About SFM
We support local fire and law enforcement, other agencies and the general public with fire investigations, training, materials, education, inspections, and the development and adoption of state fire code.
Our history
The Minnesota State Legislature created the position of state fire marshal in 1905. The Fire Marshal Department was created in 1913 and the SFM division became part of the newly created Minnesota Department of Public Safety in 1970. The SFM division has enforced the Minnesota State Fire Code since 1975. For the first 28 years, the state fire code was known as the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code. Since 2003, it has been called the Minnesota State Fire Code.
