N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-31A-30
The State Fire Marshal shall provide for periodic inspections of all public education properties in the State of North Carolina insured under the provisions of this Article, in addition to the inspections required by G.S. 115C-525(b). The person making inspections required under G.S. 115C-525(b) shall furnish a copy to the State Fire Marshal, and the local superintendent shall furnish to the State Fire Marshal their corrective action plan. The inspections shall be for safety of buildings and particularly buildings used to provide instruction to students. The inspections shall be the basis for offering such engineering advice as may be thought to be necessary to safeguard students in public education buildings from death and injury from school fires or explosions and to protect the properties from loss, and the public education properties shall be required so far as possible, and reasonable, to carry out and put into effect any recommendations made by the State Fire Marshal.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-31A-30