DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FIRE Directory ofServices Executive Office of Public Safety Revised - December 1998 Directory of Services Department of Fire Services P.O. Box 1025 - State Road Stow, Massachusetts 01775 (978) 567-3100 • (978) 567-3121 FAX EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY Department of Fire Services A. Paul Cellucci Governor Jane Perlov Secretary of Public Safety Richard G.J. Grelotti Undersecretary of Public Safety Stephen D. Coan State Fire Marshal Thomas Leonard P. Deputy State Fire Marshal Welcome to. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Department of Fire Services is to promote and enhance firefighter safety through policy and training, to assist and support the fire service community in protecting the lives and property of the citizens of the Commonwealth, and to provide a presence in the Executive Office of Public Safety in order to direct policy and legislation on all fire related matters. The department is the sole agency within state government responsible for overall coordination of fire service policy and operations. By statute, the State Fire Marshal is the head of the department which consists ofthe following divisions: the Massachusetts FirefightingAcademy which provides all fire training to the firefighters of the cities, towns, , and fire districts and, through the Academy's governing body, the Massachusetts Fire Training Council, certification of firefighters; the Office ofthe State Fire Marshal, which provides public education, investigation, regulation, law enforcement and technical assistance to fire departments, the public, and regulated trades and industries and which has as its governing body the Massachusetts Fire Service Commission; and Hazardous Materials Response, which oversees the operation ofthe Hazardous Materials Response Teams throughout the state and has as its governing body the Hazardous Materials Mitigation Emergency Response Advisory Board. Also included in the department is an Administrative Services division to manage budgetary, personnel, facilities, and procurement issues for all the Department ofFire Services' divisions. Within the Executive Office ofthe Department of Fire Services is the Office ofthe General Counsel to provide ready access to legal counsel to all divisions and the Public Information Office which handles media inquiries and publicizes agency programs and activities. This booklet describes in further detail the functions ofthe agency, its operating divisions, and how to access the services provided by each. QUICK REFERENCE NUMBERS State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan (978) 567-3111 Deputy State Fire Marshal Thomas P. Leonard (978) 567-3112 Chief of Staff/General Counsel Steven P. Rourke (978) 567-3182 Public Information Officer Jennifer L. Mieth (978) 567-3381 Administrative Services (978) 567-3130 Hazardous Materials Response Program (978) 567-3150 Massachusetts Firefighting Academy (978) 567-3200 Office of the State Fire Marshal (978) 567-3300 Blasting Issues (978) 567-3372 Fire Investigation Unit (978) 567-3310 Hazardous Devices Unit (978) 567-3365 Licensing Issues (978) 567-3700 Underground Storage Tanks (978) 567-3710 Fire Data/MFIRS/M-BIRS (978) 567-3382 Public Fire Education (978) 567-3380 Hazardous Materials Mitigation Emergency ResponseAdvisory Board (978) 567-3152 Massachusetts Fire Training Council (978) 567-3126 Massachusetts Fire Service Commission (978) 567-3118 Board of Fire Prevention Regulations (978) 567-3181 5 Contents Massachusetts Department ofFire Services Executive Office I Administrative Services 3 Hazardous Materials Response 5 Hazardous Materials Mitigation Emergency Response Advisory Board 14 Massachusetts Firefighting Academy 1 Course Descriptions 22 Massachusetts Fire Training Council 3X Office ofthe State Fire Marshal 39 Technical Support Services 40 Code Compliance Unit 40 Underground Storage Tank Regulatory Compliance Enforcement Unit 42 The Fire and Explosion Investigation Section 43 Fire Data and Public Education Unit 4S Massachusetts Fire Service Commission 52 Board of Fire Prevention Regulations 53 Digitized by the Internet Archive 2014 in https://archive.org/details/directoryofservi998mass Directory of Services Executive Office Voice: (978)567-3110 Fax: (978) 567-3121 Stephen D. Coan, State Fire Marshal E-mail: [email protected] Thomas P. Leonard, Deputy State Fire Marshal E-mail: [email protected] Emergency Access Telephone: (24 hours day/7 days a week) (508) 820-2121 at the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to have the State Fire Marshal or Deputy State Fire Marshal paged. Barbara H. Steele, Executive Assistant E-mail: Barbara.Steele©state.ma.us Steven P. Rourke, Chiefof Staff E-mail: [email protected] Marlene A. Calvao, Administrative Assistant E-mail: [email protected] Office of the General Counsel Public Information Office Office of the General Counsel Voice: (978) 567-3180 Fax: (978) 567-3121 Steven P. Rourke, General Counsel E-mail: [email protected] Peter Senopoulos, Chief Deputy General Counsel E-mail: [email protected] Maura Ware, Deputy General Counsel E-mail: [email protected] Joan O'Brien, Hearings Officer E-mail: Joan.Obrien-DFS©state.ma.us The Office ofthe General Counsel provides legal consultation, advice and representation to the Executive Office and the four divisions and their oversight boards and commissions that constitute the Department of Fire Services, as well as to the Board ofFire Prevention Regulations. In addition, this office conducts hearings on all appeals made to the State Fire Department of Fire Services Marshal pursuant to M.G.L. c. 148 and on the suspension or revocation of licenses issued by the department. The Office also prepares all legal documents including any changes to statutes or to the Code of Massachusetts Regulations for which the Marshal has rulemaking authority. Public Information Office Voice: (978) 567-3381 Fax: (978) 567-3199 Jennifer Mieth, Public Information Officer The goal ofthe Public Information Office is to raise awareness about agency programs, activities and services, to help educate the public about fire prevention and to inform the public about the fire and rescue service. This office assists the senior staffin responding to media inquiries, coordinating publicity regarding agency programs and activities, and preparing publications for the department.