Archive of entries posted by Mike Legeros

Fire Trucks at War on Facebook – Cherry Point Crash Trucks

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One of my favorite fire apparatus sites is the Facebook group Fire Trucks at War. Anything and everything related to military fire apparatus. It’s run by military fire historian Ted Heinbuch, who runs the web site of the same name: www.firetrucks-atwar.com. North Carolina military fire apparatus appears fairly frequently, typically posted by Pete Brock, our …

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Raleigh Fire Department Hiring For New Recruit Academy

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The Raleigh Fire Department has opened the application process for a new recruit academy. They’ve also lowered the age requirement for firefighter recruits. The application process for Recruit Academy 42 opened on September 12, 2016, and closes at midnight on October 7. Applicants who are 18 years of age can apply, but they must be …

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Wake County Fire Commission Meeting – Thursday, September 15

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The next meeting of the Wake County Fire Commission is Thursday, July 21, at the Wake County EMS Training Facility, located in the basement of the Wake County Commons Building, 4011 Carya Drive in Raleigh. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. View the meeting documents. Here’s the agenda: Meeting Called to Order: Chairman Lucius Jones …

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Wake County Fire Departments Family Tree

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Now for some color. Presenting a visual history of our fire departments. Take one. Still working on a few details. Couple are noted on the chart. Still tweaking the thing as well. Wish list for future features: First paid members, for each FD. First career members, for each FD. First extrication equipment, for each FD. …

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UPDATED – Vintage Photo of Sunset Beach Maxim Rescue

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September 10 From reader Micah Bodford as well as this SPAAMFAA Facebook group posting, here’s the history of the rig, as well as four earlier photos. Click to enlarge: Credits left to right, top to bottom: Jack Wilson; Maxim Factory Photo / Max M. Smith Collection; Tucker Dempsey; Jack Wilson. 1968 Maxim Model 262R, Serial …

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Upcoming Events – September & October

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Here are some of the upcoming fire department and public safety events in our area: Sep 10 – Brassfield FD – Annual Chicken & Pork Fundraiser 1680 NC-96, Franklinton 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sep 10 – Durham Highway FD Public Safety Day Leesville Road High School, Raleigh 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sep 10 …

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Vintage Photos of Fire Department Step Vans

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From the files of reader/contributor David Raynor, here are some fire department step vans of years and decades past. Click to enlarge: Left to right, top to bottom: Knightdale (Wake County) – 1995 1990s? Chevy, rescue/equipment truck – #8 Goldsboro – May 1996 Command post – Old Truck 15, a staffed manpower/equipment company. Nashville (Nash) …

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Sniper Attacks North Hills Mall – Memorial Day, 1972

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Last month, our attentions were commanded by a reported shooting and resulting major incident at Crabtree Valley Mall. No gunshot victims were found, but numerous medical emergencies presented during and after the evacuation. The resulting multi-patient incident brought dozens of EMS and fire units to the scene. But did you know that another Raleigh mall …

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Vintage Photos of Tankers from Johnston County

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From the files of reader/contributor David Raynor, here’s a quartet of vintage tankers from Johnston and Wake counties. Left to right, top to bottom: West Johnston FD – Tanker 166 – 1960s (?) Dodge – January 1996 Clayton FD – Tanker 6 – 1960s (?) IHC – June 1999 Wilson Mills FD – Tanker 2 …

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Raleigh Fire Department Newsletter – Summer 2016

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Here’s the summer issue of the Raleigh Fire Department Newsletter. Tenth year of publication and as posted to www.raleighfirenews.org. Contents include raising awareness about firefighter suicide, the flooding in July, fire station facility updates, the recruit class graduation, the Class 1 fire protection rating, promotions and appointments, and remembering the Mangel’s fire. The Raleigh Fire …

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