Johnston County Fire Marshal's Office

Fire Code Inspection of Commercial Occupancies

A business occupying commercial premises in Johnston County should expect periodic fire code inspections. The county's About the Fire Marshal's Office page states: 'The Johnston 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.' The same page states that the office 'handles safety concerns reported by the public and reviews building plans and fire protection equipment', and that during the building process it works closely with the Building Code Enforcement Division and the Planning Department. The county's Site Plan Application also lists the Fire Marshal among the review agencies for NC Fire Code requirements on new non-residential site plans. How often a given business is inspected depends on its occupancy type, so a restaurant, a child care center and a retail store may be on different schedules. Contact the Johnston County Fire Marshal's Office through its page on the county website.