State Fire Marshal: lithium-ion battery facilities: guidance.
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No
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No
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill directs the State Fire Marshal to create guidelines for safety at utility-scale lithium-ion battery storage facilities. The guidelines will be developed in collaboration with the Office of Emergency Services and aim to improve fire prevention, response, and recovery efforts. Specifically, the guidelines will address best practices for emergency responders and information sharing between facility owners and local emergency agencies.
Key provisions
- The State Fire Marshal will develop fire prevention, response, and recovery measures.
- The measures will include best practices for emergency services personnel.
- The measures will include best practices for owners and operators to share information with local emergency managers.
Who is affected
- Utility grade lithium-ion battery storage facilities
- State Fire Marshal
- Office of Emergency Services
- Local emergency managers
- Public safety agencies
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Primary sponsor
Committee on Emergency Management
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