Friday night history. Then and now photo of old Durham Station 1. Top is Legeros photo from today, bottom is circa 1928. The two-story engine house at 212 N. Mangum Street opened in 1925, and included two front and one side apparatus bay. It was erected on the site of an earlier 1891 fire station, …
Random Raleigh history. Locations of the four railroad turntables of yore, from a July 31, 2020, posting of mine on Facebook. They’re also mapped on Google Maps. 1 – Norfolk-Southern USDA aerial photo, 1959 2 – Boylan Heights USDA aerial photo, 1959 3 – West Johnson Street #1 – Seaboard Airline – Still operating USDA …
Event alert. The Raleigh Fire Department is hosting the Fifteenth Annual Golf Tournament in support of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). The event is Monday, June 21, 2021, at Bentwinds Golf & Country Club. Entry fee for each golfer is $120.00. Team names and player fees must be submitted by June 5, 2021. The …
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Listen to radio traffic | See Legeros photos Two alarms were struck in Durham on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at a major outside fire at 1915 Riddle Road. Dispatched 3:38 p.m. as a vehicle fire for Engine 4, located two blocks away, and Tanker 18. Structure fire assignment also dispatched, while first units were en …
The Wake County Fire Commission will hold a special-called, virtual meeting on Thursday, April 15, 2021. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. The agenda and meeting documents are below. Information on submitting public comments and access for viewing/listening are posted on the Wake County Public Meetings Calendar. View Meeting Documents Agenda Meeting Called to Order: Chairman …
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Here’s the new “Cary Main” EMS station, activated on April 1, 2021, in old Cary Fire Station 2/Station 9 on Maynard Road. It’s occupied by Wake County EMS, who took over the response area of Cary EMS on that date. See below for summary of new EMS units and locations. Pics from April 2 and …
Random data and graphics play. Building footprints of Raleigh fire stations, created in November 2021. Source files at https://legeros.smugmug.com/Errata/Footprints/
End of an era. Cary Area EMS ceased responding to 911 calls in Wake County yesterday, April 1, 2021, wrapping 17,758 days of service after answering their first call on August 18, 1972. (But stay tuned, as they’re planning to retool as a new educational non-profit.) The “community rescue squad” was formed in September 1971, …
This is an ongoing blog posting about the rebuilding of Fire Station 6. See Legeros updates below. See also ongoing Legeros photos. And here’s the official project site from the city. March 30, 2021 Now Open The City of Raleigh’s newest fire station was placed in service at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2021. Earlier that morning, …
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Not fire related, but posting here for history buffs. State road map from 1938, via NC Maps site, showing the route of the old Warrenton Railroad. See full version (PNG, 108MB) in this Google Drive folder. See also earlier Legeros Blog Archives posting.