For your Thursday enjoyment, nine issues of Hose & Nozzle magazine from 1955. Digitized by Yours Truly from physical copies in a bound volume at Wilson Library, UNC. View the issues at www.legeros.com/history/hose Who’s the current copyright owner? Is there one? Good question!
On July 1, 2018, Durham County Fire Rescue will consolidate with the Durham Fire Department. County personnel will transfer to the city, along with a number of apparatus and vehicles. And two county fire stations will become city stations. Below a visual story of the merger. Includes both the pre-history of Bethesda and Parkwood, notes …
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Raleigh received a pair of new mini-pumpers in February, a pair of 2017 Ford F-550/Knapheide/UPF/Foam Pro 250/250/10 units. Shown on left. They replaced a pair of 1986 Chevy brush trucks, which were retired. Shown on right. Along with a 2005 Ford F-550/Reading/Slagle, the city’s three mini-pumpers are assigned to and cross-staffed by Squad 7, Squad …
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With the coming closure of Apex EMS on June 30, 2018, here’s an updated version of my Wake County EMS System family tree. Includes numerous nips ‘n’ tucks as well, and a couple added notes about recent milestones. Visualizes the origins of local ambulance and rescue services, from the original funeral home providers, to the …
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Last updated 7:00 a.m., July 25 This posting is undergoing updates, with clarifications on the coming current changes, and as additional historical perspectives are added. News out of Brunswick County. Yaupon Beach Fire Department is dissolving, and transferring their assets to Southport Fire Department. Members of YBFD are also joining SFD. [ Previously reported as a …
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Learned a good lesson the other day. I’ve long-used shorthand, for noting the concept of “one year or the next year.” For example, writing “the fire truck was a 1950 or 1951 Ford” as “the fire truck was a 1950-51 Ford.” No problem, right? But watch what happens here: 1950 – The fire department was organized. 1951 …
For your Saturday reading pleasure, a vintage document from Monroe, NC. Constitution and by-laws of Monroe Fire Company No. 1. Undated, probably from early 1900s. Scanned from physical copy at Wilson Library at NC, part of the North Carolina Collection. Call number Cp971.90 M75m1 Read the document (PDF, 2 MB)
This posting was originally posted on Facebook, on the Chapel Hill Fire Department Retirees & History page. Every part of a community is invariably impacted by fire. And as the clock is turned back, toward simpler times with fewer priorities on life safety and fire prevention, the numbers of destructive blazes invariably rise. Here’s a list …
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