Major Fires of 2023

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 Prince George Lane
Townhomes
2 alarms
Plus 3rd alarm struck for mayday, cancelled
Dispatched 6:12 a.m. Controlled 7:13 a.m.
Blog post | Legeros photos

Note: On the evening of February 5 through the morning of February 6, there were four working fires, including the above two extra-alarm fires. 

4/12/2023
4937 Southern Magnolia Drive
Townhomes
2 alarms
Dispatched 12:22 p.m. Controlled 12:58 p.m. 
Blog post | Legeros photos

6/16/2023
1810 New Hope Road
Assisted living
2 alarms
Dispatched 2:49 p.m. Controlled ~3:15 p.m. 
Extended operations for overhaul, air monitoring, and shelter/rehab for both responders and all occupants of the evacuated facility.
Blog post

12/30/2023
5919 Hourglass Court
Townhomes
2 alarms
Dispatched 3:21 a.m. Controlled 4:49 a.m. 
Blog post | Legeros photos

Notes

Mutual aid to major incidents outside the city are not included, such as two alarms in Knightdale on July 4 at a house fire on Whispering Creek Court. 

Other Notable Incidents

Some of the other incidents of note from last year have included: 

3/8/23
Hunting Ridge Road
Extended haz-mat incident, fuel spill containment in residential neighborhood + golf course.

8/8/23
Person Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
Former Lightner Funeral Home
Interior attack with extended operations due to difficulty accessing “cut up” interior spaces. Special call for two sets of two additional engines. 

8/24/2023
2729 S. Wilmington Street
Motel
2nd alarm equivalent
High-life hazard response added, which resulted in the equivalent of a second-alarm’s worth of resources on scene. 

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