HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3336        FILED ON: 2/18/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3422

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel K. Webster, (BY REQUEST)

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to commercial licenses for firefighters.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Donald H. Howard

860 Winter Street Hanson, MA 02341

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3336        FILED ON: 2/18/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3422

By Mr. Webster of Pembroke (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3422) of Donald H. Howard relative to commercial motor vehicle licenses for fire fighters.  Transportation.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to commercial licenses for firefighters.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section  8 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourteenth paragraph the following paragraph:-

Every person licensed to operate an emergency and firefighting equipment vehicle shall have a commercial driver’s license necessary to the preservation of life or property, or the execution of emergency governmental functions, unless federal guidelines expressly provide otherwise.  Such person shall include: (a)  a civilian mechanic operating emergency or fire fighting apparatus in the employ of a volunteer or paid fire organization; provided, that the civilian mechanic is subject to the direction and control of a fire department official regarding the means used to accomplish particular objectives; (b) a member of a volunteer or paid fire organizations, when responding to an emergency or otherwise performing official duties; (c) an agent of a state or local government operating such equipment in a search and rescue function or a part of disaster relief activities, provided the equipment is government owned or controlled; and (d) the operator of an antique fire engine.