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Fire Marshal

Fire Marshal/Fire Coordinator: Virgil R. Rome, Jr.

Assistant Fire Marshal/Fire Coordinator: James Raperto, Sr.
Fire Prevention Specialist: Dan Stoll


 

Sussex County’s fire marshal is under the aegis of the sheriff’s office. Duties and responsibilities include the following:

  • Enforce New Jersey’s Uniform Fire Code in county-owned buildings and assist local fire officials with enforcement of same.

  • Coordinate activities once a fire-related incident has grown beyond a local fire department’s span of control.

  • Coordinate the investigation of every fire incident occurring within Sussex County.

  • Allocate available fire service resources for out-of-county deployment when requested by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety in accordance with the Fire Service Resource Emergency Deployment Act.

  • Oversee the efforts of the Sussex County Fire Prevention Association in educating the community about fire safety.

  • Administer the Juvenile Fire Watch Program within Sussex County.

  • Serve as liaison between the Sussex County Firemen’s Association, the Sussex County Fire Chief’s Association and county administrators for all fire safety and fire service matters.

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Have questions? For more information, please call 973.579.0380.

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