The Wake County Fire Commission meets on Thursday, January 9, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at the Wake County Emergency Services Education Center, 221 S. Rogers Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610. View agenda and meeting documents.
Listen to radio traffic | See photos from the Raleigh Professional Fire Fighters Association, in this Facebook posting. Two alarms were struck at 3800 Polly Street on December 30, 2024. Dispatched about 10:07 p.m. Two-story apartment building with four units and 3,996 squre-feet. Built 1995, from tax records. Operated by a non-profit as transitional housing …
Run numbers for Raleigh for 2024. Here they are and now including incident type totals and a quick historical comparison. Overall Summary Total incidents – 58,166 Total per-unit runs – 83,697 Historical Comparison 2024 2023 2022 Total Incidents 58,166 54,746 53,238 Total Per-Unit Runs 83,697 77,425 73,166 Here’s a PDF document with numbers from …
This is a version of a Facebook posting on December 13, 2024. What’s up with Raleigh Fire Department fleet updates, you ask? Here’s an infographic that tells that story. They’re in the thick of a long-overdue upgrade of their pumpers, both frontline and reserve. Plus a new air truck and new ladders next year and …
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At last week’s Wake County Fire Commission, county staff provided information on the long-planned “northern hook” station for far northern Wake County. The site has been selected, a concept design has been created, and a project timeline has been established. Here are the details: Name – Sandy Plains Public Safety Station Agencies Using – Northern …
Remembering the Broughton Hospital Fire Brigade in Morganton. The hospital opened in 1883 as the Western North Carolina Insane Asylum. It state’s second psychiatric hospital, after one was established in Raleigh. The new hospital was built on a 283-acre site, just south of downtown Morganton. In 1885 and 1886, two new wings were added, expanding …
The Wake County Fire Commission meets on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at the Wake County Emergency Services Education Center, 221 S. Rogers Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610. View agenda and meeting documents.
Mike Legeros photo See more photos by Legeros | Listen to radio traffic Two alarms were struck in north Raleigh on Wednesday night, October 30, 2024. Dispatched 10:56 p.m. for 4750 Walden Pond Drive. Three-story multi-unit residential building with [goes here] square-feet, in complex off Millbrook Road. Built 1974, from tax records. Upgraded to working …
With a number of new fire stations recently opened in Wake County in the last year–Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, two in Knightdale, and Morrisville–let’s look at all engine house across the county. Here’s new infographic with their pictures. Photo credits: Google Street and Legeros. View as JPG (3.9M) | PDF (4.3M)
See more photos by Legeros Let’s take a closer look at Gene Lambert’s 1956 Pontiac Superior ambulance that recently appeared at two local events: the Garner Fireman’s Day parade in October and the Raleigh Fire Museum antique apparatus muster in September. It was originally owned by Apex Funeral Directors, today named Apex Funeral Home. They …