Advance Fire Department

05/31/2025

05/16/2025

Meet Emily! 👋

Emily is one of our fantastic part-time paid firefighters, always ready to help when our community needs it.

We're thrilled to share that she recently graduated summa cm laude from Western Carolina University with a degree in Emergency and Disaster Management!

Juggling her career as a full time paramedic, part-time firefighter and her continued studies is no small feat, and we're so proud to have Emily as part of our Advance Fire Department family.

Congratulations, Emily!

04/21/2025

More than just hydrants! ❤️

Our Firemedics Victor Taylor and Emily Dobey took a moment during their hydrant testing in Hidden Creek to connect with one of our young community members for a quick game of hoops 🏀.

Building relationships and sharing positive moments like these are what it's all about!

04/06/2025

🎉 WE ARE SOLD OUT! 🎉

Wow! Just wow! We are absolutely blown away by the incredible support you showed at our annual Spring BBQ! We completely SOLD OUT, and we couldn't be more grateful to our amazing community! 💖

From BBQ Prep Week to the final pound of delicious BBQ leaving our hands, your dedication and enthusiasm made this year's event an unbelievable success.

A HUGE thank you to our phenomenal volunteers, our tireless firefighters (both paid and volunteer), our wonderful Auxiliary, dedicated neighboring department firefighters, and every single community member who pitched in. You cooked, you chopped, you sauced, you packed, and you showed up in droves! Your hard work and spirit made all the difference! 🚒👨‍🚒

We were so excited to see so many familiar faces and welcome new ones. The outpouring of support truly warmed our hearts. Thank you for making this year's BBQ one for the books! We couldn't have done it without you! 🔥

We're already looking forward to the 🍂Fall🍁 BBQ! Stay tuned for updates!

04/05/2025

Almost sold out! Get here before it's gone!

04/04/2025

It's BBQ Time!
See you Saturday!

04/04/2025

🔥 Get ready for the BEST BBQ of the season! 🔥 Our annual Spring BBQ kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, April 5th, at 8:00 AM! ☀️

We are absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude for everyone who made BBQ Prep Week a huge success! 🙏 A massive THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers, our dedicated paid and volunteer firefighters, the amazing Auxiliary, and all the fantastic community members who came out to help! We couldn't have pulled it off without you! From chopping slaw to mixing our secret sauce and packaging buns, your hard work shines through! 💖

The meat is on the pits, and a dedicated team of men are working through the night to ensure it's cooked to perfection. 🌙 Starting at 4:30 AM, a new crew of volunteers will arrive to chop and sauce the meat, followed by even more volunteers to pack it up into delicious pound packs, ready for you to pick up! 🤤
We've poured our hearts into this, and we can't wait to see you all tomorrow! Come hungry and ready to enjoy some amazing BBQ! 😋

04/04/2025

It's BBQ Week!
See you Saturday!