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It is the mission of the Division of Fire Safety, Office of the State Fire Marshal to prevent deaths, injury and property loss by promoting a safe fire, building and hazardous materials environment for the citizens and visitors of New Hampshire through education, engineering, investigation and enforcement.

The Division of Fire Safety is headed by State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan. The current term of office for the State Fire Marshal runs through March, 2012.

More News from the Division of Fire SafetyNews and Events

January 30, 2012
New Version of NH State Fire Code released
State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan has announced that the camera ready copy of the new state fire code adopted on December 23, 2011 has been released. more...
October 20, 2011
Safety Alert: LDH Hose Appliance Failure
Fire Marshal J. William Degnan urges fire departments to check their LDH applicances immediately. more … Adobe Acrobat Reader Symbol
October 12, 2011
Draft Rules for Proximate Audience Flame Effect, Pyrotechnic Effect, and Special Effect Draft Rules released.
State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan has released the preiminary draft of the Proximate Audience administrative rules. more …
August 5, 2011
Licensing Offices have Moved
If you receive a license of any type from the NH State Fire Marshal's Office, this news is for you. more …
July 21, 2011
New online fireworks incident reporting form
State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan has announced that the fireworks reporting system that was created in 2007 has gone online. more …
July 5, 2011
Manufactured Housing moves to NH Joint Board
NH State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan has announced the transfer of the Manufactured Home Installation Standards Board to the NH Joint Board. more …
June 1, 2011
New Voluntary Certification Program Released
State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan announced today that the voluntary certification of Fire Protection Equipment Technicians was deployed today. more …
Division to re-address Phone Number Confusion
Recently the division was made aware of some people who have experienced some difficulties in reaching us. Some time ago, the division conducted a wide spread media campaign regarding the changing of our phone numbers. New technology has led us into a new realm of telphone hardware which required us to change the phone number.
OUR MAIN PHONE NUMBER IS 603-223-4289

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