance of at least three displays or as an assistant display operator in the safe performance of at least three displays under the direct supervision of a display operator.(5) Has no violations of any provision of this Article or of any similar provision of any other state and submits an "Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance" issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 or, if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has not issued a Letter of Clearance to the individual, the individual signs a statement provided by the Commissioner affirming that the individual has not been convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, Section 842(i).  (2010-22, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-15 - Assistant display operator license.

 58-82A-15. Assistant display operator license.(a) No person shall assist a pyrotechnics display operator or a proximate audience display operator with the exhibition, use, handling, or discharge of pyrotechnics or pyrotechnic effects in connection with a concert or public exhibition authorized under Article 54 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes without an assistant display operator's license issued by the Commissioner.(b) The Commissioner may issue an assistant display operator license to an individual who meets all of the following requirements:(1) Is at least 18 years of age.(2) Signs a statement provided by the Commissioner affirming that the individual has read and understands the pyrotechnics safety guidelines established by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.(3) Successfully passes the written examination provided by the Commissioner.(4) Has no violations of any provision of this Article or of any similar provision of any other state and submits an "Employer Possessor Letter of Clearance" issued to the individual by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 or, if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has not issued a Letter of Clearance to the individual, the individual signs a statement provided by the Commissioner affirming that the individual has not been convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 Section 842(i).  (2010-22, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 58-82A-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 58 - Insurance|Article 82A - Pyrotechnics Training and Permitting.|§ 58-82A-20 - License fees.

 58-82A-20. License fees.(a) A nonrefundable license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid by the applicant to the Commissioner at the time of each application for a pyrotechnics display operator license.(b) A nonrefundable license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid by the applicant to the Commissioner at the time of each application for a license as a proximate audience display operator license.(c) A nonrefundable license fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be paid to the Commissioner by the applicant with each application for a license as an assistant display operator.  (2010-22, s. 7.)