Archive of entries posted on July 2025

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

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Read retrospective and research notes by Jack Ramsey in 2017 (103M, PDF) See other photos, clippings, the NTSB report in this Google Drive folder. Let’s look back at Piedmont Airlines Flight 22 that crashed in Hendersonville, NC, on July 19, 1967, after the Boeing 727 collided in midair with a twin-engine Cessna 310 above Interstate …

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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 oldest community fire departments in Wake County. Garner FD was organized …

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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 & 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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Relocating Fire Station 1 – Update – July 2025

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This is an ongoing blog posting about relocating Raleigh Fire Station 1. See also the  official project site.  Contents Jul 2025 – Conceptual Site Plan Feb 2025 – Documents and Permits Dec 2024 – Professional Services Awarded Aug 2024 – Design Services Awarded Feb 2024 – Site Selected, Project Restarted May 2020 – Project on …

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