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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 2 - FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES › CHAPTER 9 - Remedies › Section 12726.1.

12726.1. (a) Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature, the State Fire Marshal shall train local fire and law enforcement personnel on the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The State Fire Marshal shall, in consultation with relevant state and local public agencies, the fireworks industry, and other relevant stakeholders, develop, publish, and provide necessary guidance and training to local agencies that seize, collect, transport, store, and treat seized fireworks. This training and education may include, but is not limited to, the following specific areas:
(1) Standards for the transportation, storage, and handling of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles in accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 979) of Division 1 of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations and the National Fire Protection Association 1124: Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles of 2013.
(2) Recognition of explosive materials and isolation procedures in accordance with Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1550) of Division 1 of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations and the National Fire Protection Association 495: Explosive Materials Code of 2013.
(3) Recognition of commercial, consumer, and illegal fireworks in accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 979) of Division 1 of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations and the National Fire Protection Association 1124: Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles of 2013.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 368, Sec. 6. (AB 1403) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 2 - FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES › CHAPTER 9 - Remedies › Section 12727.

12727. (a) The State Fire Marshal shall establish regulations pursuant to the requirements and procedures established with the Office of Administrative Law to assess fees on all import and export, wholesale, and retail fireworks licensees in California to be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal Fund.
(b) In determining the appropriate amount of the fees described in subdivision (a), the State Fire Marshal shall consult with the fireworks industry and import and export, wholesale, and retail fireworks licensees.
(c) The total amount of the fees collected shall not exceed the reasonable costs of the statewide programs described in subdivision (c) of Section 12728.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 563, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 2 - FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNIC DEVICES › CHAPTER 9 - Remedies › Section 12728.

12728. (a) The State Fire Marshal Fireworks Enforcement and Disposal Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
(b) All of the moneys collected pursuant to Section 12706 shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Fire Marshal for the exclusive use in statewide programs for the enforcement, prosecution related to, disposal, and management of seized dangerous fireworks, and for the education of public safety agencies in the proper handling and management of dangerous fireworks.
(c) All of the moneys collected pursuant to Section 12727 shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State Fire Marshal for the exclusive use in statewide programs for all of the following:
(1) To further assist in statewide programs for the enforcement, prosecution related to, disposal, and management of seized dangerous fireworks.
(2) The education of public safety agencies in the proper handling and management of dangerous fireworks as well as safety issues involving all fireworks and explosives.
(3) Assist the State Fire Marshal in identifying and evaluating methods to capture more detailed data relating to fires, damages, and injuries caused by both dangerous and safe and sane fireworks, and to assist with funding the eventual development and implementation of those methods.
(4) To further assist in public safety and education efforts within the general public as well as public safety agencies on the proper and responsible use of safe and sane fireworks.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 563, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 12750.

12750. For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Flamethrowing device” means any nonstationary and transportable device designed or intended to emit or propel a burning stream of combustible or flammable liquid a distance of at least 10 feet.
(b) “Permitholder” means a person who holds a flamethrowing device permit issued pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and Scope › Section 12751.

12751. This part shall not apply to the sale, purchase, possession, transportation, storage, or use of a flamethrowing device by a person if all of the following apply:
(a) The person is regularly employed by or a paid officer, employee, or member of a fire department, fire protection district, or firefighting agency of the federal government, the state, a city, a county, a city and county, district, public or municipal corporation, or political subdivision of this state.
(b) The person is on duty and acting within the course and scope of his or her employment.
(c) The flamethrowing device is used by the fire department, fire protection district, or firefighting agency described in subdivision (a) in the course of fire suppression.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 30, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › Section 12755.

12755. No person shall use or possess a flamethrowing device without a valid flamethrowing device permit issued by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › Section 12756.

12756. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations to administer this part and establish standards for the background investigation of an applicant for, and holder of, a flamethrowing device permit, and for the use, storage, and transportation of a flamethrowing device. In adopting these regulations, the State Fire Marshal shall consult with the Department of Justice regarding regulations for the use and possession of destructive devices (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 970) of Division 1 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations). These regulations for the use and possession of destructive devices may provide suggestions for potential methods to utilize in developing standards and shall serve as guidance only. At a minimum, the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal shall require a permitholder to possess a current, valid certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 26710 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 40. (SB 1115) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 107 of Ch. 178.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › Section 12757.

12757. The State Fire Marshal may issue or renew a permit to use and possess a flamethrowing device only if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The applicant or permitholder is not addicted to any controlled substance.
(b) The applicant or permitholder possesses a current, valid certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 26710 of the Penal Code.
(c) The applicant or permitholder meets the other standards specified in regulations adopted pursuant to Section 12756.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 178, Sec. 41. (SB 1115) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 107 of Ch. 178.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › Section 12758.

12758. (a) If the State Fire Marshal denies an application for, or the renewal of, or revokes a flamethrowing device permit, the applicant for a flamethrowing device permit or permitholder shall be entitled to a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(b) The State Fire Marshal shall revoke a flamethrowing device permit if the permitholder does not comply with the requirements of this part and the regulations adopted pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 2 - Administration › Section 12759.

12759. The State Fire Marshal shall establish fees pursuant to this part that shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 3 - Enforcement and Penalties › Section 12760.

12760. The State Fire Marshal shall seize any flamethrowing device in the possession of any person who does not have a valid flamethrowing device permit issued pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 11 - EXPLOSIVES › PART 3 - FLAMETHROWING DEVICES › CHAPTER 3 - Enforcement and Penalties › Section 12761.

12761. Any person who uses or possesses any flamethrowing device without a valid flamethrowing device permit issued pursuant to this part is guilty of a public offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed one year, or in the state prison, or by a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both imprisonment and fine.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 496, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13000.

13000. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape from his control or to spread to the lands of any person other than the builder of the fire without using every reasonable and proper precaution to prevent the fire from escaping.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13001.

13001. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, through careless or negligent action, throws or places any lighted cigarette, cigar, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance, or any substance or thing which may cause a fire, in any place where it may directly or indirectly start a fire, or who uses or operates a welding torch, tar pot or any other device which may cause a fire, who does not clear the inflammable material surrounding the operation or take such other reasonable precautions necessary to insure against the starting and spreading of fire.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 732.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13002.

13002. (a)  Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who throws or discharges any lighted or nonlighted cigarette, cigar, match, or any flaming or glowing substance, or any substance or thing which may cause a fire upon any highway, including any portion of the right-of-way of any highway, upon any sidewalk, or upon any public or private property. This subdivision does not restrict a private owner in the use of his or her own private property, unless the placing, depositing, or dumping of the waste matter on the property creates a public health and safety hazard, a public nuisance, or a fire hazard, as determined by a local health department, local fire department or fire district, or the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, in which case this section applies.
(b)  Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a mandatory fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a first conviction, by a mandatory fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a second conviction, and by a mandatory fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a third or subsequent conviction.
The court may, in addition to the fine imposed upon a conviction, require as a condition of probation, in addition to any other condition, that any person convicted of a violation of this section pick up litter at a time and place within the jurisdiction of the court for not less than eight hours.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 133, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13003.

13003. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who uses any steam-powered logging locomotive, donkey, or threshing engine, or any other steam engine or steam boiler, in or near any forest, brush, grass, grain, or stubble land, unless the steam engine or steam boiler is provided with adequate devices to prevent the escape of fire or sparks and unless he uses every reasonable precaution to prevent the causing of fire thereby.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 445.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13004.

13004. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who harvests grain or causes it to be harvested by means of a combined harvester, header, or stationary threshing machine, or who bales hay by means of a hay press, or harvests by means of a mechanical harvester other agricultural crops which are flammable at the time of harvest, unless he keeps at all times in a convenient place upon each machine or press, one backpack or pump-type water extinguisher of not less than four-gallon capacity fully equipped, filled with water and ready for immediate use.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 900.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13005.

13005. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:
(a)  Sells, offers for sale, leases, or rents to any person any tractor, engine, machine, or truck equipped with an internal combustion engine that uses hydrocarbon fuels, if either:
(1)  It is specifically designed for use in harvesting or moving grain or hay or for use on land covered with any other flammable agricultural crop, unless the exhaust system of the engine is equipped with a spark arrester in effective working order or the engine is constructed, equipped, and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 4443 of the Public Resources Code.
(2)  It is not specifically designed for any of the uses described in paragraph (1) but could be used for any of those uses, unless the person provides written notice to the purchaser or bailee at the time of sale or at the time of entering into the lease or rental contract stating that the use or operation of the engine on any flammable agricultural cropland is a violation of subdivision (b), unless the exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester in effective working order or the engine is constructed, equipped, and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 4443 of the Public Resources Code.
(b)  Operates or causes to be operated any tractor, engine, machine, or truck equipped with an internal combustion engine that uses hydrocarbon fuels in harvesting or moving grain or hay, or on land covered with any other flammable agricultural crop, unless the engine is equipped with a spark arrester maintained in effective working order or the engine is constructed, equipped, and maintained for the prevention of fire pursuant to Section 4443 of the Public Resources Code.
Spark arrester, as used in this section, is as defined in Section 4442 of the Public Resources Code.
Spark arresters attached to the exhaust system of engines on equipment or vehicles, as described in this section, shall not be placed or mounted in such a manner as to allow flames or heat from the exhaust system to ignite any flammable material.
Motortrucks, truck tractors, buses, and passenger vehicles, except motorcycles, are not subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) if the exhaust system is equipped with a muffler as defined in the Vehicle Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1333, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13006.5.

13006.5. Every owner, operator, lessee, or other person in charge of any apartment house, roominghouse, motel or hotel heretofore or hereafter constructed, or any occupant thereof, who becomes aware of any fire or smoldering combustion of an unwarranted or insidious nature which is not confined within equipment designed for fire or which is a hazard to the apartment house, roominghouse, motel or hotel, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if he shall fail to report said fire or smoldering combustion without delay to the local fire department.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 733.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13007.

13007. Any person who personally or through another wilfully, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to, allows fire to be set to, or allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape to, the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, is liable to the owner of such property for any damages to the property caused by the fire.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 48.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13008.

13008. Any person who allows any fire burning upon his property to escape to the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, without exercising due diligence to control such fire, is liable to the owner of such property for the damages to the property caused by the fire.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 48.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13009.

13009. (a) Any person (1) who negligently, or in violation of the law, sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire kindled or attended by the person to escape onto any public or private property, (2) other than a mortgagee, who, being in actual possession of a structure, fails or refuses to correct, within the time allotted for correction, despite having the right to do so, a fire hazard prohibited by law, for which a public agency properly has issued a notice of violation respecting the hazard, or (3) including a mortgagee, who, having an obligation under other provisions of law to correct a fire hazard prohibited by law, for which a public agency has properly issued a notice of violation respecting the hazard, fails or refuses to correct the hazard within the time allotted for correction, despite having the right to do so, is liable for the fire suppression costs incurred in fighting the fire and for the cost of providing rescue or emergency medical services, and those costs shall be a charge against that person. The charge shall constitute a debt of that person, and is collectible by the person, or by the federal, state, county, public, or private agency, incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, expressed or implied.
(b) Public agencies participating in fire suppression, rescue, or emergency medical services as set forth in subdivision (a), may designate one or more of the participating agencies to bring an action to recover costs incurred by all of the participating agencies. An agency designated by the other participating agencies to bring an action pursuant to this section shall declare that authorization and its basis in the complaint, and shall itemize in the complaint the total amounts claimed under this section by each represented agency.
(c) Any costs incurred by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in suppressing any wildland fire originating or spreading from a prescribed burning operation conducted by the department pursuant to a contract entered into pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 4475) of Chapter 7 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code shall not be collectible from any party to the contract as provided in subdivision (a), to the extent that those costs were not incurred as a result of a violation of any provision of the contract.
(d) This section applies to all areas of the state, regardless of whether primarily wildlands, sparsely developed, or urban.
(e) The statute of limitations applicable to an action brought pursuant to this section is that set forth in Section 338 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 401, Sec. 20. (AB 1578) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13009.1.

13009.1. (a) Any person (1) who negligently, or in violation of the law, sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire kindled or attended by the person to escape onto any public or private property, (2) other than a mortgagee, who, being in actual possession of a structure, fails or refuses to correct, within the time allotted for correction, despite having the right to do so, a fire hazard prohibited by law, for which a public agency properly has issued a notice of violation respecting the hazard, or (3) including a mortgagee, who, having an obligation under other provisions of law to correct a fire hazard prohibited by law, for which a public agency properly has issued a notice of violation respecting the hazard, fails or refuses to correct the hazard within the time allotted for correction, despite having the right to do so, is liable for both of the following:
(1) The cost of investigating and making any reports with respect to the fire.
(2) The costs relating to accounting for that fire and the collection of any funds pursuant to Section 13009, including, but not limited to, the administrative costs of operating a fire suppression cost recovery program. The liability imposed pursuant to this paragraph is limited to the actual amount expended that is attributable to the fire.
(b) In any civil action brought for the recovery of costs provided in this section, the court in its discretion may impose the amount of liability for costs described in subdivision (a).
(c) The burden of proof as to liability shall be on the plaintiff and shall be by a preponderance of the evidence in an action alleging that the defendant is liable for costs pursuant to this section. The burden of proof as to the amount of costs recoverable shall be on the plaintiff and shall be by a preponderance of the evidence in any action brought pursuant to this section.
(d) Any testimony, admission, or any other statement made by the defendant in any proceeding brought pursuant to this section, or any evidence derived from the testimony, admission, or other statement, shall not be admitted or otherwise used in any criminal proceeding arising out of the same conduct.
(e) The liability constitutes a debt of that person and is collectible by the person, or by the federal, state, county, public, or private agency, incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, expressed or implied.
(f) This section applies in all areas of the state, regardless of whether primarily wildlands, sparsely developed, or urban.
(g) The statute of limitations applicable to an action brought pursuant to this section is that set forth in Section 338 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 401, Sec. 21. (AB 1578) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13009.5.

13009.5. Where the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection utilizes inmate labor for fighting fires, the charge for their use, for the purpose of Section 13009, shall be set by the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection. In determining the charges, he or she may consider, in addition to costs incurred by the department, the per capita cost to the state of maintaining the inmates.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13009.6.

13009.6. (a) (1) Those expenses of an emergency response necessary to protect the public from a real and imminent threat to health and safety by a public agency to confine, prevent, or mitigate the release, escape, or burning of hazardous substances described in subdivision (c) are a charge against any person whose negligence causes the incident, if either of the following occurs:
(A) Evacuation from the building, structure, property, or public right-of-way where the incident originates is necessary to prevent loss of life or injury.
(B) The incident results in the spread of hazardous substances or fire posing a real and imminent threat to public health and safety beyond the building, structure, property, or public right-of-way where the incident originates.
(2) Expenses reimbursable to a public agency under this section are a debt of the person liable therefor, and shall be collectible in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under contract, express or implied.
(3) The charge created against the person by this subdivision is also a charge against the person’s employer if the negligence causing the incident occurs in the course of the person’s employment.
(4) The public agencies participating in an emergency response meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subdivision may designate one or more of the participating agencies to bring an action to recover the expenses incurred by all of the designating agencies which are reimbursable under this section.
(5) An action to recover expenses under this section may be joined with any civil action for penalties, fines, injunctive, or other relief brought against the responsible person or employer, or both, arising out of the same incident.
(b) There shall be deducted from any amount otherwise recoverable under this section, the amount of any reimbursement for eligible costs received by a public agency pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 78000) of Division 45. The amount so reimbursed may be recovered as provided in Section 79650.
(c) As used in this section, “hazardous substance” means any hazardous substance listed in subdivision (a) of Section 78075 or subdivision (q) of Section 25501 of this code, or in Section 6382 of the Labor Code.
(d) As used in this section, “mitigate” includes actions by a public agency to monitor or model ambient levels of airborne hazardous substances for the purpose of determining or assisting in the determination of whether or not to evacuate areas around the property where the incident originates, or to determine or assist in the determination of which areas around the property where the incident originates should be evacuated.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 258, Sec. 31. (AB 2327) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 130 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 258.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13010.

13010. Sections 13007, 13008, and 13009 of this code do not apply to nor affect any rights, duties, or causes of action in existence and accruing prior to August 14, 1931.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 48.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Liability in Relation to Fires › Section 13011.

13011. Both doors of any double doors designated as the public entrance to any place of business shall be kept unlocked during normal business hours.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 267, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 1 - Standard Equipment › Section 13025.

13025. (a)  All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or fittings with an inside diameter of three inches or less, purchased by any authorities having charge of public property, shall be equipped with standard threads for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings designated as the national standard as adopted by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, which standard is designated as the standard for such equipment in this state. The State Fire Marshal shall adopt and submit building standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of this code in order to conform such building standards to the provisions of this subdivision and subdivision (b).
(b)  All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or fittings with an inside diameter greater than three inches, if equippped with threads, shall be equipped with the standard threads prescribed in subdivision (a).
(c)  All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or fittings with an inside diameter greater than three inches not equipped with threaded fittings or couplings shall be approved by the State Fire Marshal, with advice from the State Board of Fire Services. The proposed system of use of such nonthreaded couplings or fittings shall be submitted in detail to the State Fire Marshal who shall, with advice from the State Board of Fire Services, approve its use if mutual aid capability is assured.
(d)  The State Fire Marshal shall adopt and submit building standards for approval pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of this code for any fire hydrants, including dry standpipe connections, in or on any improvement to land, which building standards define the requirements for standard threads for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings as provided in subdivision (a) or (b).
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1152.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 1 - Standard Equipment › Section 13025.5.

13025.5. Any fire department maintained by the City and County of San Francisco using fire hydrant outlets with other than two-and-one-half-inch (2
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2
-inch) threaded fittings shall cause any vehicle used for firefighting purposes and designed to pump water from those hydrants, that is normally used in areas of the city and county bordering the boundaries of any other public entity, as defined in Section 13050.1, providing any fire protection and suppression service, to carry a minimum of eight adapters, consisting of four increasers and four reducers, that enable the vehicle to couple its equipment and apparatus to fire hydrant outlets having two-and-one-half-inch (2
1
/
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-inch) threaded fittings, and that enable fire equipment vehicles from other public entities using two-and-one-half-inch (2
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-inch) threaded fittings to couple their firefighting equipment and apparatus to fire hydrant outlets maintained by the city and county.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1069, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 1 - Standard Equipment › Section 13026.

13026. The State Fire Marshal is authorized to make such changes as may be necessary to standardize all existing fire protective equipment throughout the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 118.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 1 - Standard Equipment › Section 13027.

13027. The State Fire Marshal shall notify industrial establishments and property owners having equipment for fire protective purposes of the changes necessary to bring their equipment into conformity with, and shall render them such assistance as may be available in converting their equipment to, standard requirements.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 1 - Standard Equipment › Section 13028.

13028. Any person who sells or offers for sale any fire hose, hydrant, fire engine or other equipment with threaded parts, for fire protective purposes, unless it is fitted and equipped with the standard thread for fire hose couplings and hydrant fittings is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than four hundred dollars ($400), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five or more than 30 days, or by both.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 160. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 1 - Standard Equipment › Section 13029.

13029. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Firefighter personal protective equipment” means personal protective equipment covered by the general industry safety orders in Sections 3403 to 3411, inclusive, of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.
(2) “Manufacturer” means a person that manufactures, imports, or distributes domestically firefighter personal protective equipment.
(3) “Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” or “PFAS” means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
(4) “Person” has the same meaning as defined in Section 19 and includes a public entity.
(5) “Public entity” has the same meaning specified in Section 13050.1.
(b) (1) Commencing January 1, 2022, any person, including a manufacturer, that sells firefighter personal protective equipment to any person shall provide a written notice to the purchaser at the time of sale if the firefighter personal protective equipment contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals. The written notice shall include a statement that the firefighter personal protective equipment contains PFAS chemicals and the reason that PFAS chemicals are added to the equipment.
(2) The person selling firefighter personal protective equipment and the purchaser of the equipment shall retain a copy of the written notice on file for at least three years from the date of the transaction. Within 60 days of a request by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney, the seller or purchaser of firefighter personal protective equipment shall furnish to the requesting entity the written notice, or a copy of the written notice, and associated sales documentation.
(c) The Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney may request from a manufacturer, and a manufacturer shall provide, a certificate of compliance that certifies that the manufacturer is in compliance with subdivision (b) for that manufacturer’s firefighter personal protective equipment.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), and upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney, a person that violates subdivision (b) or (c) shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation, and not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation.
(2)  An individual firefighter shall not be personally liable for payment of the civil penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) This section does not impair or impede any other rights, causes of action, claims, or defenses available under any other law. The remedies provided in this section are cumulative with any other remedies available under any other law.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 308, Sec. 1. (SB 1044) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13050.

13050. The apparatus, equipment and firefighting force of any public entity may be used for the purpose of providing fire protection or firefighting services:
(a)  In any other public entity with the consent of the chief administrative officer of the office or department authorized by law to provide fire protection in such other public entity.
(b)  Outside the limits of any public entity.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1203.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13050.1.

13050.1. “Public entity” includes the state, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1203.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13051.

13051. The reasonable value of the use of, and repairs and depreciation on, apparatus and equipment, and other expenses reasonably incurred in furnishing firefighting services, may constitute a charge against the public entity in which the firefighting services are furnished.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1203.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13052.

13052. (a) The public entity rendering the service may present a claim to the public entity liable therefor. If the claim is approved by the head of the fire department, if any, in the public entity to which the claim is presented, and by its governing body, it shall be paid in the same manner as other charges and if the claim is not paid, an action may be brought for its collection.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any claims against the state shall be presented to the Department of General Services in accordance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 162. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13052.5.

13052.5. The governing board of any county fire protection district may contract with any city contiguous to the district for the furnishing of fire protection to the district by such city, and the legislative body of any city may contract for the furnishing of fire protection to the district in such manner and to such extent as the legislative body may deem advisable.
All of the privileges and immunities from liability which surround the activities of any city fire fighting force or department when performing its functions within the territorial limits of the city shall apply to the activities of any city fire fighting force or department while furnishing fire protection outside the city under any contract with a county fire protection district pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 48.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13053.

13053. Whenever a fire occurs in any county or within the boundaries of any national forest which is of such proportions that it cannot be adequately handled by the forestry department or fire warden of the county or the facilities of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or of the United States Forest Service, the personnel, equipment, and firefighting facilities of any county may be authorized by the state forest ranger within the county or the county forester or fire warden of the county to assist in its extinguishment and control.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13054.

13054. Where the personnel, equipment, and facilities of any county are utilized in the extinguishment or control of any fire outside its boundaries, the county furnishing its personnel, equipment, and facilities shall be reimbursed by the county in which the fire occurs in an amount in accordance with a predetermined schedule of repayments agreed upon by the boards of supervisors of the counties, or between the board of supervisors of the county and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or the United States Forest Service, as the case may be.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13055.

13055. Any public agency authorized to engage in fire protection activities, including but not limited to a fire protection district, city, city and county, or county fire department, the Department of Forestry, and the United States Forest Service, may use fire to abate a fire hazard.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13060.

13060. Any public entity may place blue reflective pavement markers in any highway, street, or road for marking fire hydrant locations and water supply locations. These blue reflective pavement markers shall not be used for any other purpose. This section shall not apply to freeways or freeway ramps.
A public entity shall not place blue reflective pavement markers on a state highway unless it first obtains an encroachment permit from the Department of Transportation.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 570, Sec. 1. Effective August 29, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 4 of Ch. 570.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Fire Equipment › ARTICLE 2 - Use of Fire Equipment › Section 13062.

13062. (a) Commencing January 1, 2022, a person shall not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), and upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney, a person that violates subdivision (a) shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation, and not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation.
(2)  An individual firefighter shall not be personally liable for payment of the civil penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(c) For purposes of this section, “person” has the same meaning specified in Section 19 and includes a public entity.
(d) For purposes of this section, “public entity” has the same meaning specified in Section 13050.1.
(e) This section does not impair or impede any other rights, causes of action, claims, or defenses available under any other law. The remedies provided in this section are cumulative with any other remedies available under any other law.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 308, Sec. 3. (SB 1044) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - FIRESCOPE Program › Section 13070.

13070. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the FIRESCOPE Act of 1989.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1364, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - FIRESCOPE Program › Section 13071.

13071. The Office of Emergency Services shall establish and administer a program, which shall be denominated the FIRESCOPE Program (FIrefighting RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies), to maintain and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of managing multiagency firefighting resources in responding to an incident. The program shall be based on the concepts and components developed or under development by the Firescope project chartered by the United States Congress in 1972. The program shall provide for the research, development, and implementation of technologies, facilities, and procedures to assist state and local fire agencies in the better utilization and coordination of firefighting resources in responding to incidents.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 338. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 12 - FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - FIRESCOPE Program › Section 13072.

13072. The goal of the FIRESCOPE Program is the improvement of fire incident management and the coordination of multiagency firefighting resources on major or multiple incidents. The program shall include, but is not limited to, the following areas as part of its research, development, and implementation objectives:
(a)  Improved methods to coordinate multiagency firefighting resources during major incidents.
(b)  Improved methods for forecasting fire behavior.
(c)  The capability to assess fire, weather, and terrain conditions at the scene of an incident.
(d)  Standard fire terminology for improving incident management.
(e)  Improved multiagency fire communications.
(f)  Multiagency training on FIRESCOPE components and products.
(g)  A common mapping system, including orthophoto maps.
(h)  Improved fire information management systems.
(i)  Regional operational coordination centers for regional multiagency coordination of firefighting resources.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1364, Sec. 1.)