North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal Fatality Report 2021-2025
This 2025 North Carolina Fire Fatality Report provides a detailed analysis of 2025 fire fatality data, supported by a five-year comparison from 2021 to 2025. The report aims to identify key trends and guide prevention priorities, outlining strategic takeaways and recommendations for 2026. Key focus areas include addressing preventable accidental fire fatalities, protecting older adults as the highest-risk population, targeting geographically concentrated incidents, mitigating multi-fatality events, and emphasizing the critical role of working smoke alarms. Strategic recommendations prioritize senior-focused fire safety programs, expanding smoke alarm installation and verification, directing prevention funding strategically, strengthening fatal fire data quality, and aligning public messaging with evidence-based risks to reduce fatalities.