Buncombe, NC

County incident profile · 2021–2025

135,006
5-Year Incidents
19
Departments
269,305
Population
100.3
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025). 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 (2021–2025)

EMS / Rescue
71,470 (52.9%)
Good Intent
22,070 (16.3%)
Service Calls
19,172 (14.2%)
False Alarms
12,331 (9.1%)
Fire
4,363 (3.2%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

27,001
Avg Incidents / Year
52.9%
EMS Share
3.2%
Fire Share
9.1%
False Alarm Rate
+77.6%
5-Year Trend
19
Departments

Departments

Showing 19 of 19
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Station 1 57,860 2.4% 49.2% 11.8% +119.1%
Skyland Fire Dept 15,487 2.8% 57.2% 9% -43.1%
Black Mountain Fire Dept 11,348 2.1% 49.5% 13.5% +6.4%
Leicester Fire 8,216 4.3% 66.4% 3.1% +10.1%
Main Station 7,977 3% 50.3% 9.1% +19%
Riceville Fire 7,799 2.5% 66% 2% -38%
Reynolds Vol Fire Department 4,698 11.8% 47.2% 6.2% -47%
Reems Creek Fire 4,478 2% 60.4% 4.6% -51%
Enka Candler Fire 4,200 3% 52.3% 7.7%
Barnardsville Fire 3,457 3.4% 64.1% 2.9% -31.3%
French Broad Fire 3,070 6.1% 43.1% 8.7% -57.3%
Upper Hominy Fire 3,004 4.6% 57.3% 3% -7.8%
Woodfin Fire 1,742 2.4% 52.5% 4.6% +8.6%
Broad River Fire 904 3.8% 29.3% 4.9% -13%
Garren Creek Fire 766 32.4% 42.2% 5.6% +27.8%
Center Hill Crossroads 0 0% 0% 0%
Weaverville Fire 0 0% 0% 0%
Haw Creek Fire 0 0% 0% 0%
Jupiter Fire 0 0% 0% 0%
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