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About the State Fire Marshal
The Indiana State Fire Marshal is appointed by the governor and serves as the director of the IDHS Division of Fire and Building Safety.
The marshal is responsible for overseeing fire prevention and protection services throughout the state. Additionally, the marshal oversees fire and explosion investigations, the Indiana Fire and Public Safety Academy and the radiation and hazardous materials sections.
The governor appointed Steve Jones as state fire marshal in 2022. Learn more about him
Peer support program training
Education is the first step in building an effective peer support program. Support That Saves: A Guide to Building and Sustaining Peer Support is a three-day training opportunity that covers all elements of building and maintaining an effective peer support program. Peer support programs provide many benefits to first responders, including acknowledging the difficulties of response work, strengthening teams and equipping them to cope effectively.
Data available for risk reduction efforts
Community risk reduction initiatives, such as the Indiana Community Risk Reduction Coalition, rely on data to help inform public safety agencies about the prevalence of different types of risks in different areas. Below are a few resources available to help in these efforts.
- Residential fire fatalities data for 2024 is now available. Explore the past six years of data on the Residential Fire Fatalities page.
- The Naloxone Administration Heatmap shows where opioid overdoses have occurred in Indiana and EMS providers have provided naloxone.
- Review annual Office of the State Fire Marshal data on the Data and Statistics page, including code enforcement inspections, fire investigations and hazmat and radiation data. The page also provides links to fire and EMS incident data.
Data reporting system to change from NFIRS to NERIS
The long-time system used for reporting fire department data across the country (National Fire Incident Reporting System, or NFIRS) is being replaced by the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). Read the following to learn more.
