Named after the firestorm, this infoshop operates with an eye on creating a sustainable, radical community event space.

[2][3] Firestorm features regular events, such as film screenings, political and economic teach-ins, local and traveling musicians and community workshops.

[6] In December 2011, Firestorm was featured in a list of the "10 Coolest Independent Coffee Shops Across the US" surveyed by Zagat, a U.S. publisher of popular restaurant guides.

In July 2015, the collective officially opened the new space on Haywood Road in West Asheville, under the name Firestorm Books & Coffee.

In August 2018, Firestorm was cited by the City of Asheville for hosting a regular needle exchange event that included the distribution of clean syringes and naloxone.