Asheville fire department joins Carolina Brotherhood Ride, traffic impacts expected
Asheville firefighters will join a memorial bike ride through Enka, west Asheville and Fairview, with traffic impacts expected from about 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Asheville firefighters are set to roll into a ride that is equal parts tribute and traffic disruption, honoring fallen first responders while moving through some of Buncombe County’s busiest fire corridors. The Carolina Brotherhood Ride is expected to pass through Asheville on June 26, and the city has warned that temporary traffic impacts are possible as the riders make their way from west Asheville into Fairview.
The county leg is scheduled to begin at Enka-Candler Fire Station 10 around 2 p.m., then continue to Enka Intermediate School around 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. From there, the ride is expected to reach Asheville Fire Station 10, at 1903 Old Haywood Road, around 4:00 p.m. to 4:20 p.m., before moving on to Asheville Fire Station 9, at 749 Fairview Road, around 4:40 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. The final local stop is Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, at 1586 Charlotte Highway, around 5:30 p.m.
That route gives the ride an unmistakable local footprint. Drivers crossing Old Haywood Road, Fairview Road and Charlotte Highway should plan for slower travel, and residents near the stations and school may see rolling interruptions as participants move through the area. Fairview Volunteer Fire Department covers a 47-square-mile area of Buncombe County, underscoring how closely the event follows the county’s public-safety map.
The Carolina Brotherhood describes itself as a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2010 by two Charlotte firefighters, with members drawn from emergency responders and their families in North and South Carolina. Its mission is to provide financial and emotional support to families of responders who become sick, injured or die in the line of duty. This year’s honorees include Chief Chad Satcher, Probationary FF Landon Bodie, Engineer Michael Vinson and Firefighter Robert Earl Brown, Sr.
The 2026 route shows Day 4 running 92.8 miles from Franklin, North Carolina, to Fairview, North Carolina, before the ride ends in Charlotte on June 27. Asheville has seen the Brotherhood before. In 2013, 30 firefighters rode into the city as part of the inaugural event, and in 2016 Asheville said firefighters and police officers from the Carolinas were cycling about 460 miles over five days. This year’s stop again links a regional memorial tradition to the daily life of Buncombe County streets, stations and neighborhoods.
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