Apply for Board of Director Position at Skyland Fire & Rescue:

To be eligible, a person must be eighteen years of age, must reside or own real property in the Skyland rated fire district, must pay fire taxes within such district, or be a firefighter, Auxiliary member, or a Lifetime Member who lives within 5 miles from the Skyland Fire and Rescue district line and is in good standing with Skyland Fire and Rescue.

Nominations for directors shall be opened the first day of April until the 31st day of May, at which time no further submissions will be accepted. Nominations shall be posted June 1st at which time nominations will be closed and all nominees will be qualified by residency or membership and through a background check that meets the requirements of the department’s insurance company. All qualified nominations will be placed on ballots provided to the executive committee at least one (1) week prior to the annual meeting.  The Application for Board of Director Position will be located on Skyland’s website: skylandfire.com

Notwithstanding a change or restrictions by guidance of federal, state or local government, the annual meeting will be on the 2nd Monday in July each year at 7:30pm.

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To our community, neighbors, and friends,

Since 1954 the dedicated men and women of Skyland Fire & Rescue have been committed to providing professional and compassionate care to the community we call home, striving to ensure the service we provide aligns with the needs of those we are called to protect. Throughout the years, this has meant that our organization does not shy away from challenges or change, but rather seeks new and innovative ways to provide efficient and professional care to those in need. While we are extremely grateful for our past, we progressively look to the challenges of today. Many of our citizens face a growing need for a more definitive level of medical care and preventative education while still receiving quick and reliable on-scene emergency paramedic level care if needed.

 With this in mind, we wish to inform you that Skyland Fire and Rescue will be transitioning to a new model of EMS service and prevention for the citizens of our fire district. On October 25, 2021, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to implement a Community Risk Reduction Program effective January 1, 2022. While this program will continue to ensure that we provide rapid on scene care at a Paramedic level, SFR will not be providing medical transport, but rather medical transport services will be provided by Buncombe County EMS effective January 1, 2022. The implementation of this program is a result of over two years of research, risk analysis, and input from EMS organizations here at home and abroad. We have strived to develop a program that matches the needs of our community rather than to allow “status quo” to be our motivating factor. Moving forward we are confident that this will provide a wider range of services and ensure a more definitive level of care to those we serve. 

On behalf of the Skyland Fire & Rescue Command Staff and Board of Directors, we are grateful for your support and trust. We are confident the best is yet to come both for our community and organization.

In your service,

Skyland Fire & Rescue

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