The Pender County Fire Marshal’s Office has a primary responsibility of enforcing the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code that requires commercial occupancies be inspected on an arranged schedule depending on the occupancy type.
In addition, the Fire Marshal’s Office handles safety concerns reported by the public and reviews building plans and fire protection equipment. During the building process, we work closely with our Building Code Enforcement Division.
The Fire Marshal’s Office also conducts investigations into the origin and cause of fires. During investigations we may work with a number of different agencies that include: local Fire Departments, Sheriff’s Office, local Police Departments, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The North Carolina Fire Marshals Association (NCFMA) announced that Pender County Fire Marshal Amy Burton has been selected as the association’s Eastern Region Director, making her the first woman to hold this leadership position in the region. Read on...
October marks Fire Prevention Month, a time when communities across the nation come together to raise awareness about preventing fires and saving lives. Read on...
Effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, the Open Ban on Burning will be rescinded for all unincorporated areas of Pender County. Please follow all applicable laws for open burning within 100 feet of a dwelling. Read on...
A burn ban will go into effect at 8:00 a.m. on March 21, 2025, for all unincorporated areas of Pender County due to very high fire danger conditions. Read on...
At approximately 10:45 PM on March 16, 2025, a 40-foot center console fishing boat was engulfed in flames in the Washington Acres neighborhood of Hampstead. Pender EMS & Fire responded promptly to the scene and successfully extinguished the fire. Read on...
At approximately 2:30 AM on 12/4/2024, a house fire broke out in Rocky Point, prompting a swift response from the Rocky Point VFD, Pender EMS & Fire, and New Hanover Fire & Rescue. Firefighters worked to contain the fire, preventing it from spreading. Read on...
