North Carolina SB 1050: Office of State Fire Marshal ESF Mods.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 1050

Short Title: Office of State Fire Marshal ESF Mods. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Johnson (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
May 4, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUNCTIONS 2
WITHIN THE STATE AND TO MODIFY THE OPERATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE 3
STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND TO USE FUNDS TO EFFECTUATE THOSE PURPOSES. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
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PART I. OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 7
SECTION 1.(a) Article 1 of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes is amended by 8
adding a new part to read: 9
"Part 6A. Certain Emergency Response Planning and Operations. 10
"§ 166A-19.45. Office of State Fire Marshal Disaster Response. 11
(a) Purpose. – The purpose of this Part is to align operational authority between certain 12
State agencies and associated emergency response activities. The combination of firefighting, 13
search and rescue, and hazardous materials response align with the responsibilities of the Office 14
of the State Fire Marshal, and shall be managed, directed, and implemented during emergency 15
response by the State Fire Marshal or their designee. The Office shall support the costs associated 16
with implementing the provisions of this Part with the IRF, consistent with the limitation and use 17
listed under G.S. 58-6-25(12). 18
(b) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this Part: 19
(1) Office. – The Office of the State Fire Marshal. 20
(2) EMAC. – The Emergency Management Assistance Compact under Article 4 21
of this Chapter. 22
(3) ESF. – Emergency Support Function, as defined under the Incident Command 23
System and National Incident Management System. 24
(4) Lead State Agency. – As defined in the NCEOP. 25
(5) Lead Technical Agency. – As defined in the NCEOP. 26
(6) NCEOP. – The North Carolina Emergency Operations Plan. 27
(7) National Incident Management System (NIMS). – Established under 28
Homeland Security Presidential Directive #5, issued February 28, 2003, as 29
amended. 30
(8) Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-8. – Issued by the President of the United 31
States on March 30, 2011, to develop the National Preparedness Goal to 32
identify core capabilities necessary for preparedness to guide activities that 33
will enable the nation to achieve those directives and goals. 34
(9) IRF. – The Insurance Regulatory Fund established in G.S. 58-6-25. 35
(10) USAR. – Urban Search and Rescue team. 36

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 Senate Bill 1050-First Edition
"§ 166A-19.46. Powers and duties of the Office; emergency support functions. 1
(a) Powers and Duties. – The Office, through the State Fire Marshal or their designee, as 2
the designated Emergency Coordinating Officer, shall have the following powers and duties as 3
the designated Lead State Agency for certain emergency support functions listed 4
G.S. 166A-19.47 under this Part: 5
(1) Coordination of the activities of all State agencies for certain emergency 6
support functions listed under this Part within the State, including planning, 7
organizing, staffing, equipping, training, testing, and activating and managing 8
the State Emergency Response Team and emergency management programs 9
associated with those emergency support functions. 10
(2) Preparation and maintenance of State plans for emergencies for certain 11
emergency support functions listed under this Part. The State plans or any 12
parts of those plans may be incorporated into Office rules and into executive 13
orders of the Governor. 14
(3) Promulgation of standards and requirements for local plans and programs 15
consistent with federal and State laws and regulations, determination of 16
eligibility for State financial assistance provided for in G.S. 166A-19.15, and 17
provision of technical assistance to local governments. Standards and 18
requirements for local plans and programs promulgated under this subdivision 19
shall be reviewed by the Office at least biennially and updated as necessary. 20
(4) Development and presentation of training programs for personnel for certain 21
emergency support functions listed under this Part, including the Emergency 22
Management Certification Program established under Article 5 of this 23
Chapter, and public information programs to insure the furnishing of 24
adequately trained personnel and an informed public in time of need 25
associated with those emergency support functions. 26
(5) Making of studies and surveys of the resources in this State as may be 27
necessary to ascertain the capabilities of the State for certain emergency 28
support functions listed under this Part, maintaining data on these resources, 29
and planning for the most efficient use of those resources. 30
(6) Coordination of the use of any private facilities, services, and property for 31
certain emergency support functions listed unde