Kevin Sehlmeyer was appointed the Michigan state fire marshal in April 2017.  Sehlmeyer leads the Bureau of Fire Services within the State of Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.  He serves as an ex-officio member of the Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council and State Fire Safety Board.  Sehlmeyer also leads a state-wide community risk reduction effort, known as MI Prevention, to make communities safer and reduce fire fatalities.  Sehlmeyer has also been a director with the International Fire Marshals Association since 2018.  
 
Prior to his appointment as Michigan state fire marshal, Sehlmeyer served as the deputy fire chief of the Grand Rapids Fire Department.  After 30+ years with the department, he retired in January 2016.  Before joining the Grand Rapids Fire Department, Sehlmeyer was a crash rescue firefighter for the Michigan Air National Guard for six years. Sehlmeyer holds a bachelor’s degree in management and organizational development from Spring Arbor University.

Sehlmeyer has volunteered as the state Lead Advocate in Michigan for the Nation Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) since 2012 and since 2016, he has served as the NFFF Lead Volunteer Regional Advocate coordinating regional efforts in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.