Department profile

Career (Paid)

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety

Fletcher, NC · Buncombe County. Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the North Carolina average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. North Carolina average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity D
17 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
17 personnel · 1 station

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Fletcher, NC (Buncombe County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,982 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,982 of 22,440
  • NC personnel rank #925 of 932
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Buncombe County

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

17 Top 85% higher than 15% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 01125 · Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety, NC 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,982
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Buffalo City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Buffalo City Fire Department, MI (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NC department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Fletcher, NC
FDID
01125

Staffing vs the North Carolina average

How Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety's personnel count compares to the typical department in North Carolina. In-state it ranks #925 of 932 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,982 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
131
NC departments
1,534

County roster fringe

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety is 2.0% of Buncombe County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 852 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Buffalo City Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Asheville Fire and Rescue
Asheville · career
Barnardsville Volunteer Fire Department
Barnardsville · volunteer
Black Mountain Fire Department
Black Mountain · other
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Nationwide career peers near 17 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every NC department.

New Buffalo City Fire Department, MI 17 McGrath Fire Department, MN 17 Qulin Fire Protection Department, MO 17 Centerville Volunteer Fire Department, MT 17 Capital Region International Airport Fire Department, MI 17 Cavalier Air Force Station Fire Department-Dod, ND 17 Fresno Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, CA 17 National Navel Medical Center Fire Department, MD 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety have?

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the North Carolina average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,982 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NC, it ranks #925 of 932 by personnel.

Does Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety operate?

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety?

Asheville Regional Airport Department of Public Safety is a Career (Paid) department serving Buncombe County, NC. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 1,534 fire departments with 40,350 total personnel. 57% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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