PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [13000. - 13083.]
Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.
§§ 13000–13083 · 40 sections
CHAPTER 1. Liability in Relation to Fires §§ 13000–13011 · 16 sections
- § 13000 Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape from his control or to spread to the lands of any person other…
- § 13001 Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, through careless or negligent action, throws or places any lighted cigarette, cigar, ashes, or other flaming or…
- § 13002 (a) Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who throws or discharges any lighted or nonlighted cigarette, cigar, match, or any flaming or glowing substance, or…
- § 13003 Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who uses any steam-powered logging locomotive, donkey, or threshing engine, or any other steam engine or steam boiler,…
- § 13004 Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who harvests grain or causes it to be harvested by means of a combined harvester, header, or stationary threshing…
- § 13005 Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a) Sells, offers for sale, leases, or rents to any person any tractor, engine, machine, or truck equipped with an…
- § 13006.5 Every owner, operator, lessee, or other person in charge of any apartment house, roominghouse, motel or hotel heretofore or hereafter constructed, or any…
- § 13007 Any person who personally or through another wilfully, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to, allows fire to be set to, or allows a fire kindled or…
- § 13008 Any person who allows any fire burning upon his property to escape to the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, without exercising due…
- § 13009 (a) Any person (1) who negligently, or in violation of the law, sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire kindled or attended by the person to…
- § 13009.1 (a) Any person (1) who negligently, or in violation of the law, sets a fire, allows a fire to be set, or allows a fire kindled or attended by the person to…
- § 13009.2 (a) In a civil action by a public agency seeking damages caused by a fire, pecuniary damages must be quantifiable and not unreasonable in relation to the…
- § 13009.5 Where the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection utilizes inmate labor for fighting fires, the charge for their use, for the purpose of Section 13009,…
- § 13009.6 (a) (1) Those expenses of an emergency response necessary to protect the public from a real and imminent threat to health and safety by a public agency to…
- § 13010 Sections 13007, 13008, and 13009 of this code do not apply to nor affect any rights, duties, or causes of action in existence and accruing prior to August 14,…
- § 13011 Both doors of any double doors designated as the public entrance to any place of business shall be kept unlocked during normal business hours.
CHAPTER 2. Fire Equipment §§ 13025–13062 · 17 sections
ARTICLE 1. Standard Equipment §§ 13025–13029 · 6 sections
- § 13025 (a) All equipment for fire protection purposes having couplings or fittings with an inside diameter of three inches or less, purchased by any authorities…
- § 13025.5 Any fire department maintained by the City and County of San Francisco using fire hydrant outlets with other than two-and-one-half-inch (2 1/2-inch) threaded…
- § 13026 The State Fire Marshal is authorized to make such changes as may be necessary to standardize all existing fire protective equipment throughout the state.
- § 13027 The State Fire Marshal shall notify industrial establishments and property owners having equipment for fire protective purposes of the changes necessary to…
- § 13028 Any person who sells or offers for sale any fire hose, hydrant, fire engine or other equipment with threaded parts, for fire protective purposes, unless it is…
- § 13029 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Firefighter personal protective equipment” means personal protective equipment covered…
ARTICLE 2. Use of Fire Equipment §§ 13050–13062 · 11 sections
- § 13050 The apparatus, equipment and firefighting force of any public entity may be used for the purpose of providing fire protection or firefighting services: (a) In…
- § 13050.1 “Public entity” includes the state, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the…
- § 13051 The reasonable value of the use of, and repairs and depreciation on, apparatus and equipment, and other expenses reasonably incurred in furnishing firefighting…
- § 13052 (a) The public entity rendering the service may present a claim to the public entity liable therefor. If the claim is approved by the head of the fire…
- § 13052.5 The governing board of any county fire protection district may contract with any city contiguous to the district for the furnishing of fire protection to the…
- § 13053 Whenever a fire occurs in any county or within the boundaries of any national forest which is of such proportions that it cannot be adequately handled by the…
- § 13054 Where the personnel, equipment, and facilities of any county are utilized in the extinguishment or control of any fire outside its boundaries, the county…
- § 13055 Any public agency authorized to engage in fire protection activities, including but not limited to a fire protection district, city, city and county, or county…
- § 13060 Any public entity may place blue reflective pavement markers in any highway, street, or road for marking fire hydrant locations and water supply locations.…
- § 13061 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Class B firefighting foam” means foam designed to prevent or extinguish a fire in…
- § 13062 (a) Commencing January 1, 2022, a person shall not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added…
CHAPTER 3. FIRESCOPE Program §§ 13070–13073 · 4 sections
- § 13070 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the FIRESCOPE Act of 1989.
- § 13071 The Office of Emergency Services shall establish and administer a program, which shall be denominated the FIRESCOPE Program (FIrefighting RESources of…
- § 13072 The goal of the FIRESCOPE Program is the improvement of fire incident management and the coordination of multiagency firefighting resources on major or…
- § 13073 The Office of Emergency Services shall carry out this chapter in cooperation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, including the Office of the…
CHAPTER 4. Firefighters’ Memorial §§ 13081–13083 · 3 sections
- § 13081 (a) The construction of a memorial to California firefighters on the grounds of the State Capitol is hereby authorized. For purposes of this chapter, the…
- § 13082 (a) The California Fire Foundation may, in consultation with the Department of General Services, prepare a plan to construct modifications to the memorial to…
- § 13083 Firefighters’ memorial ceremonies, including the dedication of the memorial and any subsequent ceremonies, shall be conducted by the California Fire…