State Electrical Division Contacts

State Electrical Division
919-647-0000
800-634-7854 (toll free)
919-715-0063 (fax)

Physical Address:
Albemarle Building
325 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh NC 27603

Mailing Address:
Office of State Fire Marshal
State Electrical Division
1202 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699-1202

All requests for appeals of an Electrical Code issue from a local jurisdiction will be accepted Monday thru Thursday by contacting the State Electrical Inspector with jurisdiction in that county. Appellants (the person(s) challenging) are required to have the following:

  1. the Code section(s) in dispute
  2. the interpretation and contact information of the Chief Electrical Inspector of the local jurisdiction, and
  3. the appellant's interpretation of the Code section(s) in dispute

Whenever an inspection has failed due to a violation of the electrical code, upon request of the permit holder, the local electrical inspector shall provide the permit holder with the section of the electrical code that has been violated.

Joseph Starling
Chief State Electrical Engineer and Inspector, Chief Electrical Code Consultant, Fire Investigator as Chief Electrical Engineer
919-647-0020
joseph.starling@ncdoi.gov
Interprets the State Electrical Code for North Carolina, approves suitable qualified testing laboratories and national standards, approves School Maintenance Electricians, investigates fires throughout the State for electrical causes

Danny Thomas
State Electrical Inspector
919-647-0062
daniel.thomas@ncdoi.gov
Interprets the State Electrical Code for North Carolina, provides educational resources to the webpage and at meetings

Janet Whittaker
Field Supervisor & State Electrical Inspector, Fire Investigator as Electrical Engineer Technician
919-810-5511
janet.whittaker@ncdoi.gov
Inspects Dept. of Transportation equipment for the South Eastern Jurisdictions, administers electrical code appeals from the South Eastern Jurisdictions, investigates fires throughout the South Eastern Jurisdictions for electrical cause

Chris Faucette
State Electrical Inspector, Fire Investigator as Electrical Engineer Technician
919-218-7621
chris.faucette@ncdoi.gov
Inspects Dept. of Transportation equipment for the North Eastern Jurisdictions, administers electrical code appeals from the North Eastern Jurisdictions, investigates fires throughout the North Eastern Jurisdictions for electrical cause

Tommy Green
State Electrical Inspector, Fire Investigator as Electrical Engineer Technician
919-218-0811
tommy.green@ncdoi.gov
Inspects Dept. of Transportation equipment for the Western Jurisdictions, administers electrical code appeals from the Western Jurisdictions, investigates fires throughout the Western Jurisdictions for electrical cause