§15A-12-6. Receipt of Information; Immunity From Liability
(a) No cause of action for defamation, invasion of privacy, or negligence shall arise against any person by reason of that persons furnishing information concerning any suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation or terrorist activity when the information is provided to or received from the West Virginia Fusion Center or any federal, state, or local […]
§15A-12-7. Costs
(a) The director, with approval of the cabinet secretary or deputy cabinet secretary, may enter into agreements with participating agencies or organizations, whether public or private, for their participation in the West Virginia Fusion Center. Such agreements: (1) Shall define the duties and responsibilities of each participating agency or organization; (2) may provide for payment […]
§15A-12-8. Registration Plates to Official Vehicles Used in Agency Activities
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles is authorized to issue Class A license plates to authorized state-owned vehicles operated by the West Virginia Fusion Center when the director signs a written affidavit stating that the vehicle or vehicles for which the plates are being […]
§15A-11-9. Volunteer Firefighters Training and Equipment
(a) The State Fire Commission shall maintain oversight and authority over training, equipment requirements, and performance standards for volunteer fire departments and its members, establishing and maintaining said requirements pursuant to legislative rule, in accordance with the provisions of 29A-3-1 et seq. of this code, to establish training requirements for firefighters which: (1) Provide for:
§15A-11-10. Courtesy Certification of Firefighters in Surrounding States to Serve as Volunteer Firefighter
(a) It is the intention of the Legislature to permit individuals who have been certified as professional or volunteer firefighters in a state bordering West Virginia to serve as volunteer firefighters in West Virginia. (b) Beginning July 1, 2020, the State Fire Commission shall establish a process by which a courtesy certification to serve as […]
§15A-11-11. Fire Service Equipment and Training Fund; Creation of Fire Service Equipment and Training Grant; Reports of Ineligibility to State Fire Marshal
(a) There is hereby continued in the Treasury a special revenue fund to be known as the Fire Service Equipment and Training Fund. Expenditures from the fund by the State Fire Commission are authorized from collections. The fund may only be used for the purpose of providing grants to equip volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies […]
§15A-12-1. West Virginia Fusion Center Established
(a) The Governor shall establish, organize, equip, staff, and maintain a multiagency information fusion center (“Fusion Center”) to receive, analyze, and disseminate all hazard, crime, and threat information. The Department of Homeland Security shall operate the facility, as directed by the Governor, with oversight auditing and accountability to the select committee of the Legislature as […]
§15A-12-2. Operation of Center
(a) The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security shall operate the West Virginia Fusion Center under the direction of the Governor, with oversight auditing and accountability to the select committee of the Legislature as set forth herein, and shall cooperate with the United States Department of Homeland Security, local, county, state, or federal government agencies, […]
§15A-12-3. Joint Oversight Committee
(a) The Speaker of the House of Delegates and President of the Senate shall establish a select committee which shall have oversight of the information collected by the West Virginia Fusion Center to ensure the proper collection, dissemination, storage, and destruction of information or intelligence. The committee shall be composed of: (1) The Speaker of […]
§15A-12-4. Memoranda of Understanding Required
(a) Each governmental and nongovernmental entity participating in the West Virginia Fusion Center shall enter a memorandum of understanding between the West Virginia Fusion Center and the participating entity. The memorandum of understanding shall at a minimum: (1) Provide a framework and working mechanism for the organization of the West Virginia Fusion Center to address […]