The apparatus, equipment and firefighting force of any public entity may be used for the purpose of providing fire protection or firefighting services:

“Public entity” includes the state, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state.

The reasonable value of the use of, and repairs and depreciation on, apparatus and equipment, and other expenses reasonably incurred in furnishing firefighting services, may constitute a charge against the public entity in which the firefighting services are furnished.

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The governing board of any county fire protection district may contract with any city contiguous to the district for the furnishing of fire protection to the district by such city, and the legislative body of any city may contract for the furnishing of fire protection to the district in such manner and to such extent as the legislative body may deem advisable.

All of the privileges and immunities from liability which surround the activities of any city fire fighting force or department when performing its functions within the territorial limits of the city shall apply to the activities of any city fire fighting force or department while furnishing fire protection outside the city under any contract with a county fire protection district pursuant to this section.

Whenever a fire occurs in any county or within the boundaries of any national forest which is of such proportions that it cannot be adequately handled by the forestry department or fire warden of the county or the facilities of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or of the United States Forest Service, the personnel, equipment, and firefighting facilities of any county may be authorized by the state forest ranger within the county or the county forester or fire warden of the county to assist in its extinguishment and control.

Where the personnel, equipment, and facilities of any county are utilized in the extinguishment or control of any fire outside its boundaries, the county furnishing its personnel, equipment, and facilities shall be reimbursed by the county in which the fire occurs in an amount in accordance with a predetermined schedule of repayments agreed upon by the boards of supervisors of the counties, or between the board of supervisors of the county and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or the United States Forest Service, as the case may be.

Any public agency authorized to engage in fire protection activities, including but not limited to a fire protection district, city, city and county, or county fire department, the Department of Forestry, and the United States Forest Service, may use fire to abate a fire hazard.

Any public entity may place blue reflective pavement markers in any highway, street, or road for marking fire hydrant locations and water supply locations. These blue reflective pavement markers shall not be used for any other purpose. This section shall not apply to freeways or freeway ramps.

A public entity shall not place blue reflective pavement markers on a state highway unless it first obtains an encroachment permit from the Department of Transportation.

flooding), directly onto a hazard (local application), or a combination of both; or an automatic sprinkler system.

and includes a public entity.

bulk liquid storage facility exclusively engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum gas, that contains at least one storage tank containing petroleum products with a surface area of 120 square meters or greater or a facility engaged in the distribution of crude petroleum from extraction or processing facilities, that includes at least one storage tank containing crude petroleum with a surface area of 120 square meters or greater.

manufacture, or knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state, and no person shall use in this state, class B firefighting foam

containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.

after the requirement is revoked.

(II) Information

on the amount of firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals stored, used, or released onsite on an annual basis.

(III) A detailed plan, with timelines, for the operator of the terminal or oil refinery to transition to firefighting foam that does not contain intentionally added PFAS chemicals for that specific use.

(IV) A plan for meeting the requirements of paragraph (8).

(ii) The State Fire Marshal shall provide an applicant an opportunity to

correct deficiencies in the initial submission in relation to subclauses (II) to (IV), inclusive, of clause (i).

consider both information provided by the applicant and information provided through public comment.

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submission date.

(ii) Fully contain all releases onsite.

(iii) Implement containment measures such as bunds and ponds that

are controlled, impervious to PFAS chemicals, and do not allow firewater, wastewater, runoff, and other wastes to be released to the environment, such as to soils, groundwater, waterways, or stormwater.

(iv) Dispose of all firewater, wastewater, runoff, and other wastes in a way that prevents releases to the environment.

(vi) Document the measures undertaken pursuant to this

subparagraph. In investigating compliance with this subparagraph, the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney may request the documentation. A person that operates an oil refinery or terminal shall provide the documents upon this request.

(B) A failure to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not preclude the use of class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals if the failure was a result of factors beyond the control of the person. Such a violation shall be subject to civil penalties pursuant to subdivision (i).

(6), not to exceed the reasonable costs of administering the waiver or waiver extension provisions. The State Fire Marshal shall impose a fee on a person who submits a report required pursuant to paragraph (7), or clause (v) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8), not to exceed the reasonable costs of administering the reporting requirement.

PFAS chemicals shall notify, in writing, persons that sell the manufacturer’s products in the state about the provisions of this section. For products sold after July 1, 2021, a manufacturer shall provide that notification on or before December 31, 2021, if the manufacturer has not already provided the notification.

Agency formally identifies a safe disposal technology. The manufacturer shall provide this documentation to the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney upon request.

disposal technology. The manufacturer shall provide this documentation to the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney upon request.

formally identifies a safe disposal technology. Safe storage includes safe transport and documentation of the amount and storage location of the class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. The person shall provide this documentation to the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney upon request.

a manufacturer shall provide, a certificate of compliance that certifies that the manufacturer is in compliance with this section for that manufacturer’s class B firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals.

liable for payment of the civil penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (1).