Editing Fire marshal (section)

=== Virginia Fire Marshals ===
The [[Virginia]] State Fire Marshal's Office is part of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs; the current marshal is Charles E. Altizer, P.E.  The mission of the office is to provide safety to life and property from fire for the citizens of the Commonwealth.  To do this, the Office:
* Utilizes inspectors and engineers to complete fire safety inspections in localities that do not have their own fire code official;
* Conducts building plan reviews for fire safety measures;
* Conducts construction inspections for fire safety systems in state buildings;
* Provides assistance to local building and fire code officials; and
* Responds to complaints and questions from private citizens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vafire.com/state_fire_marshal/index.html|title=State Fire Marshal's Office|date=December 13, 2010|access-date=July 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704214601/http://www.vafire.com/state_fire_marshal/index.html|archive-date=July 4, 2012}}</ref>

Many of Virginia's larger urban localities have their own local fire official. For example, [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]]'s Office of the Fire Marshal has over 100 employees who are trained and certified to enforce a variety of fire prevention regulations including portions of the [[Uniform Statewide Building Code]].  The Office, which is the Fire Prevention Division of the Fire & Rescue Department's Business Services Bureau, functions under the command of a Deputy Fire Chief, who is responsible for oversight of all aspects of the Office's mission, including supervision of the Fire Prevention Services (FPS) and Hazardous Materials & Investigative Services (HMIS) sections, each commanded by a Battalion Fire Chief. The mission is to prevent the inception or recurrence of fire and hazardous conditions by providing fire prevention and hazardous materials-related educational, enforcement, inspection, investigative, plans review, and technical services to the businesses, industries, residents, and visitors of Fairfax County and the towns of [[Clifton, Virginia|Clifton]], [[Herndon, Virginia|Herndon]], and [[Vienna, Virginia|Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fr/prevention/fmaboutus.htm|title=About the Fire Marshal|date=July 4, 2012|access-date=July 4, 2012}}</ref>