§ 45-11-1. Commissioner of Insurance as State Fire Marshal; appointment of State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal; qualifications, powers and duties; records of fires investigated; appointment of State Chief Assistant Deputy Fire Marshal

The Commissioner of Insurance is by virtue of his office the State Fire Marshal and shall appoint the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal who, along with his employees, shall be designated as a division of the Insurance Department. The State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal shall be a person qualified by experience and training and thoroughly […]

§ 45-11-2. Establishment and maintenance of registry of fire damages; provision of information by insurance companies and public agencies; promulgation of rules

The State Fire Marshall shall establish a registry of fire damage in all instances of fires causing Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more in property damage or in which any person is injured or loses his life. The registry so established shall be compiled and maintained in a manner whereby data may be retrieved by […]

§ 45-11-3. Proceedings in regard to dangerous or hazardous inflammable condition existing in building; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

Whenever the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, or his authorized representative, shall be advised by interested persons of a dangerous or hazardous inflammable condition existing in any building that would tend to impair the safety of persons or property, he shall take proper proceedings, including furnishing of all information in regard thereto to the Attorney […]

§ 45-11-5. Tax on gross premium receipts of fire insurance policies to defray expenses of office of state chief deputy fire marshal and state fire academy; additional funding for municipal fire protection fund and county volunteer fire department fund; defrayal of agency expenses by appropriation from General Fund; deposit of monies into State General Fund

Any expense, including office supplies, counsel fees, expenses of deputy, detective and officers, incurred by the Commissioner of Insurance in the performance of the duties imposed upon him by Sections 45-11-1 and 45-11-3, and the operation of the State Fire Academy, as provided in Section 45-11-7, shall be defrayed by all insurance companies, including stock, […]

§ 45-11-7. State fire academy; executive director; division of fire services development; defrayal of agency expenses by appropriation from General Fund; deposit of monies into State General Fund

There is hereby created a State Fire Academy for the training and education of persons engaged in municipal, county and industrial fire protection. The Commissioner of Insurance shall appoint an Executive Director of the State Fire Academy who, along with his employees, shall be designated as a division of the Insurance Department. The executive director […]

§ 45-11-8. State Fire Academy Advisory Board

There is hereby created the State Fire Academy Advisory Board for the purpose of reviewing matters affecting the State Fire Academy and advising the State Fire Academy on any such matters. The advisory board shall consist of the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, the Manager of the Mississippi State Rating Bureau, the President of the […]

§ 45-11-9. Fire Safety Education Division created; Commissioner of Insurance to administer; development of fire safety education program; rules and regulations

There is created a Fire Safety Education Division within the State Fire Marshal’s Office of the Department of Insurance. The Commissioner of Insurance, acting through the State Chief Deputy Fire Marshal, is charged with the administration of this section. The Fire Safety Education Division, in an effort to reduce loss of life and property from […]