CBFD: Fire protection system was in compliance at time of Paradise Cove condos fire CBFD: Fire protection system was in compliance at time of Paradise Cove condos fire By WECT Staff | April 7, 2021 at 8:42 AM EDT - Updated April 7 at 12:30 PM CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Carolina Beach Fire Department has confirmed that the annual inspection of the fire protection system at Paradise Cove condos was in compliance, Fire Chief Alan Griffin said in a statement Wednesday. Carolina Beach officials released the statement after receiving multiple media requests asking whether the fire protection system was operating properly at the time of the massive fire at the complex on April 2.