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Lake Lure to absorb Fairfield Mountains service area; commissioners approve boundary and insurance changes

3626650 · June 2, 2025
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Rutherford County commissioners approved changing fire service-district boundaries, updating insurance-district maps and abolishing the Fairfield Mountains service district so the Town of Lake Lure can assume fire coverage and lower ISO insurance ratings for affected properties.

Rutherford County commissioners approved resolutions on June 2 to update fire protection service-district boundaries, change fire insurance district boundaries and abolish the Fairfield Mountains Volunteer Fire Department service district so the Town of Lake Lure can assume coverage.

The county’s fire marshal, Frank D. Hamrick, told commissioners GIS map updates were needed because Lake Lure is operating the Fairfield Mountains station and the volunteer department’s board is moving to dissolve the organization. "Lake Lure Fire Department is a Class 4," Hamrick said, and Fairfield Mountains had not…

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