History

Skyland Fire Department is located about 15 minutes south of Asheville, NC.  Our district is approximately 53 square miles and we protect a population of nearly 11,000.

Membership consists of 70 active volunteers, including 32 full-time employees, 7 part-time employees, 10 Associate Members, a paid Chief, paid Business Manager, paid Training Officer , paid fire & life safety officer, paid EMS coordinator and paid Mechanic. Skyland Fire Rescue has a unique mix of paid and volunteer firefighters.

Our ISO rating is currently a 4.  EMS protection is currently at the E.M.T.-Intermediate level with 23 Intermediates and 20 E.M.T.'s.

Last year we responded to 2404 alarms, and our members spent a total of 14,637 hours on training!