Established in 1980 as a fulltime department, the Fire Marshal works closely with Darien's three volunteer fire…More departments.</p> <p>The Office, located in the Town Hall, includes a Fire Marshal (Robert J. Buch), Deputy Fire Marshal (Marc P. McEwan), part-time Fire Inspector (David R. Francis), and a Secretary (Angela Clark).</p> <p>The Darien Fire Marshal works with and through the Connecticut State Fire Marshal's Office. Building Officials and Fire Marshals are under the State Department of Public Safety.<br /><br />Duties of the Fire Marshal include reviewing plans for most construction, fire investigation, fire prevention education, permits for blasting and tank removal, and certification of hazardous materials transport vehicles. <br /> <br />The Fire Marshal also issues permits and inspects all gasoline, commercial fuel oil and liquid petroleum gas tank installations for Darien.</p>