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As the number of fire deaths rises in North Carolina, Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey has organized a team of firefighters and volunteers to be out in force this weekend to distribute and install free smoke alarms in neighborhoods across the state.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is reminding homeowners that insurance rate changes will take effect on June 1, 2022. Consumers will likely see the rate increase on policies that are taken out or renewed on or after today.

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer swimming season. This weekend, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey reminds families to play it safe around water and take time to talk to your kids about water safety.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present checks to five emergency response units in three counties and present a special award during visits scheduled on Monday, May 23.

Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will present $5,000 grant checks each to the Ashe County Rescue Squad, Mountain Park Rescue Squad, Elkin Emergency Rescue Squad, Wilkes County Rescue Squad and Alleghany Rescue Squad.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present the Order of the Guardian, the Department of Insurance’s top award, to three men during a visit to Rockingham County on Saturday, May 21.

Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will honor Ronald Perkins, Joel Madren and Tony Pruitt during the Williamsburg Fire Department and Rescue’s annual community business meeting. The Order of the Guardian is the highest honor given by the N.C. Department of Insurance.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will host a public ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of NCDOI’s Piedmont Regional Office at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 19. The office is located at 106 Baker Road, Archdale, North Carolina.

“This new office will allow the Department of Insurance and the Office of State Fire Marshal to better serve North Carolina residents of the Triad and beyond,” Commissioner Causey said. “We are very excited to welcome the public here to see our building first-hand.”

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will present 12 grant checks to emergency response units in eight counties and present an Order of the Guardian Award during a two-day trip to the eastern part of the state on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 10-11.

Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will present grant checks to units in Hertford, Bertie, Northampton, Halifax, Beaufort, Washington, Martin and Edgecombe counties.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey on Thursday, May 5, will honor 11 High Point firefighters who performed lifesaving rescues earlier this year.

In addition, Commissioner Causey, who is also the State Fire Marshal, will present awards to a couple who have served the Southeast Volunteer Fire Department since 1988.

Commissioner Causey will also present grant checks to first responder organizations during his visit to Guilford and Randolph counties.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey will kick-off Arson Awareness Week and present Accelerant Detection K-9 ‘Nancy’ during a special news conference this week. The press conference and demonstration to follow will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4 in front of the Albemarle Building, located at 325 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, N.C.

The media is invited to attend and cover this special event.

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, will announce new insurance ratings at two Raleigh fire departments this week.

On Tuesday morning, Commissioner Causey will unveil the new fire rating for the Durham Highway Fire Department, and he will visit the Western Wake Fire Department to present its fire rating on Wednesday afternoon.