For your holiday enjoyment, here’s another Legeros History Chart. Raleigh-Durham International Airport fire department. AKA, RDU CFR. View as JPG | View as PDF | See more charts Here’s the landing page. And only one typo spotted so far. The 1979 quick-response truck was a Chevy, not a Ford. Will be updated. Here’s the chart in paper form. Sometimes Mr. …
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The Chapel Hill Fire Department was established in 1896. Everybody knows that, right? Says so on their emblem. But what happens when historical records suggest, perhaps, something different? Let’s a look. Our story begins with a “visiting professor.” Enter local fire historian and CHFD friend Mike Legeros. Starting in late spring, he commenced a deep dive …
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July 1, 2018 Durham Fire Department, Expanded, In Service! See also this history chart. Cool things happened at 7:00 a.m. today. The city of Durham Fire Department activated two new stations (Page Road, Seaton Road), and a mess of new units and companies. Some are housed at temporary quarters, as Station 17 on Leesville Road …
For your Thursday enjoyment, nine issues of Hose and Nozzle magazine from 1955. Digitized by Yours Truly from physical copies in a bound volume at Wilson Library, UNC. View the issues at www.legeros.com/history/hose Who’s the current copyright owner? Is there one? Good question!
On July 1, 2018, Durham County Fire Rescue will consolidate with the Durham Fire Department. County personnel will transfer to the city, along with a number of apparatus and vehicles. And two county fire stations will become city stations. Below is a visual story of the merger. Includes both the pre-history of Bethesda and Parkwood, …
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Raleigh received a pair of new mini-pumpers in February, a pair of 2017 Ford F-550/Knapheide/UPF/Foam Pro 250/250/10 units. Shown on left. They replaced a pair of 1986 Chevy brush trucks, which were retired. Shown on right. Along with a 2005 Ford F-550/Reading/Slagle, the city’s three mini-pumpers are assigned to and cross-staffed by Squad 7, Squad …
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With the coming closure of Apex EMS on June 30, 2018, here’s an updated version of my Wake County EMS System family tree. Includes numerous nips ‘n’ tucks as well, and a couple added notes about recent milestones. Visualizes the origins of local ambulance and rescue services, from the original funeral home providers, to the …
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Last updated 7:00 a.m., July 25 This posting is undergoing updates, with clarifications on the coming current changes, and as additional historical perspectives are added. News out of Brunswick County. Yaupon Beach Fire Department is dissolving, and transferring their assets to Southport Fire Department. Members of YBFD are also joining SFD. [ Previously reported as a …
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Learned a good lesson the other day. I’ve long-used shorthand, for noting the concept of “one year or the next year.” For example, writing “the fire truck was a 1950 or 1951 Ford” as “the fire truck was a 1950-51 Ford.” No problem, right? But watch what happens here: 1950 – The fire department was organized. 1951 …
For your Saturday reading pleasure, a vintage document from Monroe, NC. Constitution and by-laws of Monroe Fire Company No. 1. Undated, probably from early 1900s. Scanned from physical copy at Wilson Library at UNC, part of the North Carolina Collection. Call number Cp971.90 M75m1 Read the document (PDF, 2 MB)