Fire Marshal

Current Fire Code Enforced

• 2018 Edition of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code
  • (One & Two family dwellings are exempt from the North Carolina Fire Code.)

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Inspections Conducted

• Periodic Inspections on Commercial Buildings
• Public Schools
• Private Schools
• County Owned Buildings
• Institutional Facilities
• Foster Homes
• Assisted Family Living Homes
• Daycare Inspections
• ALE Inspections
• New Construction
• Tent Inspections for Events
• Fireworks Displays & Permits
• Blasting Permits
• Plan Review for New Construction
• Roadway/Driveway & Gate Inspections
• Buncombe County Fire Prevention Ordinance

Fire Investigations

The Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office is responsible for all fire investigations within Buncombe County when requested by the local fire departments, with the exception of the City of Asheville.

For questions regarding fire investigations within Buncombe County please contact us at 828-250-6620, or you may email us at any of the addresses listed under contacts.

Fire Investigation Partners

• Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department
• North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
• Buncombe County Fire Investigation Support Team

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Fire Prevention & Education

• North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshals / Injury Prevention
• National Fire Academy Public Fire Educators
• North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal’s Office

Information on Open Burning & Obtaining Burning Permits

• WNC Air Quality
• North Carolina Forest Service

Information on Street Names and Sign Installation

New street names are assigned and approved through Buncombe County Planning and must go through their process before signs can be ordered. Replacement signs can be ordered through Buncombe County Planning or the Buncombe County Fire Marshal’s Office. It will normally take two to three months to receive the signs once the order is placed, there is a fee of $45.00 (in the form of a check made out to Buncombe County Government) for signs being installed on private roads. This includes the sign, hardware and installation fees. Once the signs have been received, they will be installed as soon as possible.