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03/16/12 272 W - + 3 - 3 Evening Reading - March 16, 2012

Good evening Raleigh. Moving a little slower this weekend, both in body and mind. Crazy sleep schedules can have that effect. Hope to be back normal-- ha, relative term there-- by Monday or Tuesday.

• Durham firefighters rescue window washers outside new courthouse - Durham Herald with details on Thursday's dramatic downtown rescue. Technical Rescue Team members removed four window washers from a swing stage stalled between the eighth and ninth floor of the 11-story building. See also this slideshow from WTVD.
   
• Vanceboro firefighter pistol-whipped, robbed at station - WITN story about Tuesday night's incident in Craven County. Firefighter Nidal Tokhli had backed a truck into a substation on Oak Grove Road, and was walking about of the building when he was robbed. He was treated at a local hospital for his injuries. See also this WCTI story.
   
• Havelock firefighters battle garage fire - Havelock News video footage found while searching on the above story. The clip is 6:40 in length.
   
• NC911.com - Incident photos from John Larew, from around what looks like Iredell County. Found as recently linked to a hot shot posted on FireNews.net. Several years worth of photos. And a frank disclaimer: "it it bothers you, do not proceed."
   
• Petition to name Asheville bridge for Capt. Jeff Bowen picks up support - Citizen-Times story from Tuesday about the online petition that has gathered over 7,000 signatures. Sponsored by the Asheville Fire Fighters Association, the petitions hopes to reverse a recent decision by the Board of Transportation regarding naming Smoky Park Bridge after the fallen firefighter. See also this Statter911 story.