I would like to welcome you to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s website. It has been an honor and a privilege to be serving as the fourth State Fire Marshal of Maryland and to work with the dedicated men and women of this fine organization.

The agency provides comprehensive fire engineering, fire code enforcement, fire investigation and bomb squad response throughout the State of Maryland and supports our fire service and law enforcement partners to prevent fires and explosions from occurring.

I hope the information contained within our site will be helpful to you. For more information I encourage you to visit the Maryland Life Safety Exchange Network website at http://www.mdlifesafety.org/ and like us on Facebook.

Please remember that “Fire is Everyone’s Fight”. The agency has provide outstanding service to Marylanders for over 50 years and during that time the agency has grown and developed into one of the finest in the nation. As an agency we will continue to move forward and embrace the many challenges that face us.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal remains committed to protecting life and property from the devastating effects of fire and explosions for all individuals who live work and visit the great State of Maryland.​