(1)  The chief fire officer of any city, town, or county fire department, or of any fire district or special service district organized for fire protection purposes, or his authorized representative shall investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of each fire occurring in his jurisdiction when property has been destroyed or damaged.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-7-210

(a) the state fire marshal;
(b) the state fire marshal's deputies or salaried assistants;
(c) the fire chief or fire marshal of any county, city, or town fire department;
(d) the fire officer of any fire district;
(e) the fire officer of any special service district organized for fire protection purposes; and
(f) authorized personnel of any of the persons specified in Subsections (4)(a) through (e). See Utah Code 53-7-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Service: means the inspection, maintenance, repair, modification, testing, or cleaning of an automatic fire suppression system. See Utah Code 53-7-202
  • Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  The fire officer shall:

    (a)  begin the investigation immediately after the occurrence of the fire; and

    (b)  attempt to determine, among other things, whether the fire was the result of carelessness or of design.

    (3)  If the fire officer making this investigation determines that the fire appears to be suspicious, or of unknown origin, the officer may notify the division to request assistance.

    Amended by Chapter 25, 2001 General Session

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