Buncombe, NC

County incident profile · 2020–2024

126,080
5-Year Incidents
19
Departments
269,305
Population
93.6
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.

Incident Composition (2020–2024)

EMS / Rescue
68,321 (54.2%)
Good Intent
19,568 (15.5%)
Service Calls
17,744 (14.1%)
False Alarms
11,046 (8.8%)
Fire
3,988 (3.2%)

Summary

25,216
Avg Incidents / Year
54.2%
EMS Share
3.2%
Fire Share
8.8%
False Alarm Rate
+61.8%
5-Year Trend
19
Departments
Showing 19 of 19
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Station 1 45,818 2.4% 49.8% 12% +524.3%
Skyland Fire Dept 18,157 2.5% 60.2% 8% -32.9%
Black Mountain Fire Dept 11,071 2.2% 50.3% 13.6% +75.1%
Riceville Fire 8,497 2.3% 67% 2% -36.1%
Main Station 7,544 2.7% 50.4% 8.9% -37.6%
Leicester Fire 7,540 4.1% 65.3% 2.9% -28.8%
Reems Creek Fire 5,696 2% 60% 4.8% -40.3%
Reynolds Vol Fire Department 4,787 12.1% 46.8% 6.8% +4.5%
French Broad Fire 3,425 6% 44.3% 8.6% +25.6%
Barnardsville Fire 3,261 3.5% 64.7% 2.9% +133.4%
Upper Hominy Fire 2,522 4.4% 59% 3.1% +151.8%
Enka Candler Fire 2,447 2.2% 52.9% 5.8%
Woodfin Fire 2,057 2.2% 52% 4.9% +131.4%
Weaverville Fire 921 3.3% 50.2% 6.7%
Broad River Fire 827 4% 32.5% 4.1% +34.7%
Garren Creek Fire 725 25.7% 45.8% 5.4% -33.7%
Jupiter Fire 643 4.2% 58.3% 5.8%
Center Hill Crossroads 142 10.6% 7% 19.7%
Haw Creek Fire 0 0% 0% 0%
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