National Fire and Rescue Authority Law, 5772-2012

In this Section –

"investigating body" – an authority empowered by law to investigate criminal offences or disciplinary offences;

"public body" – Government ministries, or another body that the Minister has prescribed by Order;

"debrief" – an inquiry conducted within the Fire and Rescue Authority, in accordance with the Authority's directives, in relation to an incident that occurred in the course of or in connection with operational activity or training.

Notwithstanding any law, the provisions of this Section shall apply in relation to a debrief.

A person who has received debrief material for inspection shall not disclose anything from it, shall not make any use of it other than for the purpose for which it was transmitted to him, and shall act in accordance with the Authority's directives prescribed in that regard.

The National Security Committee of the Knesset shall receive, upon its request, the debrief material; however, the Committee shall not deliberate on the debrief except in a closed session.

A person who obstructs a member of an industrial fire and rescue crew, or a member of an open-areas firefighting crew, in the performance of his duties – his penalty is one year's imprisonment.

A person who unlawfully influences or attempts to unlawfully influence a fire investigator, in any matter connected with the conduct of fire investigations under Section A of Chapter VI – his penalty is one year's imprisonment.

A person who does any of the following, contrary to the provisions of section 72 – his penalty is six months' imprisonment:

Where a person has committed an offence under this Law as a result of which the person obtained a benefit or profit, for himself or for another, the court may impose upon him a fine at the rate of the benefit or profit so obtained, in addition to any other penalty; for the purposes of this section, "benefit" – including an expense that was saved.

Whoever fails to comply with an administrative stop order issued under section 51 or a judicial stop order issued under section 58 is liable to imprisonment of two years or a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(4) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, and also an additional fine as referred to in section 61(c) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977, or imprisonment of seven days for each day on which the breach continues after service of the Order.

The provisions of this Law shall also apply to the State.

In this Chapter –

"security body" – any one of the bodies listed in the definition of "the defence establishment";

"security clearance" – as defined in section 15 of the General Security Service Law, 5762-2002;

"Security Regulation Law" – Security Regulation in Public Bodies Law, 5758-1998;

"the defence establishment" – any one of the following:

"procedure" – a procedure established under section 96;

"senior officer" – an officer whose rank is at least Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Commander or Deputy Superintendent, as the case may be, or a person whose rank is equivalent to such rank;

"authorised officer" –

"the responsible Minister" –

Regulations prescribed under this Law shall apply to the defence establishment, unless the Minister has determined otherwise, and in respect of the bodies listed in paragraphs (1) to (4) of the definition of defence establishment – has so determined with the consent of the responsible Minister, having regard to considerations of state security, public order and public safety.

Employees of the Authority and volunteers shall exercise their powers under this Law vis-à-vis the defence establishment, subject to the limitations set out in this Chapter.

An inspector shall not exercise his powers under Chapter V and a fire investigator shall not exercise his powers under Chapter VI, vis-à-vis the defence establishment, unless an appropriate security clearance has been determined for him and in accordance with the information security rules of a security body; a security body shall bring the said information security rules to the attention of the Commissioner.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 29(a)(1), 48(a)(1) and 62(1), where a firefighter or employee of the Authority, an inspector or a fire investigator has required a person to identify himself before him, for the purpose of exercising his powers in a facility held by a security body, and the information security rules of the security body prohibit that person from identifying himself except before a person authorised to receive such identification under those rules, that person may refrain from presenting an identity document and may identify himself in the manner to be prescribed in the procedure, in a way that enables his summoning for investigation if required.

For the purpose of exercising his powers, an inspector or fire investigator may use various means for documenting his findings; the introduction of such means or the conditions of their use shall be in accordance with the information security rules of the security body, and in a manner that enables the required documentation.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 29(a)(3), 48(a)(3) and 62(3), measurements and samples that are, or whose results may be, classified shall be carried out and stored in classified laboratories, as shall be prescribed in the procedure, provided that this shall not prevent the taking of a measurement or the collection of a sample.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 31 and 32, the Commissioner shall not direct by Order the establishment of an industrial fire and rescue team or a fire team for open areas in a security body that operates an independent firefighting system, except with the consent of the responsible Minister.