Archive of entries posted on July 2025

The Crash of Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 – October 30, 1959

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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. More Piedmont Airlines history. More air crash history. Before the July 1967 midair collision and crash in Hendersonville (NC) that killed 82 people [1][2], the Winston-Salem-based airline suffered two earlier fatal crashes. Let’s look back at the first one in October 1959. Piedmont Aviation was incorporated …

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Car Strikes Jet on Ground in Winston-Salem – May 24, 1967

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Winston-Salem history hit. Before it crashed after a midair collision over Hendersonville, NC, on July 19, 1967, the first passenger jet operated by Piedmont Airlines had an unusual accident on the ground in May 1967. The airline had recently started jet service from their base at Smith Reynolds Airport. However, their hangar was located on …

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Piedmont Flight 22 and the Midair Collision Over Hendersonville – July 19, 1967

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Read retrospective and research notes from 2017 (103M, PDF) See other photos, clippings, and the NTSB report in this Google Drive folder. Introduction Looking back at the deadliest plane crash in North Carolina history, when 82 people were killed on Wednesday, July 19, 1967, after Piedmont Flight 22 collided with a Cessna 310 and both …

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Lynn Road Fire Station – End of an Era

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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. Another milestone happened on July 1, 2025, in Wake County, when Northern Wake Fire Department ended operations at Station 5 at 1431 Lynn Road, at a facility co-located with Wake County EMS.  The station’s response area was redistricted effective that date, with 27 first-due parcels reassigned …

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Garner and Rolesville Municipal Mergers

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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. Congratulations to Garner Fire Department and Rolesville Fire Department. Effective July 1, 2025, each merged with their respective municipalities, Town of Garner, NC Government and Town of Rolesville, NC. Congrats to all. They’re two of the oldest community fire departments in Wake County. Garner FD was …

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Sedge Garden Fire Department / Triangle Fire Department History

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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. Looking back at the Sedge Garden FD in Forsyth County. Photo from the Winston-Salem Journal, November 14, 1999. They were organized by the Sedge Garden Civic Club and started operating in 1951. Though the project may have been suggested as early as 1949.[1] They were the …

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McCain Sanatorium Fire Department History

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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. Looking back at McCain Sanatorium in Hoke County, which added a fire truck in early 1952, reported the Raleigh News and Observer on February 17, 1952. It was built out of “begging, bolts, screws, and the ingenuity of its driver, Paul Cloer,” who was the maintenance …

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Raleigh Fire Department – Plans, Reports, and Studies

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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. Last week, the newly completed Raleigh Fire Department Master Plan was presented to city council, a consultant’s report commissioned last year. What’s the historical perspective on such documents? There have been many. Here are the ones that we know about: 1958 – Fire Protection Study 1970 …

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Raleigh Fire Department Master Plan

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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, city council received a presentation on the recently completed Raleigh Fire Department Master Plan, a consultant’s report and recommendations that was commissioned in April 2024. The plan presents a roadmap for the city and RFD for the next 25 years. Watch …

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