fire marshal
Americannoun
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an official heading a bureau for the prevention or investigation of fires.
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a person who has charge of the fire-prevention equipment and personnel of an industrial plant.
noun
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a public official responsible for investigating the causes of fires, enforcing fire prevention laws, etc
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the head of a fire prevention organization
Etymology
Origin of fire marshal
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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One fire marshal is in a critical condition and one firefighter is in a serious condition as of Friday evening, Mamdani.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Attendees had to be turned away from one breakfast meeting with top military brass because of legal limits enforced by a fire marshal.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
The Los Angeles Fire Department declined to comment on the single stairway proposal, saying it is under review by the city fire marshal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
Gonzales County, an agriculture-rich area of 20,000 people along the Guadalupe River, is among the rural communities struggling to obtain funding, said emergency management director Jimmy Harless, who is also the county’s fire marshal.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
The fire marshal says we can’t fill this one up any more.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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