With a number of new fire stations recently opened in Wake County in the last year–Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, two in Knightdale, and Morrisville–let’s look at all engine house across the county. Here’s new infographic with their pictures. Photo credits: Google Street and Legeros. View as JPG (3.9M) | PDF (4.3M)
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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Here’s one we’ve been waiting for. Presenting a delivery list of over 330 rigs built by Emergency Equipment Incorporated (EEI) of Raleigh This list was compiled over many, many years by Jon Umdenstock of Durham. And he welcomes inputs and corrections, just send him an email. View the database. Learn more about EEI and its predecessors …
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Research notes on Winston-Salem’s fire police program (1957-1973) and public safety officer program (1973-1987) See source materials via Google Drive Fire Police 1956, Jul – City Manager sent 10-page memo to Board of Alderman, with detailed reasons to try a fire-police “safety patrol” on a “limited, experimental basis.” [WSJ, 7/10/56] 1957, Jan 30 – City …
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Presenting a map and infographic about early engine houses in Winston and Salem. View as JPG | PDF View selected source materials via Google Drive. Learn more about Winston-Salem fire history by Legeros.
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
Research resource alert. Via New Hanover Public Library, pair of National Board of Fire Underwriters reports for Wilmington in 1949 and 1958. These are highly detailed accounts of the fire department, the fire alarm and water systems, and more. Read digital versions in this library at https://legeros.com/history/library/_nbfu And drop a line of you have other …
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Found a fine reference document about all things related to the Wilmington Fire Department. Standards of Cover from September 2023. Generously informative document that includes a nice history section. There’s even a full fleet listing on page 120. Copied and stored here, read document (PDF). See also, Wilmington Fire History by Legeros.
Presenting research notes on the history of ambulance and rescue services in New Hanover County. View chart – JPG | PDF See below for selected notes. See this Google Drive folder for 200+ articles, including those referenced below. 1950s 1957, Feb – Cape Fear Ambulance Service was under new management, prices reduced, read an advertisement. …
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Research notes on the history of Wilmington Fire Department’s rescue squads and ambulances. See second blog posting for wider history of New Hanover County ambulance and rescue services. See also, Wilmington Fire History by Legeros. 1969 WFD placed first rescue unit in service. [SN, 6/30/71] Was a utility-type truck and was not equipped for transport. 1971, …
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