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State Fire Marshal
The State Fire Marshal's Office Mission "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 Office achieves this mission by actively working in 18 of Maryland's 23 Counties and supporting the others when requested. These responsibilities are currently handled with a staff of approximately 45 field personnel, plus administrative staff. A six man Engineering staff is responsible for Plan Reviews and assists in Code interpretations.
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