AN ACT CONCERNING FIRE POLICE OFFICERS.

This bill makes a number of changes with regard to fire police officers who direct traffic and have other responsibilities at fire scenes. The bill:

1. allows fire police officers to work in any, rather than just adjoining, municipalities when working with their fire department;

2. requires rather than allows municipalities to supply fire police officers with their work clothing and equipment;

3. requires the officers to wear a traffic safety vest, orange or lime green raincoat or reflectorized orange or lime green outer clothing, that meets national, state and local traffic safety standards whenever they are on duty, rather than just after dark or in bad weather;

4. allows fire police officers to wear any other headgear that meets these standards as an alternative to a helmet;

5. allows the helmet to be a color other than white; and

6. specifically allows municipal fire department officials to appoint members of the department as fire police officers.

Yea

Nay

(03/06/2009)