Office of State Fire Marshal
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67 deaths
- Up-to-date Preliminary Data (pdf)
- View Fire Fatality Statistics
Last Updated: 11/17/2009
Recent News
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OSFM for the Firemen’s Insurance and Inspection Fund (pdf) 10/21/2009
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Policy Memos Rescinded (pdf) 10/2/2009
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Firefighter Appreciation Weekend
& Fire Prevention Week (pdf) 9/23/2009
From the Fire Marshal's Corner
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“Freddie” Fire Safety Curriculum Materials Available for Fire Service (pdf) 7/24/2009
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State Fire Marshal’s Remarks during Firefighters’ Association Conference (pdf) 7/21/2009
John Reich, State Fire Marshal and
Deputy Director for LLR’s
Division of Fire and Life Safety
Office of State Fire Marshal
S.C. Division of Fire and Life Safety
141 Monticello Trail
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 896-9800
The Office of State Fire Marshal has regulatory responsibility to ensure compliance with state fire safety regulations. This is accomplished through inspection activities by deputy state fire marshals in the field and code consultation and plans review services provided by the Engineering Services Section.
Fire prevention activities aimed at reducing the state's fire death rate are managed by the Public Fire Safety Education Section. Activities include the distribution of smoke detectors, programs in the schools to educate youth and the dissemination of timely fire safety information to the public.
The Office of State Fire Marshal is part of the S.C. Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. It and the South Carolina Fire Academy make up the Division of Fire and Life Safety, which is located on a 208-acre campus in Columbia.