West Buncombe Fire Department

History[]

District suffered catastrophic flood damage during Hurricane Helene in September 2024.

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Engine 5 - 2009 Pierce Arrow XT (1500/750) (SN#22089)
Ladder 5 - 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 6x4 (2000/500/105' rear-mount) (SN#22557) (Ex-stock) (Ex-Trotwood Fire & Rescue)
Rescue 5 - 2008 Pierce Arrow XT walk-around (SN#21051)
Tanker 5 - 2016 Freightliner 114SD / Pierce dryside (1250/2000) (SN#30517)
Brush 5 - 2022 Ram 5500 4x4 / Anchor-Richey EVS (250/250/10A)
TAC 5 (BLS) - 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Truck 5 - 2006 Ford F-350 4x4 / Reading utility body (Ex-Truck 5-2)
ATV 5 - 2021 Polaris Ranger 1000 4x4 (?/30)
Boat 5 -
Engine 5-3 (Reserve) - 2003 Pierce Dash 2000 (1500/750) (SN#14705)

Engine 5-2 - 2020 Pierce Enforcer 7010 (1500/750) (SN#34428)
Tanker 5-2 - 2006 International 7600 SBA / Pierce dryside (1250/2000) (SN#17568)
TAC 5-2 (BLS) - 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Brush 5-2 - 2002 Ford F-350 4x4 / Pacific Wildfire (250/250/50A)
Truck 5-2 - 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 4x4
ATV 5-2 - 2022 Polaris Ranger 1000 4x4

Unit 501 (Chief) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Unit 521 (Assistant Chief of Operations) - 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
Unit 531 (Assistant Chief of Safety & Training) - 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4

2008 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4x4 (Ex-Rescue 5)
2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4
2002 Ford F-350 4x4 / Pacific Wildfire brush (250/250/50A)
2002 Ford F-250 4x4 w/ A.R.E. canopy utility
1999 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 (Ex-Rescue 5)
1996 Freightliner FL 80 4x4 / Pierce pumper (1000/1500) (SN#E9490)
1993 Freightliner FL 70 / KME walk-around rescue (SN#GSO-1994) (Sold to Ebbs Chapel Fire Department)
1992 Ford F-350 4x4 / 1979 Pierce / Leonard remount walk-around rescue (Pierce SN#E0160) (Sold to Marshall Fire Department (North Carolina))
1990 Pierce Dash pumper (1500/750) (SN#E5634) (Ex-Engine 5-4) (Sold to Leicester Volunteer Fire Department (North Carolina))
199? Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 (Ex-Truck 5-3)
1987 GMC Brigadier / Pierce Eagle dryside tanker (1250/2500) (SN#E3616)
198? White / Howe HR-102 pumper (1000/750) (Ex-Engine 5)
1979 Pierce walk-around rescue (SN#E0160) (Remounted on a 1992 Ford F-350 4x4)
1974 Ford C / American LaFrance pumper (1000/1000) (SN#2-1-3696) (Ex-Engine 5-2) (Ex-Sugar Creek Raceway, Blue Ridge GA) (Sold to Union County Fire Department (Georgia))