Archive of entries posted by Mike Legeros

Raleigh Fire Department – Digitized Yearbooks from 1984 and 2002

Posted by on

Whoops, this posting was originally planned in November. Let’s catch up… The Raleigh Fire Museum in partnership with the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center in November 2018 announced the digitization of two fire department “yearbooks” from 1984 and 2002. These commemorative volumes are no longer in print, and document the personnel, facilities, equipment, and history of …

Continue reading ‘Raleigh Fire Department – Digitized Yearbooks from 1984 and 2002’ »

North Carolina Fire Departments in 1896

Posted by on

Here’s a list of North Carolina fire departments in 1896, as reported by the Statistician of the North Carolina State Firemen’s Association, for the year ending April 1, 1896. This reported was printed in the proceedings for the Eighth Annual Convention Tournament, held in Salisbury, NC, on August 19, 20, 21.  The printed document–61 pages, …

Continue reading ‘North Carolina Fire Departments in 1896’ »

Warsaw Fire Chief Killed on Duty – December 31, 1949

Posted by on

Here’s the front page of the Duplin Times from January 5, 1950, which includes a story on the death of Warsaw Fire Dept Fire Chief Stacy H. Britt, 38, who died in the line of duty in an apparatus collision on December 31, 1949. You can read the entire issue at this digital North Carolina …

Continue reading ‘Warsaw Fire Chief Killed on Duty – December 31, 1949’ »

Emergency Landing at Winston-Salem Airport, 1971

Posted by on

From the May-June 1971 issue of Hose and Nozzle magazine. Piedmont Airlines prop plane made an emergency landing at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem. Jammed landing gear forced a belly landing. Runway foaming was started, but stopped when the pilot reported that the plane had only a few more minutes of fuel. It had circled …

Continue reading ‘Emergency Landing at Winston-Salem Airport, 1971’ »

Pullen Road Extension – Historical Perspective

Posted by on

The long-awaited Pullen Road extension opened yesterday. Here’s a city news release about the $3.8M project that extends Pullen Road to Centennial Campus Parkway, by way of a new roundabout at Bilyeu Street.   But did you know that Avent Ferry Road originally ran through there, and connected with Western Boulevard just east of Pullen Road? Below …

Continue reading ‘Pullen Road Extension – Historical Perspective’ »

North Carolina Black Fire Companies in 1905

Posted by on

Here’s a historical treat. Tabular data of the state’s black fire companies in 1905, in Concord, Durham, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Henderson, Monroe, Oxford, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Statesville, Tarboro, Warrenton, Washington, Wilson, and Winston-Salem. Click to enlarge: These pages are from digitized conference proceedings of the North Carolina State Volunteer Firemen’s Association. They were …

Continue reading ‘North Carolina Black Fire Companies in 1905’ »

Building a Better Rescue

Posted by on

This posting is an expanded version of an article that first appeared in the fall 2018 issue of the Raleigh Fire Department Newsletter. New Rescue, New Quarters The City of Raleigh Fire Department recently placed a new heavy rescue in service, a 2018 Pierce Arrow XT that was custom-designed by department members. The truck was …

Continue reading ‘Building a Better Rescue’ »

Legislation Proposed for Fairview Fire District

Posted by on

Here’s some surprising news. Local legislation has been introduced to the North Carolina General Assembly, to remove the Fairview (Ten Ten) Fire District from the governance and jurisdiction of Wake County. It was introduced on November 28 by Representative Nelson Dollar.   Read the text of the House Bill (broken).  Recall that the department has been strongly critical …

Continue reading ‘Legislation Proposed for Fairview Fire District’ »

Meet Raleigh’s New Firefighters

Posted by on

On Wednesday night, December 5, twenty-seven new firefighters will join the ranks of the Raleigh Fire Department. Recruit Academy 43 will graduate in a ceremony at 7:00 p.m. at the Fletcher Opera Theater in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South Street. The new firefighters have completed 32-weeks of classroom, practical …

Continue reading ‘Meet Raleigh’s New Firefighters’ »