The Charlotte Fire Department has released an after-action report on the Liberty Row Fire (AKA South Park Fire) on May 18, 2023. The five-alarm commercial structure fire was one of the city’s largest in recent history. Read the 96-page document (PDF) Listen to radio traffic from the fire (YouTube) Five alarms in Charlotte on May …
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Durham Highway Fire Department photo Listen to radio traffic | See photos by Legeros | See aerial video of aftermath Three alarms were struck on Friday afternoon, August 30, 2024, at 7604 Silver View Lane, just off Pinecrest Road, after lightning struck a home and started a fire that spread to the homes on either …
Watch Video From Tuesday | Watch Video From Monday Listen to Audio From Tuesday | Listen to Audio From Monday Two alarms were struck in east Raleigh on Tuesday morning, July 16, 2024, at 409 Donald Ross Drive, at the site of a building that burned on Monday evening. One-story residential structure converted to storage …
Recounting the story of the major waterfront fire on the Wilmington, NC, waterfront on March 9, 1953. Retrospective Read retrospective (PDF) from 2009 by Chris Nelson. Newspapers
Updated on June 5, 2024, with added chart comparing historical data on operations expansion. Updated on April 21, 2024, with added chart showing recruit class length. Updated on February 24, 2023, with additional charts showing fire station growth. Updated on January 11, 2023, with additional charts: extra-alarm fires and recruit graduating class sizes. Random data …
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Screengrabs form ABC11 footage. Two alarms were struck in downtown Raleigh on Monday morning, April 29, 2024. Dispatched ~1:40 a.m. for 400 Fayetteville Street. Sir Walter Apartments, senior living facility, ten-story high-rise. Built 1923[1]. Engine 13 first-arriving with nothing showing. Smoke found on seventh floor. Heavy smoke, zero visibility found in fire apartment. Quickly controlled, …
See photos by Legeros | Listen to radio traffic Two alarms were struck on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at a residential structure fire in the 2100 block of Karns Place in very north Raleigh. Dispatched 3:02 a.m. Upgraded to working fire while units were en route, due to callers reporting that the entire structure was …
Vicki Silverthorne photo Listen to radio traffic Run card for the major commercial structure fire at 6300 US 64 in Manns Harbor in Dare County on February 27, 2024. Sta 11 – Duck (32.0 miles) E11 Sta 12 – Southern Shores E12 E121 Rehab 12 Sta 13 – Kitty Hawk E13 Sta 14 – Kill …
Looking back at last year, these were the major fires plus a couple other notable incidents. 1/21/2023 1100 Logger Court Offices 2 alarms Dispatched 10:02 p.m. Controlled 10:43 p.m. Blog post | Legeros photos 2/4/2023 4707 Walden Pond Drive Townhomes 2 alarms Dispatched 11:51 p.m. Controlled ~12:27 a.m. Blog post | Legeros photos 2/5/2023 9401 …
See Legeros photos | Listen to radio traffic Mike Legeros photos On Sunday, January 7, 2024, Raleigh Engine 5 and Ladder 6 were dispatched at 4:56 p.m. for a commercial fire alarm at 3001 Hillsborough Street, five-story student apartments, with first-floor commercial occupancies plus five-story parking deck. Engine 5 arrived with nothing showing from the …
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