(a) The state fire marshal, and/or any of the deputy state fire marshals or assistant state fire marshals, may investigate any fire or apparently attempted fire, and shall investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of every fire of suspicious origin, by which property has been damaged or destroyed, or apparently attempted fire, and any fire where a fatality occurs as the result of the fire and so far as it is possible determine the cause of the fire. The investigation shall begin immediately after the occurrence of the fire, and local government officials shall cooperate completely and assist the state fire marshal's office in all phases of the investigation.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the local authority having jurisdiction to notify the state fire marshal's office of any fire of suspicious or incendiary origin or where death may have resulted from the fire. The fire marshal shall adopt notification procedures.
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