§ 25-4-5. Administrative Assignment to Department of Public Safety; Source of Funds; Authority to Accept Gifts and Other Items of Value
The council and volunteer council are assigned to the Department of Public Safety for administrative purposes. The funds necessary to carry out this chapter shall come from funds appropriated to and available to the council and volunteer council and from any other available funds. The council and volunteer council are authorized to accept and use […]
§ 25-4-6. Meetings, Quorum, and Annual Reporting of Council and Volunteer Council
The business of the council shall be conducted in the following manner: The council shall hold at least two regular meetings each year at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of six members of the council. Six members of the council shall constitute a quorum. The council shall adopt such rules […]
§ 25-4-7. Functions and Powers of Council and Volunteer Council
The council is vested with the following functions and powers: To promulgate rules and regulations for the administration of the council; To provide rules of procedure for its internal management and control; To enter into contracts or do such things as may be necessary and incidental to the administration of its authority pursuant to this […]
§ 25-4-7.1. Appointment and Compensation of Executive Director; Assistants
The council, in conjunction with the volunteer council, shall appoint and establish the compensation of an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The executive director may contract for such services and employ such other professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be necessary and convenient to carry out the purposes […]
§ 25-4-8. Qualifications of Firefighters Generally
Except as provided in Code Section 25-4-12, any employee, volunteer, or private contractor of a fire department operating in this state or certified as a firefighter shall, as prescribed by the council: Be at least 18 years of age; Not have been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, a felony in any jurisdiction or of […]
§ 25-2-35. Payment of Sheriffs and Other Peace Officers for Assistance in Determining Causes of Fires, Etc
The Commissioner is authorized to pay sheriffs and other peace officers reasonable fees for assistance given in assembling evidence as to the causes or criminal origin of fires and in apprehending persons guilty of arson. History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1057, § 24. Cross references. Arson and explosives, § 16-7-60 et seq.
§ 25-3-22. Notification and Documentation That Organization Meets Requirements; Issuance of Certificate of Compliance
In order for a fire department employing full-time firefighters or part-time firefighters to be legally organized to operate in the State of Georgia, the chief administrative officer of the fire department shall notify and submit all required documentation to the executive director that demonstrates that the organization meets the minimum requirements specified in Code Section […]
§ 25-2-36. Remedies for Violations of Provisions of Chapter and Rules, Regulations, or Orders of Commissioner — Injunctive Relief
In addition to the civil monetary penalty provided for in Code Section 25-2-37, the Commissioner may bring a civil action to enjoin a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commissioner under this chapter. In particular, but not by way of limitation upon the authority granted […]
§ 25-3-23. General Requirements; Equipment and Clothing; Insurance
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Code section, in order to be legally organized: A fire department shall comply with the following requirements: Be established to provide fire and other emergency and nonemergency services in accordance with standards specified by the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council, for fire departments employing full-time […]
§ 25-2-37. Locking Exit Doors; Construction of Building Without Approval of Plans; Civil Penalties for Violation of Chapter or Rules
It shall be unlawful for any person to lock an exit door whether or not it is a required exit unless such provisions are allowed by this chapter or by any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Commissioner under this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to begin construction on any proposed […]