The Tyler Fire Marshal's Office is comprised of specially trained personnel that carry multiple certifications and licenses with the State of Texas to carry out its critical functions. The Division is led by the Fire Marshal, with support from the Assistant Fire Marshal and the Administrative Assistant. Additionally, there is one Deputy Fire Marshal on each of the three Suppression shifts and one Deputy Fire Marshal at Fire Administration that carries out safety inspection and investigative functions within the Division.

The mission of the Tyler Fire Marshal’s Office is to protect the lives and property of the citizens of Tyler through the enforcement of fire and life safety codes, investigation of complaints regarding hazardous conditions, educational outreach regarding the dangers of fire, abating unsafe structures, determining the cause and origin of fires within the City of Tyler, and actively pursuing the criminal investigation of those responsible for the crime of arson.