• ESTABLISHED IN 1978
• INCORPORATED IN 1979

FIRST’S IN HAYWOOD COUNTY

• ESTABLISH A 5-MILE SERVICE DISTRICT.
  
• ESTABLISH A FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM IN 1986.
  
• FIRST CERTIFIED RAPID INTERVENTION TEAM (R.I.T) IN HAYWOOD COUNTY IN 2012.
  
• FIRST CERTIFIED SUB-STATION OF A VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT IN 2016.
  

LOCATION
SOUTHERN MOST PORTION OF HAYWOOD COUNTY
13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WAYNESVILLE On US HWY 276 SOUTH (Cruso Road).
HOME OF COLD MOUNTAIN AND PISGAH MOUNTAIN.

DISTRICT

• 9-S RATED FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
  
• TAX RATE OF 0.10 ON $100.
  
• WE CURRENTLY HAVE APPOX. 2500 RESIDENTS.
  
• WE HAVE A 5-MILE TAX SERVICE DISTRICT.
• OUR RESPONSE AREA COVERS 52 SQUARE MILES.
  

WE HAVE A LARGE PORTION OF THE PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST IN OUR RESPONSE DISTRICT
WE ALSO RESPOND TO A 20 MILE SECTION OF THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, WHICH INCLUDES THE PISGAH INN AND RESTAURANT, PISGAH MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND, AND GRAVEYARD FIELDS TO NAME A  FEW.

SERVICES

• STRUCTURE FIRE SUPPRESSION
• WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
• VEHICLE FIRE SUPPRESSION
• MEDICAL FIRST RESPONSE (we are aN ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT Non-transport Service)
  
• SEARCH AND RESCUE
• MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES AND EXTRACTION
• FIRE ALARMS
• TRAFFIC CONTROL
• MUTUAL AID WITH SURROUNDING AGENCIES

MEMBERSHIP
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE CRUSO FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT YOU MAY CONTACT CHIEF HENSON BY EMAIL AT thenson@crusofire.com or pick up an application at the department LOCATED AT 13264 CRUSO ROAD. Also there is a printable application under the forms and documents tab.