Resident Transported to Hospital After Bear Enters Northern Buncombe County Home: Wildlife Officials Investigate

Buncombe County -- August 19, 2026: A northern Buncombe County resident was transported to a local hospital Tuesday night following a rare indoor encounter with a black bear, prompting emergency crews and state wildlife officials to respond.Emergency personnel from the Reems Creek Fire Department—operating within a contracted service area with the Asheville Fire Department—arrived on scene around 9:00 p.m. alongside Buncombe County Emergency Services. Responding crews sounded apparatus sirens to