Update 8:14 a.m. – Corrected to note that Eastern Wake EMS will exclusively occupy the facility. Wake County is building a new EMS station at 3001 Wendell Boulevard, which is across the street-and-to-the-right from the fire station. It will replace the current Wendell Main EMS Station, located downtown. Construction is nearing completion. Lee Wilson took this …
Presenting the results of a recent research project: Fatal Fires in Raleigh, 1948-2018. Starting in 1948, and the deadliest fire in the city’s history. Five family members died after their apartment burned above the Carolina Country Club clubhouse in February 1948. Over 150 deaths, from incidents as limited by (a.) inside the city limits, or (b.) …
Western Wake Fire-Rescue has posted their annual “year end” video, a compilation of video clips and still photos. And this isn’t your father’s YouTube video, either. The days of slideshows with “just a couple videos” are long gone. Now it’s helmet cams and GoPro cameras. < But, but, where’s the drone footage? This year’s video …
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City firefighters have been busy of late. Working fires have been happening seemingly daily, over the last couple weeks. This morning, south-side companies were dispatched to 2126 Sanderford Road. Engine 10 first-due. Dispatched about 7:20 a.m. With the run card E10 E2 E12 SQ7 L2 L8 R1 B2 B3. Actual fire address was 2120 Sanderford Road. …
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Two pieces of retired Raleigh Fire Department fire apparatus are for sale via GovDeals. 1989 Pierce Arrow pumper – See listing 1994 Simon-Duplex LTI aerial platform – See listing Both last served the training division. Read their histories here, which lists the platform as a 1995 model. Need to look into that. About the Trucks …
Local videos of helmet cams in action are few and far-between. Here’s a new one from YouTube user Pipe-Man26, showing the Eno Fire Department in Orange County responding to a commercial structure fire at 5304 Groucho Road on January 3. The fire at a vacant seafood restaurant, and later or currently used as a storage …
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This meeting was cancelled. The agenda items will be added to the March meeting. The Wake County Fire Commission was scheduled to meet on Thursday, January 18, 2018. The meeting time was 7:00 p.m. The location was the Wake County Emergency Service Education Center, 221 South Rogers Lane. Agenda is below. View the meeting documents. Meeting Called …
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From a reader (thanks Paul!) comes this stunning creation for sale on Craigslist in San Francisco: 1992 Amertek CF4000L ARFF crash truck with custom all-American body wrap decals (with powder-coated wheels), and a custom external roll cage. Whoa, wow, and holy cow! Specs are listed below. $50,000 and its yours. Seller also entertaining trades, for “Hummer H1, …
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Was thinking about this last week. There’s lots that goes into a WOW drone photo[1]. It’s an iceberg, of sorts. With many things that you don’t easily or ever see. Just a rough sketch. The stuff under the water could be re-ordered. Or expanded. But you get the idea. Click to enlarge: [1] Or at least …
Here are the run numbers for the Raleigh Fire Department for 2017. Total calls: 42,207Total runs: 59,334 Busiest engines: E3 – 2,695 E12 – 2,542 E11 – 2,535 E15 – 2,429 E19 – 2,414 Busiest ladders: L4 – 2,216 L2 – 2,080 L3 – 1,074 Busiest battalion chief: Bat 5 – 821 Run Numbers