Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

State Fire Council

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	Yes

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3737.81	13

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
2 on November 1 of each year		5 years

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
October 31	Not specified

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Governor	Members with other stated qualifications, Public members, State agency employees, Statewide elected officials/department heads

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Expenses Only, R.C. 124.15(J), Non ex-offico members only		Executive agency staff, State Fire Marshal

Chairperson	Additional Information
Selected by Commission from among members

Qualifications
10 appointed by Governor with advice and consent of Senate: 2 must be members of paid fire services, 1 must be a member of volunteer fire services, 2 must be mayors, managers, or members of legislative authorities of municipal corporations, 1 must represent commerce and industry, 1 must represent a fire insurance company domiciled in Ohio, 1 must represent the flammable liquids industry, 1 must represent the construction industry, and 1 must represent the public. All must be qualified by experience and training to deal with matters that are the responsibility of the Commission. Not more than 6 of same political party. Ex officio and generally nonvoting: Fire Marshal or Fire Marshal's Chief Deputy, a representative of the Department of Public Safety with tenure in fire suppression, and a representative designated by the Board of Building Standards; in case of tie only, Fire Marshal or Fire Marshal's Chief Deputy may vote.

Qualifications

10 appointed by Governor with advice and consent of Senate: 2 must be members of paid fire services, 1 must be a member of volunteer fire services, 2 must be mayors, managers, or members of legislative authorities of municipal corporations, 1 must represent commerce and industry, 1 must represent a fire insurance company domiciled in Ohio, 1 must represent the flammable liquids industry, 1 must represent the construction industry, and 1 must represent the public. All must be qualified by experience and training to deal with matters that are the responsibility of the Commission. Not more than 6 of same political party. Ex officio and generally nonvoting: Fire Marshal or Fire Marshal's Chief Deputy, a representative of the Department of Public Safety with tenure in fire suppression, and a representative designated by the Board of Building Standards; in case of tie only, Fire Marshal or Fire Marshal's Chief Deputy may vote.