Raleigh Fire Department – Milestones Poster
Here’s a chart of milestones of the Raleigh Fire Department, created in 2013 for the Raleigh Fire Museum. View as PDF.
Archive of posts filed under the Lists, Numbers, Data category.
Visual History of Raleigh Fire Stations
This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from April 2021. New from the Legeros History Labs. Each and every iteration of city fire stations with multiple versions. Plus the training tower and shop. Plus pics of all the one-and-done (to date) stations. View JPG | PDF See other visual histories
Database of Emergency Equipment Inc. (EEI) Fire Apparatus
This is a work in progress Here’s a database of fire apparatus built by Emergency Equipment Inc. (EEI) in Raleigh, NC, as compiled by Jon Umbdenstock of Durham, NC. View the database More Information For more about EEI and its predecessors Atlas Steel and Alexander Welding, read these research notes. See also the Facebook group …
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Comparing Charlotte’s SouthPark and Raleigh’s Metropolitan Fires
Let’s comparing and contrasting Charlotte’s SouthPark fire (May 2023) and Raleigh’s Metropolitan fire (March 2017). See our prior posting about the Charlotte fire. Charlotte SouthPark Fire May 18, 2023 7740 Liberty Row Drive Five alarms Raleigh Metropolitan Fire March 16, 2017 400 W. North Street Five alarms Building Apartments under construction Seven stories, …
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North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Ceremony – May 13, 2023
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, the following names will be added to the North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Memorial at the annual ceremony in downtown Raleigh. See below for narratives and notes, about each member and how they died. Richard S. Aman – Piney Grove – 2021 Charles Barnett – Asheville – 1891 (not shown) Perry …
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Raleigh’s Mid-Century Stations
New infographic. Raleigh’s mid-century “template” fire stations, 1959 to 1998.
Charlotte Airport Fire History
Let’s build a history of airport fire protection in Charlotte. Update, February 24, 2023. Migrated to PDF format. See this document: https://legeros.com/history/charlotte/charlotte-airport-fire-history.pdf See also this fleet roster: https://legeros.com/history/fleets/charlotte-airport.pdf See also this infographic on early NCANG ARFF rigs: https://legeros.com/history/charts/content/ncang-crash-trucks.pdf
Aerialscopes of North Carolina
Last updated May 20, 2024. How many Aerialscopes served in North Carolina, over the decades? Here’s a montage plus list. Avery County 1976 Mack CF/Baker – 0/0/75′ – Lee Wilson photo Ex-Cherry Hill Twp, NJ. Sold to Blackstone, VA, in 2003. Boone 1987 Mack/Baker – 0/0/85′ – Lee Wilson photo Ex-demo unit? Chassis #CF688, FAPS-1161 …
Tractor Drawn Tankers in North Carolina
Presenting a master list of all tractor-drawn tankers that have served in North Carolina, including foam units and Air Force runway foamers. View the document (PDF)
Snorkels in North Carolina
Last updated February 6, 2023 – Content converted from web page to PDF document. This is a re-posting of a Legeros Blog Archives posting from December 21, 2013, that’s no longer available on the old site, due to technical problems. Presenting a master list of all articulating platforms, including snorkels, that have served in North …