Ontario. Office of the Fire Marshal

• Office of the Fire Marshal

Although the Fire Marshal's Act was passed in 1914, it was not until 1916 that the first Fire Marshal for Ontario was appointed. The Office of the Fire Marshal was attached to the Department of the Attorney General until 1919, when it was moved to the Treasury Department. In 1926, it was transferred back to the Department of the Attorney General.

Since 1926, the Office has been attached to four different Departments or Ministries. These are the Department of the Attorney General (1926-1969); the Department of Justice (1969-1972); the Ministry of the Solicitor General (1972- 1993); the Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (1993-1999) and, since 1999, the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

The Office of the Fire Marshal for Ontario is responsible for directing, co-ordinating and advising on all aspects of fire prevention and fire fighting within the province. The Fire Marshal is also responsible for investigating suspicious fires and the statistical reporting of loss of life and property by fire.

Fire Marshal's Act, Statutes of Ontario 1914, Chap. 41

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

Ministry of the Solicitor General (March 1976), Justice Policy in Ontario, pp. 64- 66.

Government of Ontario Telephone Directories, 1971-1996

Directories and Guides to Services of the Ontario Government, 1950 and 1956

Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

Archivist(s):
R. Anger