More random history. The Seagate (also spelled Sea Gate) Volunteer Fire Department in New Hanover County, outside Wilmington, was formed in 1940 to help protect the fishing community along Bradley Creek and Greenville Sound. The first apparatus was a 1931 automobile with three drums mounted on the back and a fan belt-powered pump. The first …
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Random history, found in the articles of dissolution of the 87 South Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., that operated in Alamance County from 1983 to 2005, until its corporation merged with Eli Whitney Fire Department. Background The 87 South VFD (87SVFD) was incorporated February 1, 1983. The initiative for forming the fire department corporation came from …
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For your Friday enjoyment, here’s a vintage brochure from Murphy Body Works in Wilson, NC. Advertised is a low-profile, light-duty rescue truck that they built for Zebulon Rescue Squad. The chassis was a 1975-76 GMC Sierra and it replaced a 1954 GMC panel van and ex-Raleigh Rescue Squad vehicle. It served until 1995, when replaced with a …
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The Raleigh Fire Department’s newest tiller was delivered this week, a 2017 Pierce Arrow XT, 1500/200/100′. See prior posting about the delivery. It also marks 101 years of tractor-drawn fire apparatus in the Capital City. Let’s look back at each rig, and its history. Click to enlarge, then scroll down to read details: Photo credits include …
One of the earliest “suburban” fire departments in North Carolina was Bessemer VFD in Greensboro. We’ve blogged about them before, but let’s take a deeper dive. They were organized in 1942, upon the completion of a sanitary district, which added water lines and fire hydrants. By all accounts, they were not equipped for fighting fires …
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Found on eBay, here’s a 1967 magazine advertisement from W. S. Darley & Co. with a factory photo of a Ford Super-Duty/Darley high-pressure fog pumper, from the Derita Fire Department in Mecklenburg County. They operated from 1950 to 1994-95. Click to enlarge:
Family Tree See this family tree infographic: jpg | pdf | blog posting Overview July 1 At midnight, Stony Hill Fire Chief A.C. Rich gave the final broadcast of the Stony Hill Rural Fire Department, as they signed off effect at 00:00 hours, and began operation as part of the new Northern Wake Fire Department. …
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This is a blog archives posting from October 24, 2013, and re-posted here as the original is unavailable due to technical issues. October 24 Effective this month, the Surf City Volunteer Fire Department has merged with the recently created Pender Fire and EMS. As earlier parts of this posting note (click READ MORE), the private …
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This is a blog archives posting from February 5, 2014, and re-posted here as the original is unavailable due to technical issues. February 5 Reports this Herald-Sun story[1], Durham County Commissioners will vote next week to endorse (or not) the recommendations of the recently receive fire protection study. On Monday, the Interim County Manager provided a …
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This is a blog archives posting from August 30, 2014, and re-posted here as the original is unavailable due to technical issues. On April 1, 1963, a two-year study was started of ambulance service in North Carolina. Questionnaires were mailed to 718 ambulance providers, the majority of which were funeral homes. They were asked questions in …
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