(a) All state and area training and education in fire service shall be coordinated by the State Fire Commission. The State Fire Marshal shall ensure that these programs are operated throughout the state at a level consistent with needs identified by the commission. Beginning on the effective date of the amendment to this section, all trainings approved by the State Fire Commission for Fire Officer 2, shall contain a section on the current laws, rules and regulations governing the fire service. All trainings approved by the State Fire Commission for Firefighter 1, shall contain a section on the Fire Commission, and the Fire Marshals Office, and the operations of both.
(b) The State Fire Commission may make recommendations to the State Insurance Commissioner regarding town classifications for fire insurance rates.
(c) The formation of any new fire department, including volunteer fire departments, requires the concurrence of the State Fire Commission. The State Fire Commission shall develop a method of certification which can be applied to all fire departments and volunteer fire departments.
(d) The State Fire Commission shall certify the chief, or acting chief, of every department. The Fire Commission shall propose emergency legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to implement the program established pursuant to this subsection.
(e) The State Fire Commission shall develop a plan for fire prevention and control which shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas: manpower needs, location of training centers, location of fire prevention and control units, communications, fire-fighting facilities, water sources, vehicular needs, public education and information, public participation, standardization in recordkeeping, evaluation of personnel, reporting of fire hazards, programs on mutual aid, location of public safety agencies, outline of fire prevention programs, and accessibility of fire prevention information.
(f) The State Fire Commission shall establish fire protection areas and at such times as funds are available shall establish field offices for inspection, planning, and certification.
(g) The State Fire Marshal may accept, on behalf of the State Fire Commission, gifts, grants, court-ordered civil forfeiture proceedings, and bequests of funds or property from individuals, foundations, corporations, the federal government, governmental agencies, and other organizations or institutions. The State Fire Marshal, acting on behalf of the State Fire Commission, may enter into, sign, and execute any agreements, and do and perform any acts that may be necessary, useful, desirable, or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this article. Moneys from gifts, grants, civil forfeiture proceedings, and bequests received by the State Fire Marshal shall be deposited into the special account set forth in 15A-10-7 of this code, and the State Fire Marshal, with the approval of the State Fire Commission, may make expenditures of, or use of any tangible property, in order to effectuate the purposes of this article.
(h) The State Fire Commission shall establish standards and procedures for fire departments to implement the provisions of this section with regard to the following:
(1) Fire prevention and control;