What’s the difference between Fire Marshals and 

Fire Wardens?

The UAE there are no legal guidelines that differentiate between the

roles.

Both are a designated civilian who has been delegated the role of added
responsibility within their workplace. Ultimately it depends on your
workplace whether you need either a fire marshal, a fire warden or both. 

It is important to look at your fire safety requirement from a sensible

point of view. 

If you have small business premises then you will need a 'appointed
person' or 'deputy' to sweep their defined area in the case of the fire and
make sure all staff are removed from this area - without putting a larger
risk on themselves. The title of Fire Warden or a Fire Marshal is
unimportant, they are essentially the same role. With larger sites with
more than one assembly site, this is where the role of Fire
Marshal or Fire Warden may need to be split. The Fire Warden will
need to make sure the premises is cleared and that they are the last
person out of the building. The Fire Marshal should go to the fire
assembly point and manage the evacuation from outside the building.
They should ensure that everyone is accounted for once outside the
building and that they account for the Fire Marshals too. 
What are the responsibilities of a fire warden?

 Assisting in creating fire emergency & evacuation plan

 Fire prevention – Arranging fire risk assessments to be carried out.
This is a legal requirement under the Regulatory Reform (Fire
Safety) order 2005. They should then implement the assessment
findings to reduce the likelihood of a fire breaking out at your
workplace.
 Fire protection – Ensuring that all fire alarms and extinguishers,
emergency lighting and signage are in place and in good working
order. Checking that there are always efficient escape routes in the
event of a fire.
 Fire evacuation – Fine-tuning evacuations by performing regular fire
drills. They need to ensure that their colleagues leave the building
promptly if a fire breaks out and that they are all accounted for.
 Make sure that the equipment has been correctly installed, is in
working order and readily available.
 Monitoring general fire safety at all times.

What are the responsibilities of a fire Marshal?

 Making sure that all of the buildings fire doors are in correct
working order
 Having good fire safety practices at work
 Taking appropriate action to fires and remaining calm in case of a
fire i.e., fighting fire with the appropriate extinguisher or
evacuating people from the building
 Doing fire risk assessments
 Undertaking company-wide fire drills and then deciding if any
actions need to be taken as a result. 
 Monitoring general fire safety at all times.