15.12.104.10 Amendment of Section 104.10.

Section 104.10 of the International Fire Code shall be amended to read as follows:

104.10 Fire Investigations. The Fire Marshal is authorized to investigate and control the investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires occurring in the jurisdiction involving loss of life or injury to person or destruction or damage to property, and if it appears to the Fire Marshal making the investigation that such fire is of suspicious origin, he shall then take immediate charge of all physical evidence relating to the cause of the fire and shall pursue the investigation to its conclusion. The Fire Marshal shall make a written report to the chief of the respective fire district on request of all facts and findings relative to each investigation, and should it appear during any investigation that a fire is of suspicious origin, he is authorized to notify the chief of the respective fire district and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. The Fire Marshal is authorized to investigate the cause, origin and circumstances of unauthorized releases of hazardous materials. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is authorized to assist the Fire Prevention Bureau in its investigations when requested to do so.

(Ord. PW 1976-09-2 (part); amended by Sec. 50 of Ord. 1985-05-28; amended by Sec. 10 of Ord. 1990-10-46; amended by Sec. 4 of Ord. 1993-06-38; amended by Sec. 8 of Ord. 1996-02-02; amended by Sec. 1 (Exh. A) of Ord. 2004-06-05)