Bill 210 — Fourth Session, 18Th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 210 An Act To Amend the Fire Prevention Act (Legislature 18, Session 4)

L18 S4 4395

Alberta — Bills

1978 BILL 210 Fourth Session, 18th Legislature, 27 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BilL 210

AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRE PREVENTION ACT MR. PURDY First Reading - -- - ---- ---- --- --- --- --- - - - ---- -:c --- - - - --:--- Second Reading ___________________ -------------------- Committee of the Whole __ ~ __________________ _ Third Reading __________ ~----__,_------------,------------ Royal Assent ___ ,-, _____________ -''-c ___ - - - - - ----,-- - ~- '- - - - --- Printed by the Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON

Bill 210 Mr. Purdy BILL 210 1978

AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRE PREVENTION ACT (Assented to , 1978) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Fire Prevention Act is amended by this Act.

Section 2 is amended by adding the following after clause (b ): (c) "Municipality" means a city, town, village, summer vill age, county, municipal district, improvement district or special area as defined by The Municipal Government Act.

Section 6 is amended by adding the following after subsec tion (4):

(5) The Fire Commissioner, within one year of the coming into force of this Act 'and every 2 years thereafter, shall (

a) report to the Minister on the capability and adequacy of the fire department of every municipality in the Province, including in the report with respect to every municipality in the Province a statement of (

i) the available firefighting apparatus, ,equipment, appliances and related facilities, (ii) the location of suoh firefiighting apparatus, equip ment, appliances and related facilities, (iii) the number of fire 'Officers, fire fighters and other staff ,and the state of their tl'1aining pr'Ograms, if any, and (iv) all recommendations made pursuant to dause (b), and (

b) make such recommendations as he sees fit to every municipality as to

Explanatory Notes I. This Bill will Amend

chapter 144 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1970. 3.

Definitions 3. Amends

section 6 to require the Fire Commissioner to report to the Minister and make recommendations to municipalities.

(0 the adequacy of their firefigh'ting apparatus, equip ment, appliances and related facilities, (ii) the adequacy of staffing and the training require ments of the municipality, and (iii) any other matter required to give adequate munici pal fire protection to the members of the general public in the municipality. ( 6) The Minister shall table the report of the Fire Commis sioner in the Legislative Assembly within 30 days of its receipt or if the Legislative Assembly is not then sitting within 30 days of the commencement of the next sitting.

(7) The mayor or reeve of every municipality shall provide all information reasonably requested by the Fire Commissioner in connection with his obligations hereunder. 4.

Section 41 (1) is amended by adding the following after clause (j): (

k) governing the minimum firefighting staff, apparatus, _eqtYp~ent, appliancesapd relat~d facilities to be pro vided by municipalities,' and the' extenf to which and. the conditions under which municipalities may make agree ments with other municipalities for the shating of such firefighting staff, apparatus, equipment, appliances, rela ted equipment or facilities, (1) providing for minimum standards of frequency and scope of training of firefighters, fire officers and related staff, (

m) providing for grants or loans to municipalities (

i) to finance ~he purchase or improvement of firefight ing apparatus, equipment "arid appliances inc1m;iing related equipment and facilities, (ii) to pay firefighters, fire officers or related staff, and (iii) to provide for training or education of firefighters, fire officers or related staff, if money for such grants or loans has been appropriated to that purpose by the Legislature. 5. This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Procla mation. 2

4. Regulations. 2 Title: 1978 (18th, 4th) Bill 210,

An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act

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