The State Fire Marshal shall see that all laws he is responsible for administering are faithfully executed and, to that end, the State Fire Marshal is authorized to adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes in order to enforce, carry out, and make effective the provisions of those laws. The State Fire Marshal is also authorized to adopt such further rules not contrary to those laws that will prevent persons subject to the State Fire Marshal's regulatory authority from engaging in practices injurious to the public.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-78A-2