No. SB 184
Filed under Transportation.
Seaport Security; Requiring seaports to maintain an onsite fire station that is staffed and operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; requiring fire stations to have a certified hazardous materials response team with specified capabilities; requiring seaports to maintain a specified number of operational fireboats able to respond to fires and hazardous materials incidents in specified areas, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDSeaports covered by the state's security law must run an onsite fire station recognized by the State Fire Marshal, staffed and operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a certified hazardous materials team able to deploy immediately anywhere on seaport property.
Each covered seaport must also keep at least two fireboats in service, staffed and equipped to fight fires and handle hazardous materials incidents on or near the port's navigable waters.
The State Fire Marshal, working with the Florida Ports Council, will set statewide minimum standards for staffing, equipment, training, and mutual aid coordination with neighboring responders.
A seaport that falls short faces fines from the Department of Financial Services, loss of eligibility for state port funding, or suspension of its operations.
AIEach covered seaport must maintain an onsite fire station recognized by the State Fire Marshal, and that station must be staffed, equipped, and operational at all hours, every day of the year.
AIA seaport's fire station must include a certified hazardous materials response team able to deploy immediately to any incident anywhere on the seaport property, not just at one facility.
AIEach covered seaport must keep at least two fireboats in service, staffed and equipped to respond to fires and hazardous materials incidents on or adjacent to the port's navigable waters.
AIA seaport that fails to meet the new fire-safety requirements can be fined by the Department of Financial Services, denied state port funding, or have its operations suspended, at the department's discretion.
AIThe Division of State Fire Marshal, consulting the Florida Ports Council, must write rules covering staffing levels and qualifications, equipment including fireboats, hazmat training, and mutual aid coordination with neighboring jurisdictions.