The primary responsibility of any fire prevention official is to enforce the fire codes adopted by their respective jurisdiction. The common highest goal in any fire prevention effort is providing ...

Fayetteville’s code enforcement employees each handle about 1,106 cases per year — more than double the average caseload of their peers in larger cities like Charlotte and Raleigh, city officials told ...

Orange County plans to revamp its code-enforcement operation and try a “softer” approach to gaining compliance. Code enforcement, the county department whose job it is to keep residential properties ...