News:

New: Fire Marshal offers Fall Agricultural Fire Safety Bulletin

New: Juvenile Fire Intervention Program! Find info, materials, tips here!

New: UPDATED Alarm System & Fire Extinguisher System Applications

Check out the newest edition of Midland Cooperative's "Smart Choices" Newsletter. State Fire Marshal staff in the Electrical Inspection and Licensing Unit assisted in compiling safety tips for setting up back-up generators.

SFM Smoke Detector Project

Stop, Drop & Roll World Record-Breaking Event

Division of the State Fire Marshal

The State Fire Marshal Division (SFM), established in 1911, is the oldest of the five divisions within the Department of Public Safety. SFM was created to collect statistics on fire in Iowa and to develop fire safety regulations. Through promotion and enforcement of fire safety regulations, building code provisions and arson investigation, the four bureau's which comprise this division continue to have responsibility for reducing the loss of life and property by fire.

The division is comprised of four (4) bureaus:

• Fire Prevention Inspection
• Arson and Explosives
• Building Code
• Fire Service Training

Ray Reynolds was sworn in as State Fire Marshal on April 1, 2010. Ray is the 13th person to serve as State Fire Marshal since the office was created in 1911. Presently the Division has 29 sworn officers and 19 civilian employees. To learn more about Ray Reynolds, State Fire Marshal click here.