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The Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal's Office provides a variety of administrative and field based public safety services for the Towns of Pineville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson, their unincorporated areas, and the Charlotte ETJ, which consists of Steele Creek, West Mecklenburg, Cooks, Long Creek, Carolina and Robinson Fire Protection Districts.

All areas within City of Charlotte limits are protected and serviced by the Charlotte Fire Department.

The Fire Marshal's Office conducts new construction and recurring code mandated fire inspections for all occupancies, except for single and two-family residential dwellings.

The Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal's Office is the designated agency authorized to conduct fire and/or explosion origin and cause investigations within Mecklenburg County jurisdiction, and services the towns of Pineville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson.

We also provide investigation services in the Charlotte ETJ, (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction), which consists of the Steele Creek, West Mecklenburg, Long Creek, Cooks, Robinson, and Carolina Fire Protection Districts.

Mecklenburg County Fire Fees

The Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal's Office Fire and Life Safety Education team delivers a variety of fire prevention, public education, and community risk reduction programs.

Various ways to protect yourself against fires.

Important Fire Marshal documents.

All commercial and residential plan reviews are processed through the code enforcement division.

Fire at a construction site can endanger the lives of workers and others who happen to be on the site.

The fire code is applicable to all new and existing commercial properties, with the exception of single and two family dwellings.