Today the Hendersonville Fire Department takes one step closer to a new Fire Station 1 as the Boyd Park site officially closes and construction ramps up.
Mark Stierwalt and Brandon Mundy are new to the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process this year and have put in numerous hours in revamping and identifying critical CIP needs in the Public Works department.
The Asheville Region is receiving federal funds from the HOME Investment Partnership American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Program to fund a variety of projects and services aimed at reducing homelessness and increasing the availability of affordable housing in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties.
For Thursday evening’s training, our firefighters practiced the basics of throwing ladders, ladder placement & safety, and locking out while on the ladder.
At approximately 1500 on Wednesday the 25th Transylvania County Rescue Squad was requested to assist Transylvania Co. Sheriff's Office and the Blue Ridge Parkway with a search for a missing person on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
At approximately 1300 on Saturday the 21st the rescue squad was dispatched to a report of a mountain biker who suffered a significant injury on Bennett Gap trail.