Knowledge Base

The Rochester Fire Marshal team is made up of a Fire Marshal, Assistant Fire Marshals, Fire Protection Specialists and a Fire Inspector with the following duties:

• Public Fire Safety Education. School programs, flyers, fire station open house and other contacts with the public for educational purposes.
• Code Enforcement. Adopt and enforce state and local ordinances to make their jurisdiction a safer place to live, work and play.
• Fire Inspections. Follow up on complaints, inspect new occupancies and conduct fire and life safety inspections of existing buildings and their contents to reduce hazards.
• Fire Investigation. Often called on to conduct fire investigations to determine where a fire started and what caused it. When fires are determined to have been intentionally set, the fire marshal becomes an “expert witness” preparing a case for prosecution.

• Rochester City Ordinance -  Fire Code/Fire Prevention Standards
• Rochester / State Fire Code
• Rochester / State Building Code