Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), in collaboration with Kidde and State Farm, will host a Smoke Alarm Saturday Kickoff Media Event on Friday, June 6, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department in Buncombe County. This event marks the launch of OSFM’s annual Smoke Alarm Saturday Initiative, which will take place the following day across North Carolina.
On Saturday, June 7th, more than 150 Fire Departments covering 62 counties will participate in Smoke Alarm Saturday, installing free smoke alarms and offering fire safety education to families in need. A complete list of participating fire departments is available following this advisory. More than 4,700 smoke alarms will be distributed across North Carolina from OSFM grant funds, including 1,200 from a State Farm donation.
The kickoff event will highlight the distribution of an additional 5,000 plus smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, and fire extinguishers donated by Kidde to 12 Western North Carolina fire departments that suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Helene. This support effort helps ensure that life-saving tools are in place to protect residents better ahead of the summer months.
When: Friday, June 6, 2025, 10:30 a.m. at the Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, 1586 Charlotte Highway, Fairview, NC 28730.
Participating WNC Fire Departments Receiving Equipment: Leicester VFD, Fairview VFD, Reems Creek VFD, Reynolds FD, Weaverville FD, Swannanoa Fire Rescue, Beaverdam VFD, Black Mountain VFD, Garren Creek VFD, Skyland FD, Asheville FD, Jupiter FD
Speakers Include State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor, Kidde Representative Stephanie Berzinski, Red Cross Regional Director Jerri Goldberg, State Farm Tammy Murphy and Fairview Fire Chief Scott Jones
Media Opportunities:
- Interviews with local fire service leaders, Kidde, State Farm, American Red Cross, and OSFM officials.
- Video and photo opportunities during the kickoff ceremony.
- Ride-along opportunities as volunteers and firefighters canvass neighborhoods to install alarms immediately following the event.
Media are encouraged to attend Friday’s event and ride with canvassing crews.
Smoke Alarm Saturday 2025 Participating Fire Departments
| County | Department | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department | 2806 Old NC 87 | Elon |
| Alamance | City of Graham Fire Department | 201 S Main Street | Graham |
| Alamance | Snow Camp Fire Department | 8408 Snow Camp Road | Snow Camp |
| Alamance | Swepsonville Fire Department | 2744 Darrell Newton Drive | Graham |
| Anson | Anson County Fire Marshals Office | 2230 Country Club Road | Wadesboro |
| Anson | Lilesville Fire Department | 202 West Walls Street | Lilesville |
| Anson | Wadesboro Fire Department | 205 E Morgan Street | Wadesboro |
| Bladen | Bladen Co Fire Marshal Office | 5853 US 701 North | Elizabethtown |
| Bladen | Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department | 2585 White Plains Church Road | Council |
| Bladen | Tar Heel Fire/Rescue | 269 Tar Heel Ferry Road | Tar Heel |
| Bladen | White Oak Fire Department | 10838 NC 53 West Street | White Oak |
| Brunswick | N.W. Fire Rescue Department Inc. | 5029 Blue Banks Loop Road NE | Leland |
| Brunswick | Shallotte Point Volunteer Fire Department | 4126 Pigott Road | Ash |
| Brunswick | Southport Fire Department | 1011 North Howe Street | Southport |
| Brunswick | Tri-Beach Volunteer Fire Department | 1044 Sabbath Home Road SW | Supply |
| Buncombe | Enka- Candler Fire & Rescue | 85 Pisgah Hwy | Candler |
| Buncombe | Riceville Volunteer Fire Department | 2251 Riceville Road | Asheville |
| Buncombe | West Buncombe Volunteer Fire Department | 549 Old County Home Road | Asheville |
| Burke | Salem Fire Rescue | 1315 Salem Road | Morganton |
| Cabarrus | Odell Fire & Rescue | 9051 Davidson Hwy | Concord |
| Caldwell | Grace Chapel Fire Department | 4548 Grace Chapel Road | Granite Falls |
| Caldwell | Lenoir Fire Department | 601 Harper Ave., NW | Lenoir |
| Carteret | Carteret County Fire Marshal | 3820 Bridges Street, Suite D | Morehead City |
| Carteret | Emerald Isle Fire Department | 7516 Emerald Drive | Emerald Isle |
| Carteret | Morehead City Fire-EMS Department | 4034 Arendell Street | Morehead City |
| Carteret | North River & Laurel Road Vol. Fire Department | 893 Merrimon Drive | Beaufort |
| Carteret | Western Carteret Fire & EMS | 140 Sherwood Ave | Cedar Point |
| Caswell | Pelham Volunteer Fire Department | 4895 Old US Hwy 29 | Pelham |
| Cherokee | Grape Creek Fire Department | 5576 Joe Brown Highway | Murphy |
| Cherokee | Hiwassee Dam Fire Department | 80 Line Drive | Hiwassee |
| Cherokee | Unaka Volunteer Fire Department | 15015 Joe Brown Highway | Murphy |
| Chowan | Edenton Fire Department | 704 N Broad Street | Edenton |
| Cleveland | #3 Volunteer Fire Department | 2326 Blacksburg Road | Grover |
| Cleveland | Kings Mountain Fire Department | 106 Spruce Street | Kings Mountain |
| Columbus | Columbus County Fire Marshal's Office | 130 West Columbus Street | Whiteville |
| Columbus | Nakina Fire and Rescue Squad | 214 Ramsey Ford Road | Nakina |
| Columbus | Whiteville Fire Department | 120 E Columbus Street | Whiteville |
| Craven | Havelock Fire and Rescue | 2 Governmental Ave | Havelock |
| Cumberland | Cumberland Road Fire Department | 3543 Cumberland Road | Fayetteville |
| Cumberland | Fayetteville Fire Department | 632 Langdon Street | Fayetteville |
| Cumberland | Grays Creek Fire Department | 6975 Fire Department Road | Hope Mills |
| Cumberland | Hope Mills Fire Department | 5788 Rockfish Road | Hope Mills |
| Cumberland | Spring Lake Fire Department | 300 Ruth Street | Spring Lake |
| Cumberland | Vander Volunteer Fire Department Inc | 3509 Clinton Road | Fayetteville |
| Currituck | Currituck County Fire-EMS | 125 College Way | Barco |
| Dare | Fisco Volunteer Fire Department | 52470 NC Hwy 12 | Frisco |
| Dare | Kitty Hawk Fire Department | 859 W. Kitty Hawk Road | Kitty Hawk |
| Davidson | City of Lexington Fire Department | 200 East Center Street | Lexington |
| Davidson | Silver Valley Fire Department | 11450 S NC Hwy 109 | Lexington |
| Davie | Advance Fire Department | 1869 NC Highway 801 S | Advance |
| Davie | Fork Fire Department | 3181 US Hwy 64 East | Advance |
| Durham | Bahama Volunteer Fire Department | 1814 Bahama Road. | Bahama |
| Durham | City of Durham Fire Department | 2008 E Club Blvd. | Durham |
| Durham | Durham County Fire Marshal's Office | 120 E Parrish Street Suite 100 | Durham |
| Durham | Lebanon Fire Department | 7900 Russell Road | Durham |
| Edgecombe | Rocky Mount Fire Department | 375 E. Raleigh Blvd. | Rocky Mount |
| Forsyth | Clemmons Fire Department | 5931 James Street | Clemmons |
| Forsyth | Griffith Fire Department | 5190 Peters Creek Pkwy | Winston Salem |
| Forsyth | Kernersville Fire Rescue Department | 1180 NC Hwy 66 South | Kernersville |
| Forsyth | Old Richmond Fire Department | 7975 Reynolda Road | Pfafftown |
| Forsyth | Rural Hall Fire Department | 177 Rural Hall-Germanton Road. | Rural Hall |
| Forsyth | Winston-Salem Fire Department | 725 North Cherry Street | Winston-Salem |
| Franklin | Louisburg Fire Department | 102 Wade Ave | Louisburg |
| Gaston | Mount Holly Fire Department | 433 Killian Avenue | Mount Holly |
| Gates | Gates County Emergency Management and Fire Marshal | 308 US 158 HWY | Gatesville |
| Granville | Stovall Volunteer Fire Department | 204 US Hwy 15 | Stovall |
| Guilford | Alamance Community Fire Department | 4108 Presbyterian Road | Greensboro |
| Guilford | District 28 Fire & Rescue | 6619 NC Hwy 61N | Gibsonville |
| Guilford | Fire District 13 | 2505 Lees Chapel Road | Greensboro |
| Guilford | Greensboro Fire Department | 1514 N. Church Street | Greensboro |
| Guilford | High Point Fire Department | 149 Church Ave | High Point |
| Guilford | Mt Hope Community Fire Department | 6651 Holts Streetore Road | Julian |
| Guilford | Mt Hope Fire Department | 6651 Holts Streetore Road | Julian |
| Guilford | Northeast Guilford Fire Department | 7806 Jackson School Road | Brown Summit |
| Guilford | Pinecroft-Sedgefield Fire District | 2239 Bishop Road | Greensboro |
| Guilford | Pleasant Garden Fire Department | 4814 Pleasant Garden Road | Pleasant Garden |
| Guilford | Whisett Fire Department | 809 NC61 | Whitsett |
| Halifax | Littleton Volunteer Fire Department | 226 Highway 158 E | Littleton |
| Harnett | Angier & Black River Fire Department, Inc. | 309 North Broad Street E. | Angier |
| Harnett | Benhaven Emergency Services | 4023 Highway 87 north | Sanford |
| Harnett | Erwin Fire & Rescue Inc. | 200 South 13th Street | Erwin |
| Harnett | Harnett County Fire Marshal's Office | 1005 Edwards Brothers Drive | Lillington |
| Harnett | Lillington Fire Department | 823 South Main Street | Lillington |
| Harnett | Spout Springs Emergency Services | 4400 Buffalo Lake Road | Cameron |
| Henderson | City of Henderson Fire Department | 851 N. Main Street | Hendersonville |
| Henderson | Valley Hill Fire & Rescue | 1675 Willow Road | Hendersonville |
| Hoke | Pine Hill Fire Department | 6390 Calloway Road | Aberdeen |
| Hoke | Puppy Creek Fire Department | 445 Pittman Grove Church Road | Raeford |
| Johnston | Clayton Fire Department | 325 West Horne Street | Clayton |
| Johnston | Cleveland Fire Department | 9039 Cleveland Road | Clayton |
| Johnston | Smithfield Fire Department | 111 South Fourth Street | Smithfield |
| Johnston | West Johnston Fire Department | 5503 Old Fairground Road | Benson |
| Lenoir | Kinston Department of Fire & Rescue | 401 E Vernon Ave | Kinston |
| Lincoln | Denver Fire Department | 3956 N NC 16 Business | Denver |
| Macon | Otto Fire and Rescue | 60 Firehouse Drive | Otto |
| Macon | Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Inc | 169 Hale Ridge Road | Scaly Mountain |
| McDowell | Marion Fire Department | 60 W Court Street | Marion |
| McDowell | Sugar Hill Montford Cove Fire Department | 8900 Old Fort Sugar Hill Road | Marion |
| Mecklenburg | Charlotte Fire Department | 500 Dalton Ave | Charlotte |
| Moore | Town of Pinebluff Fire/Rescue | 580 South Walnut Street | Pinebluff |
| Moore | Westmoore Volunteer Fire Protective | 1211 Dover Church Road | Seagrove |
| New Hanover | Carolina Beach Fire Department | 9 S Dow Road | Carolina Beach |
| Orange | Carrboro Fire Rescue | 301 West Main Street | Carrboro |
| Orange | Chapel Hill Fire Department | 405 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. | Chapel Hill |
| Pender | Burgaw Fire Department | 109 N. Walker Street | Burgaw |
| Pender | Pender Fire Marshal Office | 805 Ridgewood Ave | Burgaw |
| Pitt | Bethel Fire & Rescue | 3826 James Street | Bethel |
| Randolph | Asheboro Fire Department | 401 S Church Street | Asheboro |
| Randolph | Guil-Rand Fire Department | 10506 S. Main Street | Archdale |
| Randolph | Level Cross Fire Department | 125 Branson Mill Road. | Randleman |
| Randolph | Liberty Fire Department | 515 West Swannanoa Avenue | Liberty |
| Randolph | Staley Fire Department | 410 W Railroad Street | Staley |
| Richmond | Rockingham Fire Department | 231 S. Lawrence Street | Rockingham |
| Robeson | Lumberton Fire Department | 600 N Cedar Street | Lumberton |
| Robeson | Orrum Township Fire Department | 102 Sout Carolina Street | Proctorville |
| Rockingham | Bethany Fire Department | 6052 NC 65 | Reidsville |
| Rockingham | Eden Fire Department | 135 E. Stadium Drive | Eden |
| Rockingham | Yanceyville Road Volunteer Fire Department | 3361 US 158 | Reidsville |
| Rowan | Granite Quarry Fire Department | 143 N. Salisbury Ave | Granite Quarry |
| Rowan | Spencer Fire Department | 208 S Salisbury Ave | Spencer |
| Rutherford | Bostic Volunteer Fire Department | 181 N. Main Street | Bostic |
| Rutherford | Cliffside Area Fire Department | 4600 US 221A Hwy | Mooresboro |
| Rutherford | Green Hill Fire Department | 2711 Hwy 64-74/A | Rutherfordton |
| Rutherford | Rutherfordton Fire & Rescue | 144 N Mitchell Street | Rutherfordton |
| Scotland | City of Laurinburg Fire Department | 17501 Abedeen Road | Laurinburg |
| Scotland | Gibson Southwest District Fire Department | 6280 Gibson Road | Gibson |
| Stanly | Endy Volunteer Fire Department | 25045 NC 24 27 Hwy | Albemarle |
| Stokes | Danbury Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Inc. | 102 Old Church Road | Danbury |
| Surry | Bannertown Vol Fire Department | 124 Reeves Mill Road | Mt. Airy |
| Surry | Elkin Fire Department | 304 N Front Street | Elkin |
| Transylvania | North Transylvania Fire and Rescue | 5299 Asheville Highway | Pisgah Forest |
| Union | Griffith Road VFD | 3310 Griffith Road | Monroe |
| Union | Hemby Bridge Fire Department | 6628 Mill Grove Road | Indian Trail |
| Union | Union County Fire Marshal's Office | 2258 Concord Hwy | Monroe |
| Vance | City of Henderson Fire Department | 211 Dabney Drive | Henderson |
| Vance | Townsville Rural Vol Fire Department | 12729 Hwy NC 39 N | Henderson |
| Wake | Apex Fire Department | 315 W Williams Street | Apex |
| Wake | Garner Fire-Rescue, Inc. | 914 Seventh Ave | Garner |
| Wake | Holly Springs Fire Department | 700 Flint Point Lane | Holly Springs |
| Wake | Knightdale Fire Department | 950 Steeple Square C | Knightdale |
| Wake | Northern Wake Fire Department | 11713 Six Forks Road | Raleigh |
| Wake | Wake Forest Fire Department | 420 Elm Ave | Wake Forest |
| Wake | Wendell Fire Department | 2960 Wendell Blvd | Wendell |
| Warren | Arcola Rural Volunteer Fire Department | 2169 NC Hwy 43 | Warrenton |
| Warren | Warren County Fire Marshals Office | 890 US Hwy. 158 Bypass | Warrenton |
| Wayne | Arrington Volunteer Fire Department | 570 Emmaus Church Road | Dudley |
| Wilkes | North Wilkesboro Fire Department | 709 9th Street | North Wilkesboro |
| Wilkes | Ronda Fire Department | 12164 Elkin Hwy 268 | Ronda |
| Wilson | Black Creek Fire Department | 114 Church Street | Black Creek |
| Wilson | East Nash Volunteer Fire Department | 4117 US 264 Alt. E | Wilson |
| Yadkin | Forbush Volunteer Fire Department | 4725 East Old Hwy 421 | Yadkinville |