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.
- 2018 Office of the Fire Marshal Annual Report
- 2019 Office of the Fire Marshal Annual Report
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 Chief Code Compliance Engineer at: avinash_gupta@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 - tj_moore@gov.nt.ca / (867) 872-6535
Sahtu Regional Assistant Fire Marshal - kevin_chapdelaine@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 Communications Planning Specialist - jay_boast@gov.nt.ca/ (867) 767-9162 ext. 21044
For all other inquires, please contact:
Territorial Fire Marshal - (867) 767-9161 ext. 21030