Maryland State Fire Marshal

Office of the State Fire Marshal
Abbreviation OSFM

Logo of the Office of the State Fire Marshal
Agency overview
Formed 1894
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* State of Maryland, United States
Legal jurisdiction State of Maryland
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Pikesville, Maryland
Agency executive William E. Barnard, State Fire Marshal
Parent agency Department of State Police
Facilities
Regional Offices
Website
State Fire Marshal
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) actively works in 17 of 23 Maryland counties. It works under the Department of State Police. The mission of the OSFM is "the protection of life and property from fire and explosion through the efforts of a diverse, highly trained and dedicated staff in partnership with other public safety agencies and the community. This is accomplished through aggressive criminal investigation of fire and explosive incidents, quality fire protection engineering services, enforcement of the State Fire Prevention Code, data collection and analysis, and public fire safety education."[1] The State Fire Marshal shall appoint Assistant State Fire Marshals, Special Assistant State Fire Marshals, and Deputy State Fire Marshals as he/she deems appropriate.

Duties

Per the Maryland State Public Safety Article, Title 6, Sub-title 3, section 05, the State Fire Marshal shall enforce all laws and statutes of the state of Maryland that relate to the following:

Qualifications

The State Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Secretary from a list of three candidates given by the Commission.

(Per § 6-302. State Fire Marshal.) The appointed Maryland State Fire Marshal shall minimally have the following:

See also

References

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