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City of Asheville shares Fire Station 13 visual survey results, announces second community meeting

A visual preference survey for Fire Station 13 on Open City Hall Asheville recently closed, with 464 responses from the community. The new fire station is planned for property owned by the City on Broadway Street near Mount Clare Avenue. Survey results showed that: 38% of the participants preferred a transitional or contemporary building [...]

Fire Station 13 illustration with logo

City of Asheville launches visual design survey on planned fire station

  How might you like our new fire station to look?   The City of Asheville has launched a visual preference survey on a planned Fire Station 13. In this survey on Open City Hall Asheville, participants will be asked to select up to three images that illustrate their preferred design styles.   The City of [...]

Community Connect webpage screenshot

Asheville Fire Department rolls out platform to better engage residents to prepare for emergency situations

  The Asheville Fire Department has been working closely with technology partner First Due to release Community Connect, a website focused on protecting residents and their property in the most effective way possible during an incident or major disaster.   Community Connect is a secure, easy-to-use website that allows residents to share critical information about their [...]

Fire Marshals Division

A person working within the Fire Marshal’s Office is no longer someone who just attempts to prevent fires. What was once made up of former firefighters who provided only fire prevention inspections in the city’s business areas has now become a complex division, which provides many aspects of emergency and non-emergency services. To meet today’s [...]

Fire Department Staff Directory

Asheville Fire Department   Asheville Fire Department business hours are Monday -Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Main Office Line: 828-259-5636 Fire Marshal’s Division: 828-259-5640 Physical Address: 100 Court Plaza  Asheville, NC 28801 Mailing Address:   P.O. Box 7148 Asheville, NC 28802   Fire Chief Mike Cayse 828-259-5636 mcayse@ashevillenc.gov Chief Cayse has over 34 years of experience rising through the ranks in the Cincinnati Fire Department [...]

Fire Education

The Asheville Fire Department offers several different types of education and prevention programs that target children, adults and seniors. These programs are delivered to the public at no charge and are presented in the most professional manner. These programs allow us to achieve our mission, which is to protect the lives, property and environment of [...]

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