The rest rely on the local deputy fire marshal. Since 2002, five deputy fire marshals have been laid off due to budget cuts. The office now has seven employees, Batista said, all one-man-band fire ...

Master Deputy State Fire Marshal Edward Ernst, assigned to the Western Region of Office of the State Fire Marshal, has been named the recipient of the 2023 James C. Robertson Deputy State Fire ...

He worked at the Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office as assistant emergency management coordinator and deputy fire marshal ... at the Texas A&M University Municipal Fire School.