Rule 120-3-22-.07. Reporting of Fires and Accidents
- (1) All owners, managers or operators of all vehicles, equipment, consumer fireworks retail sales facilities, consumer fireworks retail sales stands, consumer fireworks stores, and manufacturing and storage facilities covered under this Chapter shall notify the Commissioner's Office of all fires, accidents, and incidents involving such manufacturer's vehicles, equipment or facilities which result in injuries, property damage, or creates a hazard to the public within eight (8) hours of the incident occurring. Additionally, a written report of such fires, accidents, and incidents shall be submitted to the Commissioner's Office within seventy-two (72) hours of the initial notification.
- (2) All holders of licenses or permits for public exhibitions or displays of fireworks or pyrotechnics displays before a proximate audience shall notify the Commissioner's Office of all fires, explosions, or other incidents of any type which result in personal injuries or property damage occurring at a display or exhibition of fireworks or pyrotechnics pursuant to the license or permit within eight (8) hours of the incident occurring. Additionally, a written report of said fires, accidents, explosions, or other incidents shall be submitted to the Commissioner's Office within seventy-two (72) hours of the initial notification.
- (3) All holders of licenses for the use of special effects covered under this Chapter shall notify the Commissioner's Office of all fires, accidents, explosions or other incidents of any type involving the use of special effects which result in personal injuries, unintended property damage, or creates a hazard to the public as soon as possible but in no event later than eight (8) hours of such incident occurring. Additionally, a written report of said fires, accidents, explosions, or other incidents shall be submitted to the Commissioner's Office within seventy-two (72) hours of the initial notification.
Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 25-2-4, 25-2-13, 25-2-16, 25-10-5, 33-2-9, 50-13-21.
History. Original Rule entitled "Adopted Codes and Standards" adopted. F. June 3, 1987; eff. June 25, 1987, as specified by the Agency.
Amended: F. Oct. 26, 1992; eff. Nov. 15, 1992.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 23, 1998; eff. August 12, 1998.
Amended: ER. 120-3-22-0.2-.07 adopted. F. and eff. June 10, 2003, the date of adoption.
Amended: ER. 120-3-22-0.3-.07 entitled "State Minimum Fire Safety Codes and Standards" adopted. F. and eff. Oct. 8, 2003, the date of adoption.
Amended: Permanent Rule adopted. F. Jan. 16, 2004; eff. Feb. 5, 2004.
Repealed: New Rule of the same title adopted. F. July 24, 2015; eff. August 13, 2015.
Amended: New title "Reporting of Fires and Accidents." F. Dec. 13, 2019; eff. Jan. 1, 2020, as specified by the Agency.
Amended: F. June 25, 2025; eff. July 15, 2025.