Title 10, Health and Safety

No person shall be employed as a Private Security Officer in Guam unless they first meet the following qualifications: (1) He must be at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) He must be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; COL12302011 (3) He must not have been conv…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly: (1) Employ any individual as a Private Security Officer if the individual has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony for which a full pardon has not been granted; (2) Violate any provision of this Title; (3) Employ any…

Full reciprocity shall be accorded to Private Security Officers who are properly certified in another state having selection and training requirements at least equal to the requirements of the territory of Guam. SOURCE: 10 GCA § 70207; Added by P.L. 17-14.

If any provision of Chapter 71, Title 10, Guam Code Annotated or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of Chapter 71 which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or appli…

Each employer of armed private security personnel shall file with the Department of Revenue and Taxation a certificate of insurance evidencing general liability coverage for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage with endorsements for assault and battery in the minim…

The Officer of the Fire Department in charge at the scene of any fire shall have full power and authority to direct the operation of extinguishing the same and to take the necessary precautions to prevent the spread thereof. In the course of such operations he may prohibit approa…

Any person who shall in any way obstruct the operations of the Fire Department in connection with any such fire or who shall disobey any lawful command of the officer of the Fire Department in charge at the scene of such fire, or of the police in cooperating with them, shall be g…

Nothing in the Chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the master or officers of any vessel on fire or in danger from fire, subject to the general authority granted herein of the Fire Department, to control the operations in protection of the public interest. SOURCE:…

The Fire Department shall have the power and the responsibility of maintaining an emergency medical and rescue services system. The Department shall employ emergency medical services personnel who have been certified to provide such services under the provisions of Chapter 84, 10…

There is hereby established, within the Guam Fire Department, the ‘Advanced Life Support Program’, which shall provide at least the following services: (a) Basic life support assessment and intervention; (b) Medical impression or diagnosis; (c) Manual defibrillation, electrocardi…

The Guam Fire Department shall promulgate rules and regulations for the effective administration and operation of the Advanced Life Support Program. The rules and regulations shall mandate requirements for the operations of the Advanced Life Support Program, to include the educat…

The Fire Chief shall incorporate into the Guam Fire Department’s annual budgetary request the funding requirements for the Advanced Life Support Program, to include personnel, equipment, vehicles, supplies, and other necessities. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 28-054:2 (June 30, 2005).

Every Guam Fire Department firefighter shall obtain and maintain Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) certification, after which he may undergo advanced training to earn either an Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I) or Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (E…

Immediately after the Director of Administration makes recommendations pursuant to 4 GCA § 6232, the Guam Fire Department shall provide in its budget funding for the salary adjustments for firefighters as recommended by the Director. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 28-062:3 (June 30, 2005)…

(‘FLAME’). (a) Creation of Fire, Life and Medical Emergency Fund (“FLAME”). There is hereby created the Fire, Life and Medical Emergency Fund (“FLAME”). Sixty percent (60%) of all monies deposited within the Fund shall be used for the purchase, critical maintenance and repair of …

A Guam Fire Department employee who has occupied the position of Firefighter II or Fire Service Specialist on a temporary basis for more than five (5) years shall be deemed to be promoted to and occupy said position on a permanent basis. The Director of Administration shall execu…

(a) I Maga’lahen Guåhan is authorized by this Section to enter into a debt agreement on behalf of the Government of Guam for the sole purpose of financing the purchasing and shipping of equipment for the Guam Fire Department and to secure such loan by proceeds from the FLAME Fund…

Special Needs. (a) Definitions. (1) Confidential information means any and all non- public, medical, financial and personal information in whatever form (written, oral, visual or electronic) possessed or obtained by either party. Confidential information shall include all informa…

(a) The Guam Fire Department shall conduct a firefighter recruits training cycle for at least twenty (20) candidates per fiscal year. (b) Each year, the Chief of the Guam Fire Department shall determine the total cost to conduct a recruitment and training cycle pursuant to the re…

(a) Creation. There is hereby created within the Guam Fire Department of the government of Guam the ‘Community Firefighter Reserve Program,’ hereinafter referred to as the ‘Program.’ The Program shall be administered by the Chief of the Guam Fire Department, hereinafter referred …

Each member of the Community Firefighter Reserve Program who successfully completes probationary requirements as established by the Fire Chief and who performs satisfactorily during a month shall receive Five Hundred Dollars ($500) for that month, to defray the cost of maintenanc…

No person shall be a member of the Guam Firefighter Reserve Program established under this Chapter who advocates a change by force or violence in the constitutional form of the Government of the United States, or this island, or the overthrow of any government in the United State…

The Fire Chief shall promulgate Rules and Regulations pursuant to the Administration Adjudication Law as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. ---------

No manager or other person shall use, or assist in, or countenance the use of, any theater, hall or other building for theatrical purposes, or for public entertainment of any kind where stage scenery and apparatus are employed, without a certificate in writing by the Fire Chief t…

Every manger or other person using any such building shall keep and maintain in good condition therein such fire fighting equipment as the Fire Chief, by regulation, shall prescribe. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-078:4 (Dec. 12, 1984).

Every manager or other person using any such building shall, at all times during performances, or when such building is open to the public, keep every aisle, passageway, exit, entrance, and stairway open and clear of temporary seats or other obstructions and all doors and gates i…

Every manager or person using any such building shall at all times freely admit a detail from the Guam Fire Department in every building used as a theater or place of public amusement, whenever the same shall be neces- sary in the discretion of the Fire Chief for the purposes of …

Sawmills, carpenter shops and other places where wood is sawed, planed or worked in such manner as to cause accumulations of sawdust or shavings, shall maintain in good condition therein such fire fighting equipment as the Fire Chief, by regulation, shall prescribe. SOURCE: Added…

(a) Before a sawmill or woodworking shop is closed for the day, the floors and machinery of the same shall be swept clean of accumulations of wood, dust and shavings, which shall be placed outside the building in trash cans or in a place approved by the Fire Chief for storage of …

Every space maintained as a garage for taxis or for commercial repair- ing, cleaning, upkeep, or storage of automobiles, trucks or gasoline engines, COL11282017 shall maintain in good condition therein such fire fighting equipment as the Fire Chief, by regulation, shall prescribe…

It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the gasoline tank cover of any vehicle in the vicinity of a gasoline pump, while the motor of such vehicle is running. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-078:4 (Dec. 12, 1984).

The Fire Chief shall have all fire hydrants inspected quarterly to see that they are maintained in good working order. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-078:4 (Dec. 12, 1984).

(a) Violation of any provision of this Chapter is a civil violation. (b) Each violation shall be subject to the following penalties: (1) First Offense shall be subject to a penalty of up to $100; (2) Second Offense of the same fire code provision within a 12- month period shall b…

COL11282017 The International Fire Code, 2009 edition, including Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, as published by the International Code Council, is hereby adopted as amended. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-078:4 (Dec. 12, 1984). Amended by P.L. 20-135:1 (Mar. 20, 1990), P.L. 22-082:…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct or operate on Guam a municipal solid waste incinerator or waste-to-energy facility, as defined by the rules and regulations of the United States Environmental Protection Agency or laws of…

Gasoline or kerosene for private consumption or sale may be kept on the premises or private property only under the conditions prescribed by this Chapter and the Zoning Law, Subdivision Law and the Building Code, all in Title 21 of this Code. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-78. NOTE: Th…

Standard metal containers of five (5) gallon capacity or galvanized iron drums, fifty (50) gallon capacity only, are to be used as containers when the quantity kept is fifty (50) gallons or less. When five (5) gallon containers are used the screw cap must always be in place excep…

Storage of quantities exceeding fifty (50) gallons but not more than five hundred (500) gallons must be by underground tank under the following conditions: (a) Outside any commercial, public or private building, the tank must be covered with not less than two (2) feet of earth an…

Violation of any provision of this Chapter is a misdemeanor. SOURCE: Added by P.L. 17-78. ---------- COL120106 COL120106

As used in this Chapter: (a) Law enforcement personnel, employee or position means the following: (1) All sworn members of the Guam Police Department, including the Chief of Police; (2) All sworn members of the Guam Fire Department, including the Fire Chief; (3) All officers of t…

Applicants for law enforcement positions with the Government of Guam, as the term is defined by this Chapter, shall be tested for drug or narcotic usage as a condition of employment or as part of their pre- employment medical examination. The testing procedure shall contain safeg…

All current law enforcement personnel with the Government of Guam, as that term is defined in this Chapter, shall be required to submit to a drug test as outlined below: (a) A supervisor may order a drug test when there is a reasonable objective basis or documentation or allegati…

Current law enforcement personnel assigned to drug or narcotics enforcement units, vice unit, intelligence unit or internal affairs shall be required in addition to § 75102 of this Chapter to submit to periodic announced drug test at the direction of their supervisor. Prior to as…

All law enforcement personnel as that term is defined in this Chapter shall not take any narcotics or dangerous substance unless prescribed by a person licensed to practice medicine. Law enforcement personnel who are required to take prescription medicine shall notify their immed…

(a) Obtaining Urine Samples (1) The employee designated to give a sample must be positively identified prior to any sample being obtained. (2) The room where the sample is obtained must be private and secure with documentation maintained that the area has been searched and is fre…

Any person who knowingly tampers with a drug test or a report of a drug test required by this Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. NOTE: Chapter 75, Drug Testing was added to 10 GCA as Chapter 71, but as this COL12302011 designation is already occupied, has been renumbered b…