When the board sits as a board of appeals:
(a)
The State Fire Marshal shall not sit as a member of the board.(b)
A member of the board shall not sit as a member or participant in the decision of any particular appeal if that member has a financial or other interest which would influence his or her decision on the particular appeal.
Source:
Section 13142.8, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=13142.8..