The Office of the Fire Marshal is responsible for delivering several programs relating to fire and life safety as identified in the Fire Prevention Act. Duties include:

• Fire investigations and fire loss reporting;
• Fire and life safety inspections/enforcement;
• Fire service training;
• Public safety and risk management education and prevention programming;
• Reviewing building plans to ensure compliance with adopted codes and standards; and
• Enforcement of the Fire Prevention Act.

Contact Us

To ensure a timely response to any inquiries, please ensure it has been directed to the appropriate location and individual as outlined below:

For interpretation and clarification of construction codes and standards, matters concerning plan review of construction projects, building change of use, please contact:

OFM Plan Review at: plan_review@gov.nt.ca (867) 767-9161 ext. 21028

For matters concerning Community Fire Protection and Prevention Planning, Fire Safety Inspection and Fire Investigations, please contact the Regional Assistant Fire Marshal in your region as follows:

North Slave Regional Assistant Fire Marshal - John_Ritchie@gov.nt.ca / (867) 767-9167 ext. 21133

South Slave Regional Assistant Fire Marshal - Vacant (867) 872-6535

Sahtu Regional Assistant Fire Marshal  - Timothy_Tomczynski@gov.nt.ca (867) 587-7115

Beaufort Delta Regional Assistant Fire Marshal - Colin_Allen@gov.nt.ca / (867) 777-7297

Dehcho Regional Assistant Fire Marshal - Shane_Seaman@gov.nt.ca / (867) 695-7230

Media inquires can be directed to:

MACA's Senior Communications Planning Advisor - Jay_Boast@gov.nt.ca/ (867) 767-9162 ext. 21044

For all other inquires, please contact:

Territorial Fire Marshal - (867) 767-9161 ext. 21030