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.

News and Events

March 12, 2010 Change your clock - Change your battery State Fire Marshal Degnan reminds all citizens to change their smoke detector batteries when they change their clocks ahead this spring. Read more...

March 3, 2010 District Chief John Southwell featured in new Generator Safey Video NH State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan has released a new public service announcement video featuring District Chief John Southwell. Recent storms have increased the use of portable generators which prompted the message. more...

February 26, 2010 State Fire Marshal Warns Of Hazards From Storm Clean Up The storm yesterday left a large part of New Hampshire with significant damage to structures, landscape and infrastructure. As we enter into the clean up of buildings and trees we want people to think about their safety and the safety of those around them. more …

February 24, 2010 New Carbon Monoxide Detector Informational Bulletin with Addendum Released In anticipation of the questions surrounding the new carbon monoxide detector law which went into effect on January 1, 2010, the State Fire Marshal’s Office has released an informational bulletin with an addendum with more information. more…

February 3, 2010 New England Arson Seminar Scheduled The New England Arson Seminar Committee has released the schedule and registration form for this year's seminar. more …

December 9, 2009 Reward posted for Berlin Arson Fires NH State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan announced that a joint effort with the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have created a reward for information leading to conviction of Berlin Arson Fires. more …

October 29, 2009 Existing Technician Application Route for Gas Fitters Closes October 31 The two year window provided by the legislaure for existing gas fitter technicians to obtain a license closes. more …

October 21, 2009 New Local Events Page Debut To show our support of the local police and fire departments that we work with everyday, the Division of Fire Safety Website is dedicating a special page just for posting local events around the state. more …

October 13, 2009 Gas Fitter Business Entities to be Licensed In a response to the request of the gas fitting industry, the NH State Fire Marshal's Office will soon start license gas fitting business entities. more …

October 5, 2009 New Window Bulletin Released State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan announced today that a new bulletin has been released to give guidance to local officials on the interpretation of the egress window size requirements. more …

July 20, 2009 State Fire Marshal releases technical bulletin on CSST Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing, otherwise known as CSST, is gaining in popularity by the heating technican industry. Recent safety concerns about the integrity of this product under certain environmental conditions prompted an investigation into the product. more …

July 20, 2009 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