Office of State Fire Marshal
{John Blaschik, Deputy State Fire Marshal}
John Blaschik, Jr.
Deputy State Fire Marshal
Welcome to the Connecticut Office of State Fire Marshal home page. We are looking forward to using the tremendous opportunities offered by the Internet to support the needs of our valued customers.
Each of our Bureaus will utilize this resource to offer Internet access to as many of our services as possible. If there is something you can’t find or something that does not totally serve your needs, please advise us so we can take the steps to enhance and improve our service.
It is the goal of the Office of State Fire Marshal to provide our customers with a user friendly service and we will continually strive to maintain that goal.
Mission Statement
The Office of State Fire Marshal is part of the Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety. This office is responsible to promulgate and enforce codes, standards and regulations to reduce the harm associated with fires, explosions, and mechanical failures. Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 541, Section 29-291 gives the statutory authority to the Office of State Fire Marshal.
Announcement Implementation of the 2009 amendments to the 2005 State Building Code and the 2005 Connecticut State Fire Safety Code shall be effective on August 1, 2009.
2005 Connecticut State Fire Safety Code (Effective December 31, 2005)
{MS Word file} 2005 Connecticut State Fire Safety Code
{Adobe Acrobat PDF} 2005 Connecticut State Fire Safety Code
Fire Prevention Code Legal Regulations - September 9, 2009
Fire Prevention Code Response to Comments
1999 Connecticut State Fire Safety Code Effective May 1, 1999, Amendment effective April 7, 2000
Code Development News
Fire Prevention Code Committee
Modifications Granted to the Connecticut State Fire Safety Code
Request for Modification to the Connecticut State Fire Safety Code:
{ms word document} Modification Application Form
{pdf} Modification Application Form
Connecticut General Statutes Section 29-315, Educational Sprinkler Waiver
Regulations and Codes A listing of regulations and codes currently in effect.
Policy Directives
Directives 1-9 are now available in PDF format. Abatement sample letters are MS Word format.
Fireworks in Connecticut
Fire Safe Cigarettes
General Information Notices
GINs are being re-evaluated, updated, retired along with new notices in the future
Office Profile
Fire Related Links
Contact Information
Business hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 PM (EST) Monday through Friday
Telephone
860-685-8380
FAX
860-685-8359
Mailing Address
Office of State Fire Marshal
1111 Country Club Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Email: Office of State Fire Marshal
Content Last Modified on 10/22/2009 1:39:15 PM
