In 2021, AFSL began meeting with State Fire Marshals and other fire services personnel to teach them how to dissect and analyze the contents of various fireworks devices so they could establish reasonable grounds (probable cause) to investigate the possible sale and storage of illegal explosives being marketed as consumer fireworks, along with other potentially dangerous pyrotechnic devices that might violate their state laws and regulations. In addition to the state-level attendees, we are often joined by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field personnel.

Fire Marshals are interested in ensuring the safety of buildings and their occupants by enforcing fire codes and regulations, conducting inspections, investigating fires, and providing fire safety education to the public. They also investigate causes of fires and determine if there are any violations of fire code or other laws.