Vintage Rigs – Garner, Pink Hill, West of New Bern
Found for sale on eBay. Readers can add makes/models/years. Look like (bad) scans of physical prints. Maybe some of Tony Kelly’s postcard pics, from back in the day? Click to (slightly) enlarge:
Archive of posts filed under the History category.
Wilmington-New Hanover County Fire Protection Report – 1971
Random historical artifact, by way of the New Hanover County Library’s North Carolina Room. Technical report on the county (and city) fire protection. Includes a four-page response from the volunteer fire departments, clarifying and refuting some points. Includes some nifty details of the time, including a Wilmington FD org chart, and a list of all …
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Vintage Commentary: Who’s Protecting Whom – Volunteer Fire Departments Talk Back
The following full-page commentary, bought as an advertisement, appeared in the Wilmington Star-News in late 1993 or early 1994. It presents opinions of the county’s volunteer fire departments, and their reactions to recent events of the time, including the closure of North Wilmington VFD that year, new county requirements for VFDs for financial accounting, and county plans …
Vintage Photos of Frisco, Triangle Fire Departments
Found for sale on eBay, scans of photographs of the Frisco (Dare) and Triangle (Davidson) fire departments. Both from the 1970s, say seller notes. The Frisco picture is a grayscale scan from the seller.
Garner Fire Administration Moves
The Garner Fire Department has relocated their administrative offices. They moved into new space this month at 914 7th Avenue, a town building that previously served as a temporary town hall, while the new one was being built. Their new HQ was built in 1997 and has 18,072 square-feet, say tax records. Previously a commercial …
History of Wake County Fire Protection and Fire Governance
Presented a deep dive into the history of both fire protection and fire service governance in Wake County. The research notes were originally compiled in 2016 and undergo occasional updates. Read research notes (PDF) Selected Milestones 1952 – First rural service started in Apex. 1954 – County rural fire protection program created. 1954 – County …
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Oak Island Fire Departments Family Tree – Long Beach, Yaupon Beach, Oak Island, Southport, Fort Caswell
New history chart! Fire departments of Oak Island in Brunswick County: Fort Caswell Long Beach Yaupon Beach Oak Island Southport This one’s a little less complete than usual. Done entirely through remote research. And includes a few standing questions. Will revise as more info is found. See earlier posting about these departments and their histories. …
Charlotte Rescue and First Aid Squad – Annual Report, 1953
From page 51 of the previously posted Charlotte Fire Department annual report of calendar year 1953, here’s a neat summary of the rescue squad organization’s activities, members, and assets. Their equipment included three iron lungs! The Charlotte Rescue and First Aid Squad was a private corporation that was chartered in July 1947. They were one …
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Charlotte Fire Department Annual Reports – 1937, 1953
For your Sunday reading, annual reports of the Charlotte Fire Department for the calendar years 1937 and 1953. Lots of interesting information and great hand-drawn graphics. The 1953 report also includes hand-drawn pictures of each front-line apparatus! Scanned from bound copies at Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina, during a recent visit. Read …
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Chapel Hill Fire Station 2 – History of the Original
Chapel Hill’s new Fire Station 2 was dedicated on Saturday, July 14. The two-story, 11,246 square-foot engine house was opened in May. See photos. It’s the ten-years-in-the-making result of a public and private partnership between the town, the county, and a private developer. Built on the site of the original 1959 fire station on Hamilton …
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