fire marshal

English

Alternative forms

• fire marshall (US, Philippines)

Noun

fire marshal (plural fire marshals)

1. (US, Philippines) A public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious fires.

Synonyms

• fire chief

Translations

official enforcing fire laws

• Finnish: palopäällikkö
• German: Brandinspektor m, Brandinspektorin f, Brandschutzbeauftragter (de) m, Brandschutzbeauftragte (de) f, Brandursachenermittler m, Brandursachenermittlerin f