Bill > AB1075

This bill amends existing California law to establish additional regulations for privately contracted fire prevention resources during active fire incidents. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of Emergency Services to develop regulations that prevent these private fire prevention resources from connecting their equipment to public water sources without explicit approval from incident command or the local jurisdiction and without using a backflow prevention device. The bill maintains existing requirements that such private resources must have non-emergency vehicle markings, cannot use emergency lights or sirens, and cannot label their vehicles as emergency personnel or fire department vehicles. Importantly, the bill explicitly clarifies that these new regulations will not diminish or interfere with a community water system's authority to operate its water distribution system. The proposed changes are part of broader efforts to standardize and regulate the use of privately contracted firefighting resources, ensuring they do not disrupt public infrastructure or misrepresent their status during emergency incidents. The bill builds upon the existing FIRESCOPE (Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies) program, which was established in 1989 to improve multi-agency resource management during fire emergencies.

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