Largo Fire Rescue (Petitioner); The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published October 16, 2015 in Vol. 42, No. 24 of the Florida Administrative Register. The Petition asks whether the Pinellas County Building Department is ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Division of State Fire Marshal

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshal (Department), has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Largo Fire Rescue (Petitioner) on February 04, 2016. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published October 16, 2015 in Vol. 42, No. 24 of the Florida Administrative Register. The Petition asks whether the Pinellas County Building Department is authorized to enforce chapter 633, and the Florida Fire Prevention Code under section 633.202, F.S., within the unincorporated area of the Largo Fire District? The Order responds Pinellas County Building Department is not authorized to enforce chapter 633, Florida Statutes, all rules prescribed by the State Fire Marshal, or the FFPC.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Melissa E. Dembicer, Assistant General Counsel, Division of Legal Services, 612 Larson Building, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333, [phone], email: [e-mail].

Please refer all comments to: Melissa E. Dembicer.