Alexander County Fire Marshall, Mark Earl heads up our 8 community, all volunteer, fire departments. Each community area has a fire department close by to respond to calls; and each station has several fire fighting units and some life saving equipment, also.

The Taylorsville Fire Department (Central Alexander Fire Department) is located behind Town Hall and responds to calls throughout the Taylorsville community. Of course, depending on the need, all departments respond to provide back up for needs out of their community.

The other community fire departments are:

• Bethlehem Fire Department - 828-495-7411
• Ellendale Fire Department - 828-632-2611
• Hiddenite Fire Department - 828-632-3856
• Stony Point Fire Department - 704-585-2519
• Sugar Loaf Fire Department - 828-632-5690
• Vashti Fire Department - 828-632-4344
• Wittenburg Fire Department - 828-632-6641

The Alexander County Fire Marshall’s Office is responsible for Prevention activities within Alexander County. These include Inspections, Investigations, Education, and Public Presentations. Additionally, the Fire Marshal’s Office functions as liaison between the eight county volunteer fire departments and County Government while serving as a resource for each of these departments. The primary goal of this office is to reduce the number of injuries and deaths associated with fire for the residents of Alexander County.