Presenting a list of drowning victims at Raleigh Beach, a popular swimming and fishing spot on the Neuse River, on the border of Raleigh and Knightdale. Total 28 known drowning victims. 1930 to 1969 2 victims – 1930-07-22 – Two teenagers drowned during an outing with a larger group. The girl, 16, had waded into …
Got alarm box lists? Been meaning to build this, repository of alarm box listings from around North Carolina. Here’s our starter collection. Drop a line, send a message, will take anything/everything. No hurry. Thanks in advance.
Presenting a history of fire and rescue services on Topsail Island as well as selected nearby fire and rescue departments in Pender and Onslow counties. View visual history: JPG | PDF Read research notes (PDF) View various newspaper clippings in this Google Drive folder. Web page home page Social Postings Legeros Fire Line on Facebook – Search …
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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from December 29, 2025. Effective January 2, 2026, the Durham Fire Department made a number of operational changes, including activating a new engine company, changing a quint company to a ladder company, and relocating three ladder companies along with other units. Summary New fire company activated, …
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Remembering the major wildland fire in May 1986, that burned some 73,000 acres in the Holly Shelter area of Pender county, and during a period of severe drought. One of North Carolina’s largest wildfires of the decade, it threatened numerous homes and closed portions of U.S. 17 and N.C. 210. It required extensive use of …
Effective July 5, 2026, Pender EMS & Fire and Penderlea VFD are merging with Pender County. Details to come on deployment of new Pender County Fire Services equipment and facilities. Pender County Fire Stations # Agency Address Historical Changes 1 Pender EMS & Fire (HQ) 805 Ridgewood Ave., Burgaw Merge to county 9 …
Graphic from FDmaps.com Presenting a list of Greensboro and Guilford County station numbers, before and after the renumbering in 200_. High Point is not included as those station numbers were not changed. Note that ** indicates that the station number was changed. Greensboro
From South Carolina, memorandum of changes to Horry County fire stations and fire apparatus numbers, dated April 22, 1986. Original images at bottom. Here’s a transcription from ChatGPT: April 22, 1986 MEMORANDUM TO: All Personnel FROM: Hampton Shuping, Jr., Fire Chief/Coordinator RE: Change in Station Numbering System Effective Monday, May 5, 1986, at 0800 the …
Presenting a snapshot of Charlotte Fire Department stations, units, and car assignments. Last updated March 23, 2026, at 7:29 a.m. Thank you to our friends at CFD for providing this information. Stations and Units Station Battalion Address Units 1 1 221 N MYERS ST E01 L01 BC01 MCP01 FC01 FC02 Vent 01 C600 C10 2 …
Presenting a chart counting extra-alarm (structure) fires in Raleigh from 1990 to 2025. Scroll for source data and editorial comments. See more Raleigh Fire Department (RFD) charts and infographics in this blog post. Editorial Comments This data was hand-compiled by Mike Legeros, based on sources including news reports, RFD photo unit documentation, RFD media releases, …
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