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2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6638. Definitions.

§ 6638. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(a) “Alarm Activation Report” means a designated form issued by the State Fire Marshal for use by the Fire Chief indicating the alarm signal was found to be the result of a false alarm.
(b) “Alarm signal” means the activation of a fire alarm signaling system or a fire suppression system that requests a response by a fire department.
(c) “Audible alarm” means any device, bell, horn, or siren which is attached to the interior or exterior of a building, emits a warning signal outside the building and is designed to attract attention when activated by a fire.
(d) “Dispatch center” means a location specifically configured for the primary purpose of providing emergency communications services, public safety answering point services, and dispatch of fire apparatus to emergency situations.
(e) “False alarm” means the activation of a fire alarm signaling system or any audible alarm which results in a response by the fire department and which is not the result of a fire or other emergency.
(1) “False alarm” includes:
a. Negligently or accidentally activated alarm signals; and
b. Alarm signals that are the result of faulty, malfunctioning, or improperly installed or maintained equipment.
(2) “False alarm” does not include:
a. Alarm signals activated by severe weather conditions;
b. Alarm signals activated during the initial 30-day period following new installation; or
c. Alarm signals knowingly activated pursuant to § 1245(1) of Title 11, falsely reporting an incident.
(f) “Fire alarm contractor” means a person or company licensed by the State Fire Marshal's Office and engaged in installing, maintaining, monitoring, altering, or servicing fire alarm signaling or fire suppression systems.
(g) “Fire alarm signaling monitoring company” means a station or building located remote from the protected premises where fire alarm signals from one or more protected premises are received and from where, upon receipt of such signal, a dispatch center is notified.
(h) “Fire alarm signaling system” means an automatic or manual fire alarm or fire suppression system in accordance with the State Fire Prevention Regulations. For the purpose of this legislation, “fire alarm signaling system” does not include typical household single-station smoke detectors in 1- and 2-family dwellings.
(i) “Fire chief” means the fire chief or officer in charge of the responding fire department.
(j) “Monitored system” means the process by which a fire alarm signaling monitoring company receives signals from a fire alarm system and notifies the dispatch center.
(k) “Owner” means any person who owns the premises where the fire alarm signaling system or fire suppression system is installed or the person or persons who lease, operate, occupy, manage the premises, or are bound by the contract for services provided by the fire alarm signaling monitoring company.
(l) “Premises” means any building or structure where a fire alarm signaling system is installed.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6639. Initial installation requirements.

§ 6639. Initial installation requirements.
(a) Upon the installation of a new fire alarm signaling system, the fire alarm contractor shall furnish the owner with written operating instructions and training to enable the owner to use the fire alarm signaling system properly. The fire alarm contractor shall notify the owner of the provisions of this chapter and of the State Fire Prevention Regulations upon completion of the installation of the fire alarm signaling system.
(b) A “Record of Completion” form, designated by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, containing owner and system information shall be submitted by the fire alarm contractor to the State Fire Marshal for all new fire alarm signaling systems.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6640. Fire alarm signaling monitoring companies.

§ 6640. Fire alarm signaling monitoring companies.
(a) All fire alarm signaling monitoring companies are responsible for directing the call reporting the fire alarm signal to the appropriate dispatch center, and for providing the dispatch center with accurate location information.
(b) All fire alarm signaling monitoring companies shall maintain a current contact list of 3 representatives or designees of the owners of which 1 will respond to the premises within 30 minutes to assist the fire department in gaining access to the building. The fire alarm signaling monitoring company shall have current contact information for each representative or designee of the owner. The contact list must be updated on an annual basis.
(c) Where an owner is unable to provide a minimum of 3 representatives or designees who can respond within 30 minutes, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, a lock box containing keys for fire department access shall be provided as specified in the State Fire Prevention Regulations.
(d) A $100 civil penalty will be charged if an owner fails to provide either a minimum of 3 representatives or designees who can respond within 30 minutes or a lock box approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
(e) A $100 civil penalty shall be charged each time a fire alarm signaling monitoring company violates a provision of this section.
(f) For a fire alarm system installed in a single-family dwelling, the fire alarm contractor is responsible to solicit an updated contact list on an annual basis from the owner. It is an affirmative defense if the owner fails to comply with the fire alarm contractor's requests for information.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6641. Testing of fire alarm signaling systems.

§ 6641. Testing of fire alarm signaling systems.
(a) No person shall conduct any test or demonstration of a fire alarm signaling system without first contacting the appropriate fire dispatch center and fire alarm signaling monitoring company. The fire dispatch center and fire alarm signaling monitoring company shall also be contacted when the fire alarm test or demonstration is completed.
(b) A violation of this section shall be punished as follows:
(1) First offense; written warning; no fine.
(2) Second offense:
$100 civil penalty.
(3) Third and subsequent offenses:
$500 civil penalty for each offense.
(c) For purposes of this section, a fire alarm contractor that employs a person who violates this section will be held accountable for the offense.
(d) The offenses will be cumulative for all of the fire alarm contractor's employees who violate this section within a calendar year.
(e) The term “calendar year” shall be January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004, for the first year and shall be January 1 through December 31 for each subsequent year.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6642. Inspection and maintenance of fire alarm signaling systems.

§ 6642. Inspection and maintenance of fire alarm signaling systems.
(a) The owner shall ensure that the fire alarm signaling system is inspected and tested in accordance with the State Fire Prevention Regulations.
(b) The owner shall ensure that the fire alarm signaling system is maintained per manufacturer's specifications.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6643. Fire alarm activation.

§ 6643. Fire alarm activation.
(a) The owner shall be responsible for the activation of a fire alarm signaling system.
(b) A response to the activation of a fire alarm signaling system shall result when the fire department is dispatched to the premises where the fire alarm signaling system has been activated.
(c) In the event that the dwelling fire alarm system, as defined in NFPA 72, is a Monitored System, the fire alarm signaling monitoring company shall be permitted to verify residential alarm signals prior to reporting them to the dispatch center, provided that the verification process does not delay the reporting by more than 90 seconds.
(d) Upon determining that a false alarm has occurred at the premises, the fire chief will submit an Alarm Activation Report to the State Fire Marshal's Office.
(e) Resetting an alarm panel by any person prior to the fire chief's authorization shall be prohibited, and shall be considered a false alarm if the fire chief cannot determine the cause and nature of the alarm activation.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6644. Excessive false alarms prohibited.

§ 6644. Excessive false alarms prohibited.
(a) Owners of a premise protected by a fire alarm signaling system shall not cause more than 3 false alarms within a calendar year.
(b) The State Fire Marshal will record the number of Alarm Activation Reports for each premise.
(c) An owner that is in violation of subsection (a) of this section will be subject to a civil penalty as follows:
(1) Fourth alarm:
$100 civil penalty.
(2) Fifth alarm:
$200 civil penalty.
(3) Sixth and subsequent alarms:
$250 civil penalty for each offense.
(d) The term “calendar year” shall be January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004 for the first year and shall be January 1 through December 31 for each subsequent year.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter V. False Fire Alarms › § 6645. Civil penalties and appeals.

§ 6645. Civil penalties and appeals.
(a) The State Fire Marshal shall assess all civil penalties as outlined in this subchapter.
(b) All civil penalties will be paid within 30 days of assessment.
(c) All moneys derived from the civil penalties shall be placed in the Fire Detection Fund pursuant to § 6637 of this title.
(d) An owner or a fire alarm contractor may appeal the assessment of a civil penalty to the State Fire Prevention Commission in accordance with the State Fire Prevention Regulations.
(e) The Justice of the Peace Court shall have jurisdiction over all unpaid civil penalties.
74 Del. Laws, c. 21, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter VI. Volunteer Firefighters › § 6646. Definitions.

§ 6646. Definitions.
“Member” means a volunteer firefighter of a Delaware volunteer fire department, as certified by the Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission.
76 Del. Laws, c. 157, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter VII. Delaware Burn Camp › § 6648. Delaware Burn Camp Corporation authorization.

§ 6648. Delaware Burn Camp Corporation authorization.
The State Fire Prevention Commission is hereby authorized to incorporate a nonprofit, nonstock corporation known as the Delaware Burn Camp Corporation for the purpose of establishing, administering and operating an overnight camp devoted to helping burned children cope with the emotional and physical issues arising from their injuries.
77 Del. Laws, c. 16, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter VII. Delaware Burn Camp › § 6649. Powers.

§ 6649. Powers.
The Delaware Burn Camp Corporation shall be empowered, notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary:
(1) To adopt bylaws to govern the conduct of its affairs and to carry out and discharge its powers, duties and functions as appropriate;
(2) To enter into contracts and agreements as it may deem necessary, convenient or desirable;
(3) To plan, finance, develop, construct, purchase, lease, maintain, improve, own, operate or control facilities and such real, personal or intellectual property as it may deem necessary, convenient or desirable;
(4) To employ such personnel as necessary to carry out its functions;
(5) To retain, by contract, engineers, advisors, legal counsel and other providers of advice, counsel and services which it deems advisable or necessary in the exercise of its purposes and powers and upon such terms as it deems appropriate;
(6) To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out its functions and purposes;
(7) To have and exercise any and all powers available to a corporation organized pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 8, the Delaware General Corporation Law; and
(8) To accept appropriations, donations, contributions, grants and loan repayments and to keep such monies in the Corporation's own accounts.
77 Del. Laws, c. 16, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §  3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66. FIRE PREVENTION › Subchapter VII. Delaware Burn Camp › § 6650. Board of directors.

§ 6650. Board of directors.
(a) An initial board of directors of the Delaware Burn Camp Corporation shall consist of the members of the Burn Camp Task Force, as established under Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 of the 144th General Assembly, and 1 Commissioner from the State Fire Prevention Commission. The terms of office of the initial board of directors shall expire on April 30, 2011.
(b), (c) [Repealed.]
(d) The chairperson of the board of directors shall be chosen by the members of the board of directors. The board of directors shall adopt bylaws and other procedures needed for the operation and management of the Delaware Burn Camp Corporation and the Burn Camp.
(e) The Delaware Burn Camp Corporation shall determine its own Board of Directors consisting of no less than 13 members, provided the members of the Board of Directors serving on October 26, 2022, shall continue to serve as directors until the end of their term or a vacancy is otherwise created.
77 Del. Laws, c. 16, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 444, §§  3, 10-13;  83 Del. Laws, c. 503, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6651. Definitions.

§ 6651. Definitions.
(a) “Board” shall mean the Board of Pension Trustees established by § 8308 of Title 29.
(b) “Credited service” shall mean, for any member:
(1) Service as a volunteer after June 30, 1986, that has been certified by the employer; and
(2) Service as a volunteer prior to July 1, 1986, on the basis of 1 year of credited service for each 3 years of service as certified by the employer provided that the member has been actively participating in the organization for the 12 months preceding July 1, 1986.
(c) “Employer” shall mean the participating state volunteer fire departments, ladies auxiliaries thereof and service organizations providing volunteer ambulance services.
(d) “Fund” shall mean the Fund established by § 6661 of this title.
(e) “Member” shall mean an actively-participating volunteer of 1 of the state volunteer fire departments, auxiliaries thereof and service organizations providing volunteer ambulance services.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6652. Volunteer Firemen's Pension Committee.

§ 6652. Volunteer Firemen's Pension Committee.
The Delaware Volunteer Firefighter's Association shall appoint, from its membership, a 9-person advisory committee. Three members shall come from New Castle County, 3 members from Kent County and 3 members from Sussex County. The advisory committee shall make recommendations to the State Board of Pension Trustees on all pension matters the advisory committee deems appropriate.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 378, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6653. Attachment and assignment of benefits.

§ 6653. Attachment and assignment of benefits.
Except for orders of the Delaware Family Court for a sum certain payable on a periodic basis, the benefits provided by this chapter shall not be subject to attachment or execution and shall be payable only to the beneficiary designated and shall not be subject to assignment or transfer.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 337, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6654. Waiver of benefits.

§ 6654. Waiver of benefits.
Any individual entitled to any benefits under this chapter may decline to accept all or any part of such benefits by a waiver signed and filed with the Board. Such waiver may be revoked in writing at any time, but no payment of the benefits waived shall be made covering the period during which such waiver was in effect.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6655. Eligibility for pension.

§ 6655. Eligibility for pension.
(a) A member shall become eligible to receive a pension beginning with the first month after attainment of age 60 if the member has 10 years of credited service.
(b) For purposes of this section, credited service shall include any period during which a member qualifies for benefits under Chapter 67 of Title 18 and/or workers' compensation.
(c) An inactive member with a vested right to a pension shall become eligible to receive such pension, computed in accordance with this chapter in effect when the member ceased to be a member, beginning with the first month after the member's attainment of age 60.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6656. Vested right to pension.

§ 6656. Vested right to pension.
(a) A member who has 10 years of credited service shall have a vested right to a pension.
(b) A member's vested right shall be forfeited upon the member's application for a refund of the member's accumulated contributions, and the member's membership shall be cancelled.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6657. Payment of pension.

§ 6657. Payment of pension.
No pension payment shall be made under this chapter prior to July 1, 1988, thereafter pension payments shall be made beginning with the month in which the member becomes eligible to receive such pension and ending with the month in which the member dies.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6658. Amount of pension.

§ 6658. Amount of pension.
The amount of the monthly pension payable to an eligible member shall be $10 times years of credited service up to a maximum of 25 years.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 326, § 6(b);
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6659. Death benefit.

§ 6659. Death benefit.
Upon the death of a member, inactive member or retired member, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the member, a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the accumulated member contributions with interest over the aggregate of all pension payments made.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6660. Withdrawal benefit.

§ 6660. Withdrawal benefit.
(a) Upon the withdrawal from service of a member who is not eligible to receive a pension and does not have a vested right to a pension, the member's accumulated contributions with interest shall be paid to the member's employer for final disposition.
(b) Upon the withdrawal from service of a member who is not eligible to receive a pension but has a vested right to a pension, the member's accumulated contributions with interest shall be paid to such member.
(c) If an individual ceases to be a member the individual's service credits to the date of termination shall be cancelled, but shall be restored if the individual again becomes a member provided that if the individual has withdrawn the individual's own contributions the individual repays them with interest at a rate determined by the Board.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6661. Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund established.

§ 6661. Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund established.
There shall be established a Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund, hereinafter referred to as “Fund,” to which the employer and member contributions shall be deposited annually and to which earnings on investments, any other contributions, gifts, donations, grants, refunds and reimbursements shall be deposited upon receipt and from which benefits shall be paid and fees and expenses authorized by the Board shall be paid. Subject to Internal Revenue Code § 457(e)(11) [26 U.S.C. § 457(e)(11)], the assets of the Fund will be invested by the Board as provided for by § 8308 of Title 29. The assets of the Fund are held in trust and may not be used for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the members.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  10;  76 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  13;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6663. Employer contributions.

§ 6663. Employer contributions.
(a) The employer's contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1986-1987 shall be $250,000.
(b) The employer's contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1987-1988 shall be $250,000.
(c) The employer's contribution to the Fund for the fiscal year 1988-1989, and for each fiscal year thereafter shall be a sum approved by the Board on the basis of the most recent actuarial valuation.
(d) The actuary shall prepare an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the Fund as of June 30, 1988, and each year thereafter. On the basis of reasonable actuarial assumptions and tables approved by the Board, the actuary shall determine the normal cost required to meet the actuarial cost of current service and the unfunded accrued liability.
65 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6664. Payment of benefits.

§ 6664. Payment of benefits.
Benefits shall be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter, and neither the State nor the Volunteer Firemen's Pension Fund shall be liable for any amount in excess of such sums.
71 Del. Laws, c. 132, §  90;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66A. Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Pension Plan › § 6665. Withdrawal of an employer.

§ 6665. Withdrawal of an employer.
(a) A participating employer may withdraw from the Fund by providing a resolution from its governing body to the Board. The withdrawing employer shall be ineligible to rejoin the Fund at a future date. The withdrawing employer shall be required to make a withdrawal liability payment as provided under subsection (c) of this section.
(b) All vested members of the employer shall be eligible for benefits accrued with the Fund up to the withdrawal date. All nonvested members will be eligible for a withdrawal benefit as provided under § 6660 of this title.
(c) The employer will remain liable to the Fund for the employer's share of any unfunded actuarial liability of the Fund which is attributable to the members of the employer who have either retired or will retire from the Fund. The employer's liability shall be calculated on the basis of the actuarial assumptions used in the Fund's most recent actuarial valuation. The calculation will be based on the Fund's present value of accrued benefits less the market value of assets multiplied by the fraction of the total amount required to be contributed to the Fund by the employer over the past 5 years divided by the total amount required to be contributed to the Fund by all participating employers during the past 5 years. The employer's liability shall be paid in accordance with a schedule determined by the Board over a period not to exceed 2 years. Any payment schedule shall use an interest rate equal to the rate of investment return used in the actuarial valuation adopted by the Board prior to the withdrawal date.
(d) Should a volunteer fire company take formal action to disband their auxiliary organization the withdrawal liability payment pursuant to subsection (c) of this section shall be paid by the volunteer fire company.
80 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices › § 6601C. Definitions.

§ 6601C. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Carbon monoxide detection devices” means a battery-operated or AC-powered device that detects the presence of the carbon monoxide gas in order to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. “Carbon monoxide detection devices” includes combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
(2) “Dwelling unit” means a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for 1 or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
(3) a. “Lodging establishment” means any building, group of buildings, structure, facility, place, or places of business where 1 or more dwelling units or sleeping units are provided and which is kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public to provide lodging accommodations for pay which can be construed to be a hotel, motel, motor hotel, apartment or multi-family dwelling, bed and breakfast facility, bunkhouse, cabin, condominiums, dormitory, extended-stay establishment, multi-family dwelling, resort, or other similar place by any other name, be it rented, leased, or owned for either transient guests, permanent guests, or for both transient and permanent guests.
b. “Lodging establishment” does not include any of the following:
1. Dormitories and other living or sleeping facilities owned or maintained by public or private schools, colleges, universities, or churches unless made available to the general public and not used exclusively for students and faculty.
2. A private residence that is occupied by the owner and where no dwelling or sleeping unit is available for pay.
(4) a. “Owner” means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity that meets any of the following requirements:
1. Has a legal interest in a lodging establishment.
2. Has an equitable interest in a lodging establishment that includes participation in management of the lodging establishment.
3. Operates or manages a lodging establishment.
4. Operates or manages a lodging establishment under a contract, lease, or other form of authorization agreement.
5. Undertakes actual control or authority over the operation or management of a lodging establishment.
b. “Owner” does not mean an equitable interest in an artificial entity under paragraph (4)a. of this section.
(5) “Sleeping unit” means a room or space in which people sleep, which can also include permanent provisions for living, eating, and either sanitation or kitchen facilities but not both.
(6) “Transient” means occupancy of a dwelling unit or sleeping unit for not more than 30 days.
81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices › § 6602C. Carbon monoxide detection devices required.

§ 6602C. Carbon monoxide detection devices required.
(a) Each owner of a lodging establishment shall install carbon monoxide detection devices in accordance with the installation requirements in § 6603C of this title if a dwelling unit or sleeping unit has either of the following:
(1) A fossil-fuel burning heater or appliance, a fireplace, or other feature, fixture, or element that emits carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion.
(2) An attached garage.
(b) The requirement of carbon monoxide detection devices under subsection (a) of this section applies to all new and existing lodging establishments, in accordance with the compliance dates provided in § 6604C of this title, regardless of when any such lodging establishment was built.
(c) The owner of a lodging establishment must install and maintain carbon monoxide detection devices required under this chapter, unless there is a tenant of a rented or leased lodging establishment required to have carbon monoxide detection devices under this chapter and the rental agreement, lease agreement, or contract is for a period of 1 month or more. In such a case, the owner must install the required carbon monoxide detection devices but the tenant is responsible for maintaining an operable battery in any carbon monoxide detection devices within the individual rented or leased dwelling unit.
81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices › § 6603C. Carbon monoxide detection device installation.

§ 6603C. Carbon monoxide detection device installation.
(a) Carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C(a) of this title must be installed in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Fire Marshal's Office that must include all of the following:
(1) Single station battery-operated carbon monoxide detection devices listed for the purposes for which they are intended are permitted if both of the following conditions exist:
a. The lodging establishment was either constructed or received final approval for construction, before January 1, 2019;
b. The carbon monoxide detection devices are installed pursuant to manufacturers' specifications.
(2) Requirements will be consistent with the standards and guidelines of all of the following:
a. The recommendations and instructions provided by the manufacturer of a device.
b. Local building codes.
c. The American National Standards Institute.
(b) Carbon monoxide detection devices are not required in a dwelling unit or sleeping unit if any of the following apply:
(1) A dwelling unit or sleeping unit is located more than 1 story above or below any story that contains a fuel-burning appliance or an attached garage.
(2) A dwelling unit or sleeping unit is not connected by duct work or ventilation shafts to any room containing a fuel-burning appliance or to an attached garage.
81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 66C. Carbon Monoxide Detection Devices › § 6604C. Compliance dates.

§ 6604C. Compliance dates.
(a) For each lodging establishment, newly erected, built, or constructed after January 1, 2019, the carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C of this title must be installed at the time of construction.
(b) For each lodging establishment, in the process of being erected, built, or constructed as of January 1, 2019, the carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C of this title must be installed before December 31, 2019, or the completion of construction.
(c) For each existing lodging establishment, erected, built, or constructed before January 1, 2019, the carbon monoxide detection devices required under § 6602C of this title must be installed before December 31, 2020.
81 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 1;