The proposed amendments will update the rules and delete references to obsolete software and a form.

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

69A-66.002Definitions.

69A-66.003Training.

69A-66.004Submission of Fire Incident Data.

69A-66.008Forms.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed amendments will update the rules and delete references to obsolete software and a form.

SUMMARY: The proposed changes delete references to obsolete software and a form.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The Department conducted an economic analysis of the potential impact of the proposed rule and determined that there will be no adverse economic impact or regulatory increases that would require legislative ratification.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 633.104, 633.136 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 633.136 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW (IF NOT REQUESTED, THIS HEARING WILL NOT BE HELD):

DATE AND TIME: February 25, 2015, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Division of State Fire Marshal, 3rd Floor Conference Room, The Atrium Building, 325 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, FL

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Keith McCarthy at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Keith McCarthy, Bureau of Fire Prevention, Division of State Fire Marshal, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0342, [phone] or [e-mail]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

69A-66.002 Definitions.

For purposes of these rules unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following word or term has the following meaning.

(1) through (4) No change.

(5) “Federal Client Tool USFA NFIRS 5.0 Software” means software provided free to fire protection agencies throughout the United States to manage fire data. The USFA, in partnership with the National Fire Information Council (NFIC), developed the software.

(6) through (7) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 633.104, 633.136 FS. Law Implemented 633.136 FS. History–New 2-8-06, Amended__________.

 

69A-66.003 Training.

(1) Federal Client Tool USFA NFIRS 5.0 Software Training is instruction on data entry, reporting, analysis, maintenance, and the submission of fire incident information. The training is coordinated and presented by the FFIRS Section to fire protection agency personnel.

(2) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 633.104, 633.136 FS. Law Implemented 633.136 FS. History–New 2-8-06, Amended __________.

 

69A-66.004 Submission of Fire Incident Data.

Data may be submitted to the FFIRS Section using the following methods:

(1) through (2) No change.

(3) Fire protection agencies using the Federally Contracted 4.1 software, or software compatible to that program, must enter and save the data on their agency’s computer and forward the reports to the FFIRS Section either by e-mailing the reports as an attachment to [e-mail], or saving the reports to a compact disk or diskette and mailing it to the FFIRS Section.

(4) Fire protection agencies without capability to submit under subsection (1), (2), or (3) are permitted to submit paper reports to the FFIRS Section for those reports to be keyed by FFIRS staff for uploading to the NFIRS database. These reports are to be mailed to the FFIRS Section, Division of State Fire Marshal, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0340.

(5) renumbered as (3) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 633.104, 633.136 FS. Law Implemented 633.136 FS. History–New 2-8-06, Amended __________.

 

69A-66.008 Forms.

(1) The Division hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the following forms:

(a) Form DFS-K0-1078 (Rev. 7/05), “Florida Fire Incident Report.”

(a) (b) Form DFS-K0-1661 (Rev. 10/05), “Florida Fire Service Casualty Report,” (902G NFIRS-3).

(b) (c) Form DFS-K0-1662 (Rev. 10/05), “Florida Casualty Report,” (902G 1/80 Layout 2).

(2) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 633.104, 633.136 FS. Law Implemented 633.136 FS. History–New 2-8-06, Amended__________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Keith McCarthy, Bureau of Fire Prevention

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: January 22, 2015

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: December 3, 2014