Merger alert. The Garner Fire Department and the Town of Garner are holding a pair of community information meetings this week, about a possible merger between the two organizations. They’ll be held on January 11 and January 12, see announcement below for times and locations.
The Wake County Fire Commission will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., at the Wake County Emergency Services Education Center, 221 S. Rogers Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610. The agenda and meeting documents are below. View Meeting Documents Recording Afterward, listen to the audio recording, as linked from this page. …
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Let’s start a list of Oren apparatus that served in North Carolina. Pictured rigs marked with (*): *Burlington – 1940 Diamond T/Oren – #RW&E-1363 – Legeros photo *Cape Fear Rural (Lee) – 1953 Ford/Oren – Engine 51 – Lee Wilson photo *Charlotte – 1953 Ford Big Job/Oren, 500/1000 – Engine 10 at Morris Field, high-pressure unit …
Here are the Raleigh run numbers for 2022. Historical numbers in this PDF document. Overall 53,238 – Total Incidents 77,425 – Total Per Unit Runs Unit Runs E1 – 1,945 E2 – 2,494 E3 – 2,943 E4 – 1,500 E5 – 1,615 E6 – 1,505 Sq7 – 3,014 E8 – 2,114 E9 – 2,088 E10 …
Morning history. Random find. Ten years ago this week, the Wake County Board of Commissioners received a presentation from county staff on the future of fire service in the Fire Tax District, which comprises the unincorporated areas of the county plus the town of Wendell. The county funds protection in those areas through contracts with …
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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from August 23, 2017. What are some of the smallest active fire station in North Carolina, as of August 2017? 1,040 s.f. – Penderlea Station 2, 363 Watha Road. 1,700~ s.f. – Clinton Station 22. 1,786 s.f. – Durham Station 5, 2212 Chapel Hill Road. Built …
This content first appeared in the older blog on January 19, 2013. Hey Mike, do you have a master list of all Raleigh Fire Department badge numbers[1], from long ago? Negative. Haven’t come across in 20+ years of research. Some clues have presented, however. This list of names, addresses, and badge and helmet numbers was …
This was previously posted in the old blog on January 19, 2013. Found in a log book in 2012, radio records for the Raleigh Fire Department circa 1957. Guessing that date as Engine 7 isn’t list, though Engine 9 is noted, which was the second engine at Station 1.
The Raleigh Fire Department’s largest recruit class ever graduated last night, on Wednesday, December 29, 2022. The ceremony was conducted at the Raleigh Convention Center, with retiring Division Chief of Professional Development David Whitley giving the keynote address. Three awards were given out, recognizing Joseph Harris as Valedictorian, Chase Johnson as Lt. Herman “Greg” Ellis, …
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Morning history. Random find. The first “rural truck” in Wake County history. Built by members of the Apex Fire Department in 1952, to expand service to “rural residents,” e.g. those that lived outside of the town limits. News and Observer photos from May (top) and August (bottom) 1952, scanned from film prints. Reported the paper …