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You need fire sprinklers because they detect AND control or put out the fire. That gives you time to safely escape. The best protection from fire is having working smoke alarms on every level, fire sprinklers, and a fire escape plan that you practice.
The Administrative Division of the State Fire Marshal has the responsibility to ensure the accountability, accuracy, and competency of the Agency.
The objective of the State Fire Marshal’s Office is to provide a fire safe environment for the citizens of Delaware and all who visit and carries out its mandate for Public Service, through the work of three divisions, Administration, Investigations & Technical Services.
Regulation 709, Fire Service Standards, require mandatory reporting involving any near miss or injuries sustained in an emergency scene activity, training, response to and from, or station activity involving a firefighter must be reported to the Commission.
As Fire Prevention Month begins, the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office urges Delawareans to make sure their smoke alarms are working. The theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, 2024 is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!”.
Office of the State Fire Marshal 1537 Chestnut Grove Road Dover, DE 19904 Phone: (302) 739-5665 Website: statefiremarshal.delaware.gov
Responsible for the enforcement of the State Fire Prevention Regulations, receiving complaints for violations thereof, conducting life safety and property conservation inspections in all schools, health care facilities, places of assembly and businesses outside the cities of Wilmington, New Castle, Newark and Dover.
Our mission and purpose are to oversee the Operations of the State Fire Marshal's Office and the Delaware State Fire School as well as protecting life and property from fire within our State, we also oversee the training and certification of all Emergency Medical Technicians and Firefighters by providing Professional Standards for Fire and EMS.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office has lifted the statewide outside fire burn ban following some long awaited rainfall. The burn ban had been in effect for over a month after ongoing record-breaking dry weather in the First State.
State agency: Division oversees fire protection systems and features designed for new and existing structures under the State Fire Prevention Regulations. Works closely with the county level building departments.