"fire marshal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire marshals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire marshal (plural fire marshals)
  1. (US, Philippines) A public official with police powers responsible for enforcing fire safety regulations, and sometimes, who also investigates suspicious fires. Tags: Philippines, US Categories (topical): Firefighting, Occupations Synonyms: fire chief, fire marshall [Philippines, US] Translations (official enforcing fire laws): palopäällikkö (Finnish), Brandinspektor [masculine] (German), Brandinspektorin [feminine] (German), Brandschutzbeauftragter [masculine] (German), Brandschutzbeauftragte [feminine] (German), Brandursachenermittler [masculine] (German), Brandursachenermittlerin [feminine] (German)

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