Directory of services

64 Pages·1998·3.2 MB·English

by  Massachusetts. Department of Fire Services

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
[phone] • [phone] 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 [phone]
Deputy State Fire Marshal Thomas P. Leonard [phone]
Chief of Staff/General Counsel Steven P. Rourke [phone]
Public Information Officer Jennifer L. Mieth [phone]
Administrative Services [phone]
Hazardous Materials Response Program [phone]
Massachusetts Firefighting Academy [phone]
Office of the State Fire Marshal [phone]
Blasting Issues [phone]
Fire Investigation Unit [phone]
Hazardous Devices Unit [phone]
Licensing Issues [phone]
Underground Storage Tanks [phone]
Fire Data/MFIRS/M-BIRS [phone]
Public Fire Education [phone]
Hazardous Materials Mitigation Emergency ResponseAdvisory Board [phone]
Massachusetts Fire Training Council [phone]
Massachusetts Fire Service Commission [phone]
Board of Fire Prevention Regulations [phone]
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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
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Directory of Services
Executive Office
Voice: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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) [phone]
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: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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.