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General Information 

The Rockdale County Fire Marshal’s Office is staffed by 7 full-time employees organized into three primary work groups: Plan Review, Inspections, and Fire Safety Education. The division is led by the Assistant Chief-Fire Marshal.  

Title 25, Chapter 2, of the Official Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.) allows the Safety Fire Commissioner of Georgia to adopt rules and regulations to promote fire safety. The primary task of the Fire Marshal’s Office (FMO) is enforcing these “Rules and Regulations for the State Minimum Fire Safety Standards” as adopted by the State Fire Commissioner. 

These rules and regulations are adopted under Chapter 120-3-3 “Rules and Regulations of the Safety Fire Commissioner” and known as “Rules and Regulations for the State Minimum Fire Safety Standards.” Other 120 Rules are also adopted for specific areas of fire safety code adoption and enforcement. Certain National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards and the International Fire Code are adopted under these 120 rules. According to 25-2-4 O.C.G.A., these codes have the “Force and Effect of Law.” 

For local enforcement purposes, Rockdale County adopts these state minimum standards.  

Responsibilities 

Based on Title 25, Chapter 2 O.C.G.A., the FMO has three major responsibilities: 

1. Conduct fire & life safety inspections of existing buildings and structures. 
2. Review plans and specifications for proposed buildings and structures, issue joint building permits with the Building Departments when plans are approved, and conduct fire & life safety inspections of such buildings and structures.
3. Issue joint Certificates of Occupancy with the Building Departments of Rockdale County and City of Conyers. 

The Rockdale County Fire Marshal’s Offices utilizes adopted codes and ordinances to ensure: 

1. Recognized and potential fire and life safety hazards are identified and mitigated. 
2. Reliable egress for occupants from structures.
3. Fire protection and life safety systems are installed and maintained to operate in an effective manner.
4. Buildings are accessible and “user-friendly” to help responding fire crews quickly mitigate any fire or life safety emergency. 

Contact Us

If you are unable to locate the information you need or have any additional questions or comments, please feel free to contact the Rockdale County Fire Marshal’s Office at (770) 278-8401 or email the Fire Marshal’s Office at FireMarshal@rockdale26.soliademo.com