This is part three of a multi-part series about fireworks incidents and disasters in North Carolina. Read others: Part 1 | Part 2 Part 3 – Ocracoke Island Fireworks Truck Explosion – July 4, 2009 See source materials in this Google Drive folder. On Saturday, July 4, 2009, around 8:00 a.m., a five-person crew from …
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Presenting a list of drowning victims at Raleigh Beach, a popular swimming and fishing spot on the Neuse River, on the border of Raleigh and Knightdale. Total 28 known drowning victims. 1930 to 1969 2 victims – 1930-07-22 – Two teenagers drowned during an outing with a larger group. The girl, 16, had waded into …
Presenting research notes and more on the history of rescue services and EMS in Brunswick County. Resources View family tree graphic: JPG | PDF Read research notes (PDF) View various newspaper clippings in Google Drive folder. See more Legeros EMS histories. Related Social Postings Legeros Fire Line on Facebook – Search For “Brunswick” Examples: Oak Island EMS – Old …
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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from September 10, 2022. Early history of Long Beach Rescue Squad on Oak Island. From Wolfgang Furstenau’s 1995 book “Long Beach – A North Carolina Town: Its Origin and History,” from a copy in the collection of the North Carolina Heritage and Government Library in Raleigh. …
Presenting research notes on the history of Coastline Volunteer Rescue Squad in Brunswick County. Check back, as we’re still updating. Last updated July 13, 2026. Contents Timeline November 2019 – County Commissioners Meeting Minutes June 2020 – County Commissioners Meeting Minutes Timeline 1976 – Rescue squad organized “after a resident in Holden Beach pleaded for …
This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from December 22, 2025. Research notes on the history of rescue and EMS services in Boone, Blowing Rock, and the surrounding communities of Watauga County. Watauga County Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc. Organized 1961. Incorporated 1963. Today named Watauga County Rescue Squad Created after John Kirk, a …
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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting. Research notes on ambulance and rescue squad history in Johnston County. 1950 to 1959 1957, Jun – Johnston County Civil Defense Rescue Squad operating by this time. Based in Smithfield [NO, 6/3/57, GNA 1/31/59] 1958, Sep – Kenly Rescue Squad organized by September 1958. First …
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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from November 6, 2025. Morning reading. How ’bout some EMS history from Mecklenburg County and Charlotte. Forty-seven years ago this week, MEDIC, the Mecklenburg EMS Agency, began operating as the county’s new ambulance service. They were placed in service at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 1, …
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Research notes on the deadliest mass shootings in North Carolina history, expanded from this Facebook posting on September 28, 2025. These notes are still undergoing review and revisions. Supplement to Mike Legeros deadliest disaster database. Abbreviations: SP (Single Perpetrator) MP (Multiple Perpetrators) Type Incident Date / Location Killed Wounded Total Casualties Source SP Carthage Nursing …
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View clippings and other documents Introduction On Saturday, September 26, 1969, a methane explosion and flash fire at the National Guard Armory on Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem injured 25 members of the North Carolina National Guard. Seven of the most seriously injured were flown to an Army burn center in Texas. Three later died. …
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