After WW II, the Local was again organized by AFL Organizer James F. Barrett on May 10, 1946.  In a letter to IAFF Secretary-Treasurer, George J. Richardson, Mr. Barrett stated:

“Dear Brother Richardson: You have a real good Local Union at Asheville.  It is 100 per cent.  The 62 firemen whose names appear in the minutes as having been obligated, being all men eligible for membership.  The spirit is good, I can assure you, and I am confident that you are going to have cause for being proud of this new Local.”

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