What We Do

• two appointed by the president of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association
• two appointed by the president of the Minnesota State Fire Department Association
• two appointed by the president of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters
• two appointed by the president of the League of Minnesota Cities
• one appointed by the president of the Minnesota Association of Townships
• one appointed by the president of the Insurance Federation of Minnesota
• one appointed jointly by the presidents of the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators and the Fire Marshals Association of Minnesota
• Commissioner of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee.

The commissioner of Public Safety must make sure that at least three of the members of the advisory committee work and live in counties outside of the seven-county metropolitan area. The committee provides funding recommendations to the commissioner of Public Safety from the fire safety fund for the following purposes:    

• Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education
• Programs and staffing for the State Fire Marshal Division
• Fire-related regional response team programs and any other fire service programs that have the potential for statewide impact.

Related Minnesota Statutes

Minnesota Statute 299F.012  

Bylaws

Bylaws of the Fire Service Advisory Committee

 

Membership List

Membership List of the Fire Service Advisory Committee 

Policies

Presentation Policy - Revised 

Presenter Information - Revised

Staff Contact

Margaret Koele at (651) 201-7259 or margaret.koele@state.mn.us 

Related Links

Insurance Federation of Minnesota

League of Minnesota Cities

Minnesota Chapter of International Association of Arson Investigators

Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters Association

Minnesota State Fire Department Association

Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division

Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association ​​​​