Former North Carolina Fire Departments Database

 

This page is a catalog of former fire departments in North Carolina. The criteria for inclusion: (a.) any fire department no longer operating or (b.) any fire department operating with a new name. Contact Mike Legeros to contribute or correct information.

47 listings. Click a column heading to sort. Last updated 27NOV06

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County City Department Started Ended Notes
Alamance Burlington Burlington #2 1924 1993 Source: SOS
Brunswick Holden Beach Holden Beach 1968 1997 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Buncombe Weaverville North Buncombe 1976 1999 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Bumcombe Weaverville Weaverville 1989 1996 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Catawba Newton Startown 1979 2002 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Catawba Maiden Maiden Rural 1972 2003 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Cabarrus Concord Poplar Tent 1962 2003 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Cabarrus Concord Winecoff 1955 2000 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Cumberland Fayetteville Bonnie Doone 1956 1996 Disbanded after annexation. Assets absorbed by Fayetteville
Cumberland Fayetteville Lafayette Village 1956 2004 Disbanded after annexation. Assets absorbed by Fayetteville
Cumberland Fayetteville Lake Rim 1974 2004 Disbanded after annexation. Assets absorbed by Fayetteville
Cumberland Fayetteville Manchester 1964   Assets absorbed by Spring Lake. Originally named Lakeview until 1968
Cumberland Fayetteville Raeford Road 1956 1997 Disbanded after annexation
Forsyth Winston-Salem Sedge Garden 1949 1953  
Forsyth Winston-Salem Triangle 1953 2004 Disbanded after annexation
Gaston Gastonia Rhyne 1974 1999 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Gaston Catawba Heights Catawba Heights 1954 2000 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Guilford Greensboro Battleground 1954 2002 Merged with Greensboro Fire Department. Source: OH, SOS
Guilford Greensboro Bessemer     Source: 1953 Sanborn Map
Guilford High Point 10-A ? ? Source: 1956 Sanborn Map
Harnett Angier Angier Rural 1959 1986 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Hertford Cofield Cofield 1971 1997 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Jackson Sylva Sylva 1958 1990 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Lenoir Kinston Moss Hill 1962 1986 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Macon Highlands Scaly Mountain 1982 2000 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
New Hanover Wilmington Figure Eight Island 1983 1988 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
New Hanover Wilmington North Wilmington 1956 1993 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
New Hanover Wilmington Seagate 1946 2005 The Seagate Fire Department was formed in 1946 by members of the fishing community to help protect the area along Bradley Creek and Greenville Sound. In 1998, over 55 percent of the Seagate fire district was annexed by the city of Wilmington. In 2000, the remainder of their territory was annexed by the city. The fire department ceased operation on September 30, 2005. Source: firenews.net
Randolph Asheboro North Asheboro/Central Falls   1970 Merged with Asheboro Fire Department. Source: RCF
Randolph Sophia Hillsville 1968 1986 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Rowan Salisbury Ellis Cross-Country 1951 1998 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Rutherford Forest City Danieltown 1968 1987 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Rutherford Lake Lure Lake Lure 1976 1995 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Sampson Roseboro Roseboro Area 1975 2003 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Wake Apex Apex Rural 1952 2002 Merged with municipal fire department
Wake Cary YRAC 1961 1998 Merged with Fairgrounds and reorganized as Western Wake. Originally named Cary Rural Fire Department until 1975.
Wake Fuquay-Varina Fuquay-Varina Rural 1954 1999 Merged with municipal department
Wake Holly Springs Holly Springs Rural 1971 1997 Merged with municipal fire department
Wake Knightdale Knightdale Rural 1954 2003 Renamed as Eastern Wake
Wake Morrisville Morrisville Rural 1955   Merged with municipal fire department
Wake Raleigh Fairground 1961 1998 Merged with YRAC and reorganized as Western Wake
Wake Raleigh Six Forks 1950 2002 Merged with Bay Leaf. Originally named Six Forks Road
Wake Raleigh Western Boulevard 1957 1960 Reformed as Fairgrounds
Wake Wake Forest Wake Forest #2 c1942 c1983 African-American
Wake Wake Forest Wake Forest Rural 1956 1983 Merged with municipal fire department
Wake Zebulon Zebulon Rural 1953 2000 Merged with municipal fire department
Warren Norlina Norlina 1982 1988 Unconfirmed. Source: SOS
Warren Warrenton Warrenton Municipal 1896 2004 Retired on July 1, 2004 with one station, one engine, and 15 volunteers. Town contracted with Warrenton Rural Fire Department at that point forward. Source: Warrenton Rural Fire Department.
 

Sources

RCF - The History of Firefighting in Randolph County, published in Courier Tribute on October 8, 1993
SOS - Secretary of State corporate records

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