Existing law establishes certain requirements for fire protection equipment.
This bill would require every public entity that has undertaken to provide fire protection service to provide sufficient personnel to staff all fire engines operated by the public entity. To the extent that this requirement imposes additional duties on local governmental agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement, including the creation of a State Mandates Claims Fund to pay the costs of mandates that do not exceed $1,000,000 statewide and other procedures for claims whose statewide costs exceed $1,000,000.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.