Fire Marshal's Office

The Ocean County Fire Marshal’s office duties and responsibilities are set forth the N.J.A.C. 40A:14-1. Those responsibilities include:

To act in an advisory capacity to all fire companies/departments in the County;
conduct fire investigations pertaining to the cause and origin of fires;
conduct or review studies pertaining to the elimination of fire hazards;
conduct fire safety inspections for all county owned buildings under the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act;
if requested, accept the responsibility of the fire safety inspection agency for a municipality or fire district under the New Jersey Uniform Fire Safety Act;
act as the training administrator of county training facilities and coordinate training programs with fire departments, agencies and established training committees;
offer assistance to families, units of government and mental health agencies including law enforcement for intervention in juvenile fire setting incidents;
provide for the prevention of fire hazards and initiate programs for public awareness;
provide fire departments with such assistance as necessary to coordinate, control or extinguish and fire situation or other emergency when requested by the incident commander or fire chief.

Office of the Fire Marshal
Dennis Allen
P.O. Box 2191
Toms River, NJ 08754-2191
Phone (732) 370-7360
Fax (732) 370-7370
Email OCFireMarshal@co.ocean.nj.us

Residential Resale & Rental Home Inspections
179 South Main St.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Phone: (732) 929-2088
Fax: (732) 929-2077
Email: OCFMSmokeDetect@co.ocean.nj.us

Fire and First Aid Training Center
200 Volunteer Way
Waretown, NJ 08758

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Residential Resale and Rental Home Inspections

Business Registration Form

Fire Report Form

Permit Application

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After a Fire

		Director John P. Kelly has been an Ocean County elected official since 1993. He was sworn into his 11th three-year term on the Board of Commissioners during the Board’s organization meeting Jan. 4, 2023. Read more
		Deputy Director Frank Sadeghi was sworn to his first three year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s reorganization meeting Jan. 3, 2024. A successful businessman and a long-time public servant, Commissioner Sadeghi brings years of leadership experience to the Board. Read more
		Commissioner Virginia E. "Ginny" Haines, a lifelong resident of Ocean County, brings years of public service and leadership experience to the Board of Commissioners. She was sworn into her third three-year term on the Board during its organization meeting Jan. 4, 2023. Read more
		Commissioner Robert S. Arace was sworn into his first three-year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s 2025 organization meeting on Jan. 6. A lifelong resident of Ocean County, Commissioner Arace is deeply committed to fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and family-friendly community. Read more
		Commissioner Jennifier Bacchione was sworn to her first three-year term on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners during the Board’s Jan. 6, 2025 Organization Meeting. Read more
Michael J. Fiure, County Administrator 101 Hooper Ave. Admin Building Toms River, NJ 08754 Phone: (732) 929-2147 \| Email: MFiure@co.ocean.nj.us
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