Interested in Volunteering with Skyland Fire & Rescue

Contact Tony Reid, Volunteer Coordinator

TReid@skylandfire.com 

We need your help!

Buncombe and Madison Counties and the municipalities within the counties are working together to become less vulnerable to natural disasters, and your participation in the process is important to us!

The counties, along with local jurisdictions and other partners, are working to update the multi-jurisdictional Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan identifies and assesses our community’s natural hazard risks and identifies strategies that determine how to best minimize or manage those risks.

This survey is an opportunity for you to share your opinions and participate in the mitigation planning process. The information you provide will help us better understand your hazard concerns and can lead to mitigation activities that should help lessen the impacts of future hazard events.

Survey Link:  https://s.surveyplanet.com/uSiT4nell

Skyland Fire Rescue is Conducting Wildfire Assessment of Homes in the Skyland Fire District

The Wildfire Assessment is done by firefighters who are looking for hazards around the home that may prevent being able to defend the home from a wildfire.

Hazards that may exist around the home may include leaves, brush, or other combustibles that are close to the home.

Skyland Firefighters will be leaving door hangers on homes that has an above average risk for wildfire.

What Can You Do?

Remove combustibles, leaves, and brush at least thirty feet away from the home, decks, or anything that could carry the fire into the home.

What is Your Risk?

This year we have an elevated risk of wildfire due to the dry and hot conditions, which makes the forest burn much faster and hotter, which will continue until we have significant rain.

What is Defendable Space?

Defendable space is the area around your home that does not have brush, leaves, or combustibles which is preferably covered with grass or a non combustible.

Why Do You Need Defendable Space?

Defendable space provides you with a buffer to allow for firefighters to defend your home if a wildfire occurs and helps you and the firefighters protect your home.

What If You Have Questions?

You can Call Skyland Fire Department at any time and we can provide additional answers or have someone come and visit your home to assist you with your wildfire prevention plan.

You can also go to NFPA Firewise for more Information.

Contact us

Below are the door hangers that are being placed on homes with an above average risk of wildfire as well as additional Wildfire Safety Tips

Help Us Protect and Defend Your Home From Wildfire.

Bad Weather Emergency Numbers for Power and Utilities 

National Weather Service Forecast-Asheville

Real-time Road Conditions From the NCDOT

ReadyNC Preparedness Mobile App

Duke Power Outage Map

Prevent Frozen Pipes