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Code · California · Health and Safety Code

§ 13140.5

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(a)The board shall be composed of 18 voting members, 4 of whom shall serve ex officio and 14 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, as described in subdivisions
(b)and (c).
(b)The following members shall serve ex officio and may assign a designee to serve as a proxy on the board: the State Fire Marshal, the Chief Deputy Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection who is not the State Fire Marshal, the Director of Emergency Services, and the Chairperson of the California Fire Fighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
(1)The following members shall be appointed by the Governor: one representative of the insurance industry, one volunteer firefighter, three fire chiefs, five fire service labor representatives, one representative from city government, one representative from a fire district, the cultural burning liaison pursuant to Section 703 of the Public Resources Code, and one representative from county government.
(2)Each member appointed shall be a resident of this state.
(3)The volunteer firefighter shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the California State Firefighters Association. One fire chief shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the California Fire Chiefs’ Association; one fire chief shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the Fire Districts Association of California; and one fire chief shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs. One fire service labor representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the California Labor Federation; one fire service labor representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the California Professional Firefighters; one fire service labor representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the International Association of Fire Fighters; one fire service labor representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the CAL FIRE Firefighters Local 2881; and one fire service labor representative shall be selected from a list of names submitted by the California State Firefighters Association. The city government representative shall be selected from elected or appointed city chief administrative officers or elected city mayors or council members. The fire district representative shall be selected from elected or appointed directors of fire districts. The county government representative shall be selected from elected or appointed county chief administrative officers or elected county supervisors.
(4)The appointed members shall serve a term of four years.
(5)Any member chosen by the Governor to fill a vacancy created other than by expiration of a term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member that appointed member is to succeed.
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