Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
Hazardous Materials Inspection Program
COVID-19
Employee Presentations
Classification & Pay Plans
Fire Prevention Expo
Fire Prevention is everyone's fight! Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services has held a Fire Prevention Week Expo in order to provide tools and resources to the community to prevent fires in your home.
How to Donate Your Car
Your automobile donation helps us with important training sessions.
Naloxone (Narcan) Training
Take a Naloxone training course, save a life.
Fire and Fall Prevention for Seniors
Bleeding Control Program
Learn how to treat the severe bleeding of traumatic injury victims.
Smoke Alarms
Questions about smoke alarms?
Assisted Living Seminar
Providing valuable fire and life safety education for assisted living facilities.
Crowd Manager Safety Seminar
The Office of the Fire Marshal offers this educational seminar to prepare individuals to be crowd managers.
History
County Holidays
Office of the Fire Marshal
The Office of the Fire Marshal is responsible for conducting preventive inspections of all places allowed under the Howard County Fire Code.
Home Inspection
Burn Permits/Recreational Fire Permits
Online Incident Report Request
Incident reports will tell you that an incident occurred at a particular address and this will allow you to pull a permit to have repairs completed for or insurance company purposes.
Fire Department Trainings and Courses
HCDFRS offers a variety of fire prevention and safety classes for free.
Contact Us
Tell HoCo
Help report non-emergency neighborhood issues to Howard County Government from a smartphone, tablet or desktop computer.
About Howard County
Howard County is a successful melding of old and new, urban and rural, where the rolling green hills of the Piedmont meet the rocky fall line of the glaciers. From the small town flavor of historic mill towns to the thriving model city of Columbia, Howard County makes everyone feel at home.
Transportation Boards & Advisory Groups
The Office of Transportation staffs the Multimodal Transportation Board and the Bicycle Advisory Group.