(1) The Fire Marshal’s Office is established in the department under the director’s direction. The fire marshal shall be expressly employed for that position. As used in the IFC, the term "fire code official" means the Snohomish County Fire Marshal. The duties and responsibilities of the fire marshal shall include fire plan review, fire inspections, fire investigations, and fire prevention.

(2) The fire commissioners and fire chiefs of the various fire districts in Snohomish County shall advise the director in the selection of a fire marshal and in the selection of inspectors in order that properly qualified persons may be selected.

(3) The fire marshal shall have no control, expressed or implied, over the operation, functioning, expenditures, tactics, personnel, equipment or any other function of a fire department or fire district, except in performance of duties connected with fire code enforcement, or unless specifically requested by the proper district authority.

(4) The fire marshal shall assist and cooperate with such officers and agencies as: state fire marshal, private insurance companies, authorized police, state and federal agencies. The fire marshal is authorized to visit, or otherwise contact such agencies as: Association of Washington Cities, National Fire Protection Association, Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau, and other like associations and organizations representing fire interests. (Added by Ord. 07-087, Sept. 5, 2007, Eff date Sept. 21, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 14-059, Aug. 27, 2014, Eff date Sept. 13, 2014).