Maryland State Fire Marshal
| Office of the State Fire Marshal | |
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| Abbreviation | OSFM |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1894 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Maryland, United States |
| Legal jurisdiction | State of Maryland |
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| Headquarters | Pikesville, Maryland |
| Agency executive | William E. Barnard, State Fire Marshal |
| Parent agency | Department of State Police |
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| * 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." 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.
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:
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:
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