The City of Morganton requires all businesses and public buildings to have an annual fire inspection and to display their fire inspection permit.
Officers place a numbered decal on the front of inspected buildings.
The City of Morganton requires a burning permit for all burning inside the city limits. There is no charge for residential building permits. Avery Avenue Cleaning up the equipment and properly storing it away is a time-consuming and difficult chore following any fire call. Air packs must be cleaned and the oxygen bottles refilled. The SCVA masked are cleaned and thoroughly sanitized.