Official Site of The State of New Jersey
Bureaus and Offices
| Division of Fire Safety Administration |
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Richard J. Mikutsky, Director (About the director) |
| Fiscal Services |
| Tracy Holmes P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 913-4294 Fax: (609) 609-633-6134 |
| Publications |
| Jessica Duff P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 913-4288 Fax: (609) 633-6134
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| VESO Loan |
| Lucille Ventres P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 913-4323 Fax: (609) 633-6134
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| Regulatory and Legislative Office |
| Andrew Kondor P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 913-4302 Fax: (609) 633-6134 The Legislative and Regulatory Office is responsible for monitoring local enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code and implementing regulations. |
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| Bureau of Fire Code Enforcement |
| Louis Kilmer, Bureau Chief CPM P.O. Box 809, Trenton, NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 633-6106 Fax: (609) 633-6330 The Bureau of Fire Code Enforcement encompasses the following programs: Life Hazard Use Registration Unit, Code Inspections, Local Assistance, Permits/Carnival Events, Smoke Detector Certifications. |
| Code Specialist |
| Daniel Timmerman Code Specialist P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 913-4322 |
| Inspection/Registration Unit |
| Peter D'Amore, Supervisor, Northern Region P.O Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 633-6132 Fax: (609) 633-6330 Steve Speicher, Supervisor, Southern Region The Inspection Unit enforces the Uniform Fire Code in municipalities that do not elect to establish local enforcement agencies. The Bureau is responsible for the inspection of high-rise and life hazard use buildings/structures when the Department has retained direct enforcement authority. The Registration Unit enforces the registration of high-rise and life hazard use buildings/businesses to facilitate the inspection and enforcement of the Uniform Fire SafetyAct. Records of these structures are maintained and lists distributed to local enforcement agencies. The program collects fees from life hazard use owners and establishes criteria to disburse funds to local agencies enforcing the Uniform Fire Code Regulations. |
| Local Assistance Unit |
Phone: (609) 913-4289 Fax: (609) 633-6330 The Local Assistance Unit provides technical assistance to 526 local enforcing agencies involved in the enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code and Regulations for the fire code enforcement. Local Assistance also performs audits of local enforcing agencies and provides recommendations to improve the agency's efficiency. |
| Bureau of Fire Department Services |
| P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 633-6070 Fax: (609) 292-6831 The Bureau of Fire Department Services encompasses the following programs: Office of Training & Certification, Fire Investigations, Fire Department Preparedness, Contractor Certification, Juvenile Firesetters Program, Smoke Detector Program. |
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| Office of Training & Certification |
| Greg Kirkham, Supervisor P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 913-4301 Fax: (609) 341-3469 The responsibility of the Office of Training & Certification is to provide statewide educational and training programs relating to fire protection, fire prevention, fire safety inspection, and to certify fire officials/fire inspectors who enforce the uniform fire code. |
| Fire Investigatio/K9 Unit |
| Jason Spiecker, Supervising Fire Investigator P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 633-6070 Fax: (609) 341-3472 The Arson/K-9 unit is responsible for conducting cause and origin investigation of fires and explosions that occur in any municipality where the Division of Fire Safety is the fire code enforcing agency. In addition, this unit has primary responsibility for fires in any owned, leased, or occupied state facility. The unit also has the statutory responsibility to investigate any serious injury or fatality that occurs to a firefighter in the line of duty. |
| Office of Fire Department Preparedness |
| Bruce Tynan, Supervisor P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 913-4329 Fax: (609) 292-6831 The Officie of Fire Department Preparedenss is responsible for coordinating the use of fire service mutual aide and the movement of fire service resources, particularly during a declared State of Emergency. The unit assists each County Fire Coordinator with the development of local and county Fire Mutual Aid plans. A Regional Fire Coordinator is assigned to each of New Jersey's four regional response areas. |
| Contractor Certification Unit |
| Chris Michallis P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625-0809 Phone: (609) 913-4310 Fax: (609) 341-3469 The Contractor Certification Unit licenses businesses and individuals involved in the installation, service, and maintenance of fire protection equipment including fire extinguishers, kitchen and specialized fire suppression systems and fire sprinkler systems. Business permits and individual certifications are valid for three years after which time they must be renewed. |
| Youth Firesetter Prevention Unit |
| Charles Lavin, Supervisor P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 913-4328 Fax: (609) 292-6831 The Juvenile Firesetter unit coordinates a Statewide effort to establish a Youth Firesetter Prevention Program in each of the 21 counties. |
| NFIRS Unit |
| Vince Campagna (609) 913-4327 Jenna Ventres P.O. Box 809, Trenton NJ 08625 To administer a statewide fire incident reporting system that also serves as a central depository for the National Fire Incident Reporting System. Participating fire departments report emergency incidents in a standardized format that is passed on to the United States Fire Administration to be included in a national statistics and analysis. |
| Community Risk Reduction Unit |
| Charles Lavin, Supervisor (609) 913-4328 Increases public awareness of fire safety by developing education fire safety materials such as brochures, flyers, posters and booklets for distribution to schools, fire departments and the general public.
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