Archive of entries posted by Mike Legeros

Raleigh Fire Department Newsletter – Fall 2017

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The fall 2017 issue of the Raleigh Fire Department Newsletter has been posted to www.raleighfirenews.org. Contents include: Residents Rescued From Fire – Story from Irelan Drive  Fire Prevention Week summary Renovations Completed at Fire Station 2 Recruit Academy Graduates Engine 1 Receives Honor – Crew on “A” platoon for actions in January Station 12 Construction – Update Third Tiller …

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Friday Night’s Working Fire at WRAL

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November 9 update. Added a couple more details to the narrative, including corrected street address and notes about the programming that was interrupted only for an Internet live stream. Friday night saw an unusual incident in Raleigh, a working fire at a broadcast studio building. At 7:43 p.m., Engine 8 and Ladder 7 were dispatched …

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Beaufort Gets a Tiller!

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The Beaufort Fire Department in Carteret County, my high school stomping grounds, has received a tiller!  From Montgomery County, MD Future Hook and Ladder 54, a 1997 Seagrave Marauder (?), 100-foot. Delivered on October 13. Operated by Hillandale VFD in Montgomery County, MD. Former Truck 7-12, then a reserve for HVFD.  Donated by local resident, …

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Swansboro Fire Department Celebrates 75 Years – Saturday, October 28

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The Swansboro Fire Department in Onslow County is celebrating their 75th anniversary Saturday, October 28, at the town Public Safety Facility from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public Safety Facility That building is the former fire station, which was renovated and expanded in 2015 to also house the police department. The $567,273 project included new …

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About Words: Service, Service Trucks, Service Companies

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Let’s look some uses of the word “service” in the fire service, starting with “Service Company.”  That’s a descriptor from the Insurance Services Office (ISO), used in their Fire Suppression Rating Schedule. Service companies operate service trucks (see below) and ISO awards points for specific equipment carried therein. See this page[1] of information. [1] Link …

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Thoughts on Marketing Raleigh Police and Raleigh Fire

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These musings were originally part of postings to Legeros Fire Line on Facebook this week. Marketing, Baby! The Raleigh Police Department again displayed a display at the State Fair this year, at the Kerr Scott Building. And with a double-wide booth, no less! We meaning me have long wanted to see Raleigh Fire in the same space. …

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Remembering Bay Leaf Fire Tower Operator Jenny Tilley

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Cornelia “Jenny” Crabtree Tilley, 90, passed away in Raleigh last week. She was the longtime operator of the Bay Leaf forestry fire tower, first located at Six Forks Road, a half-mile north of “Six Forks” (1937-1968) and then moved to Howard Road, just west of Creedmoor Road (1968-present). Click to enlarge: She was one of …

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Burke County Firefighter Struck, Killed While Clearing Debris

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Triple Community Fire Department firefighter Jason Keith Hensley, 40, was killed on Sunday night, while clearing debris on Highway 70 East near Drexel Road in Morganton. The fire department was dispatched to a tree blocking both east- and westbound lanes of the highway, just before midnight. Hensley responded in his personal vehicle, and a second firefighter …

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