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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
HOUSE BILL 1809 By: Newton
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to public safety; directing fire
departments to designate an individual to monitor
fire site for flare ups and hot spots; clarifying
that designee shall be responsible for observing and
ensuring the safety of the affected area; clarifying
designee does not need to be a fire fighter;
requiring designee to monitor sight for certain
amount of time; permitting responsibility to be
shared; prohibiting fire department from leaving
before having a designee; providing for codification;
and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new se ction of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 170 of Title 63, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Any fire department operating within the State of Oklahoma
shall, upon concluding extinguishment effo rts at the scene of a
fire, designate an individual to monitor the site for po tential
flare-ups or residual hot spots.
B. The designee shall assume responsibility for observing and
ensuring the safety of the affected area.
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C. The designated individual is not required to be a
professional or volunteer firefighter; however, they must have the
ability to conduct site inspections at intervals not exceeding one
(1) hour for a minimum period of twelve (12) hours following the
fire's extinguishment.
D. The responsibility for monitoring may be shared among
multiple individuals, provided t he requirements of subsection C are
met.
E. The fire department shall leave at least one firefighter at
the sight until a designee has been designated.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
60-1-10366 MJ 01/07/25