Peter J. Ostroskey was appointed Massachusetts’ state fire marshal in February 2016 after serving four years as deputy state fire marshal. As head of the state Department of Fire Services, he oversees the Administrative Division, Massachusetts Firefighting Academy, the Fire Safety Division, the Hazardous Materials Response Program and the Special Operations Division. The Massachusetts State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit, which includes fire investigators and the bomb squad, are assigned to him. He as has 30 years of experience in the fire service, having risen through the ranks from private to the position of fire chief in Uxbridge, MA. Previously, he was the deputy director of the Statewide Emergency Telecommunications Board, which now is known as the State 9-1-1 Department.