fire marshal

English

Noun

fire marshal (plural fire marshals)

(US) A public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious fires.

Synonyms

fire chief

Translations

official enforcing fire laws

Finnish: palopäällikkö

German: Brandinspektor m, Brandinspektorin f, Brandschutzbeauftragter m, Brandschutzbeauftragte f, Brandursachenermittler m, Brandursachenermittlerin f

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