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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

The application and affidavit for the Fire Protection Installer and Maintenance Worker Program is now available.

 


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:

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 Director Ray Reynolds, State Fire Marshal click here.


Mailing Address

Iowa Department of Public Safety
State Fire Marshal Division
215 E. 7th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0047
Phone: (515) 725-6145
Fax: (515) 725-6172 or (515) 725-6140
Email: fminfo@dps.state.ia.us

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Created: 02-07-2006
Last Updated: 01-30-2012 (JGL)