January 8 Fleet listing added. January 7 Here’s a picture of Cary Engine 9, a 2003 Pierce Dash 1250/500. The town’s ninth engine company was placed in service on December 14, when Engine 2 and Rescue 2 relocated from their prior quarters 875 S.E. Maynard Road at to a new station at 601 E. Chatham …
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Commencing our annual compiling of run numbers. Here’s what we’ve received thus far. Add yours as comment, or drop a line. Raleigh Incidents 39,145 Runs 59,401 Top units E3 – 2,696 E12 – 2,608 E11 – 2,462 Sq15/E15 – 2,369 (Sq15 > E15 on 1/16) E19 – 2,239 L4 – 2,248 L2 – 1,995 L5 …
Cary opened their ninth fire station late last month. Where does that place them in department rankings by station count, across North Carolina? Here’s the current data. Advise corrections. 42 – Charlotte28 – Raleigh25 – Greensboro19 – Winston-Salem17 – Fayetteville16 – Durham14 – High Point12 – Asheville11 – Concord10 – Camp Lejeune10 – Wilmington9 – …
The Raleigh Fire Museum tweeted about this the other week. Let’s examine more closely in this blog posting. This is a vintage “rules and regulations” booklet from the early twentieth century. It was donated to the museum by a retired member of the department. View the booklet in this photo gallery or download PDF version. …
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Presented by the Raleigh Fire Museum, the men and women of the Raleigh Fire Department who stood watch on December 25, in select years between 1928 and 1996. Log book excepts. View the photo album, or see same via their Facebook posting.
Last week Lee Wilson paid a visit to Lillington, to photographer their two antique (and well-preserved) antique engines. The older one is a 1928 GMC/American LaFrance Type 99 triple combination, #G-125. (Shipped on June 27, 1928, says the Peckham database.) The newer one is a 1961 Ford/Seagrave pumper. (Model? Specs?) Both are housed in the …
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Orange Rural Fire Department in Hillsborough has received a pair of 2015 Sutphen Monarch pumper-tankers, 1500/1000. They were delivered on Friday, December 18. Notes this town press release, they cost $480,00 each. One was purchased by the town and is lettered for Hillsborough Fire Department. The other was purchased by Orange Rural, which is the …
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