Bill 220 — Second Session, 18Th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly O.E~Me~A- Bill 220 (Legislature 18, Session 2)

L18 S2 5681

Alberta — Bills

1976 Bill Second Session, 18th Legislature, 25 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY O.E~mE~A- BILL MR. PURDY First Reading Second Reading Third Reading Printed by th. Queen's Printer for the Province of Alberta, EDMONTON Bill Mr. Purdy BILL

AN ACT TO AMEN10 THE FI'RE P'REVENnOoN ACT (Assented to , ·1976) HER MAJEST.Y, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts 'as follows: 1. The Fire Prevention Act is hereby amended. 2.

Section is amended by adding the. following clause after clause (b): (c) "Municipality" means a city, town, village, summer village, county, municipal district, improvement district or special area as defined by The Municipal Government Act. 3.

Section is amended by adding the following after subsection (4-):

(5) The Fire Commiss~oner, within one year of the com ing into force of this Act and every two 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 such report with respect to every municipality in the Province (

i) the available firefighting apparatus, equipment, appliances and related facilities, (ii) the location of such firefighting apparatus, equipment, appliances and related facilities, (ii) the location of such firefighting apparatus, equipment, appliances and related facilities, (iii) the number of fire officers, firefighters and other staff and the state of their training programs, if any, and (iv) a copy of all recommendations made pursuant to clause (b), and (

b) shall make such recommendation as he sees fit to every municipality as to 0) the adequa1cy of their fireiighting apparatus, equipment, appliances and related facilities, (ii) the adequacy of staffing and the training re quirements of the municipality, and (iii) any other matter required to give adequate municipal fire protection to the members of the general public in the municipality.

(6) The Minister shall table the report of the Fire Commissioner in the Assembly within 30 days of its receipt or if the Assembly is not sitting within 30 days of the com mencement of the next sitting.

(7) The Mayor or Reeve of every municipality shall pro vide all information reasonably requested by the Fire Com missioner in connection with his obligations hereunder.

Section 41, subsection (1) is amended by adding the following after subsection (j) (

k) governing the minimum firefighting staff, appar atus, equipment, appliances, and related facilities to be provided by municipalities, and the extent to which and the conditions under which municipal ities may make agreements with other municipal ities for the sharing of such firefighting staff, 'apparatus, equipment, appliances, related equipment or facilities, (1) providing for minimum standards for frequency iand scope of training of firefighters, fire officers and related staff, (

m) providing for grants or loans to a municipality (

i) to finance firefighting apparatus, equipment and appliances including related equipment and facili ties, (ii) to pay firefighters, fire officers or related staff, and (iii) to provide for training or education of fire- fighters, fire officers or related staff, provided that the monies for 'such grants or loans shall have been appropriated by a separate vote of the Legislative Assembly. 5. This Act comes into force on a date to be fixed by Proclamation. Title: 1976 (18th, 2nd) Bill 220,

An Act to Amend The Fire Prevention Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L18 S2 5681
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Volume / chapter	L18 S2 5681
Language	en
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