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Fire marshal urges unified fire tax district to shore up staffing and standards
Summary
Buncombe County’s fire marshal presented a findings report recommending consolidation of fire tax districts into a unified fire tax district, adoption of minimum service standards and a multi‑year plan to address uneven funding, aging equipment and volunteer declines; the board set a timeline for notice and a public hearing.
Kevin, Buncombe County’s fire marshal, told the Board of Commissioners the county faces “uneven financial sustainability across Buncombe County fire departments,” aging apparatus and falling volunteer numbers and that those conditions support creating a unified fire tax district to stabilize funding and services.
The report presented to the board, prepared under authority of North Carolina General Statute 153A‑304, lays out a two‑part approach: (1) adopt basic minimum service standards agreed by county fire chiefs (examples included a suburban…
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