The State Fire Marshal may appoint those assistant or deputy state fire marshals as he or she may consider necessary from among active chiefs of fire departments, fire marshals of cities, counties, and districts providing fire protection, and the salaried field assistants of the State Fire Marshal.
The State Fire Marshal and the assistant or deputy state fire marshals shall exercise the functions of peace officers.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 332, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018