Raleigh Fire Hydrants Turning Yellow

Belated news. Raleigh fire hydrants are turning yellow. As announced in this June 10 press release, the public fire hydrants within the city limits will now be painted yellow. They’re currently painted red. Private fire hydrants will remain red.

What’s the difference between a public and private fire hydrant, as defined here? They’re both connected to the city’s water supply, and conform to the same specs. Public hydrants are installed on roads and streets and public sites, and they’re maintained by the city. They are over 16,000 public fire hydrants in the city.1

Private hydrants are typically found at apartments, HOA-managed residential developments, and commercial properties. They’re maintained by the property owners, and are always located outside the City right-of-way. There are 4,400+ private hydrants in the city.2

The city’s water system also supplies Garner, Knightdale, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, and Zebulon. In those other communities, the hydrants are yellow, which in turn follows a recommendation from the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). The change in the city aligns with this standard.

We’re told that hydrants caps will be always chrome (e.g. reflective) silver. No varied colors to note hydrant capacities. The change is immediate. Yellow hydrants are already appearing around town. The timeframe for total conversion will be a number of years.

Public Utilities handles hydrant maintenance including testing and painting. In days of old, the fire department was the paint crew, and also did testing. Those tasks were transferred a number of years ago.

The city’s system of fire hydrants was installed in 1887. Firefighters originally powered their hose streams from hydrant pressure, prior to use pumping engines. Here’s a blog archives post with that historical perspective.

See also these related blog archives postings: Hydrant Map from 1903 (January 2011), Raleigh Hose Thread History (April 2014).

What other hydrant systems are used around Raleigh or Wake County, outside the city-operated system? Readers, please add!

1Subtracting 4,400 below from 22,000 cited in the press release, for “over 16,000.”

2From the Winter 2014 issue  (PDF) of the Raleigh Fire Department newsletter: “There are an estimated 4,400 public fire hydrants in the City of Raleigh.”

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Celebrate Forty Years of Wake EMS on Thursday, August 4

Wake County EMS will celebrate four decades of service to the community at a public event in downtown Raleigh on Thursday night, August 4, at 7:00 p.m. at Meymandi Concert Hall, at the Duke Energy for the Perform Arts. Or what we called Memorial Auditorium back in the day.

They’ll be celebrating their history and expressing their appreciation to the many partners and stakeholders who have worked so hard to bring success to the Wake County EMS System.

Static Display – Retro Ambulance, Evac 1, and More

From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the front plaza of the performing arts center, facing South Street, will be a static display of Wake County EMS vehicles:

  • “retro ambulance” with the original green-over-white colors
  • medical ambulance bus Evac 1
  • Major Operations Support Unit Truck 1
  • EMS special events cart
  • paramedic bike team.

Formal Program

Beginning at 7:00 p.m. in Meymandi Concert Hall, the formal program will include:

  • Welcome by Chairman James West of the Wake County Commissioners and Wake County EMS Director Dr. Jose Cabanas.
  • Remarks from partner hospitals Duke Raleigh, Rex, and WakeMed.
  • Video history of Wake County EMS including tribute to partners and stakeholders.
  • Greetings by current and past directors: Dr. Jose Cabanas, Dr. Brent Myers, Skip Kirkwood, Barry Britt, Gerald Brown and Russell Capps.
  • Music performance by a group of current and past members of Wake County EMS.
  • Open microphone opportunity for audience members to make brief reflections.

This program is about the people of our past, the people our present, and the countless partners and stakeholders who have helped make this EMS system one of the best in the nation. You are invited, and we hope you’ll come and help us celebrate.

Learn More History

Visit these web sites to learn more about the history of Wake County EMS, and the earlier years (and decades) of ambulance and rescue squad service in Raleigh and Wake County:

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Fire on the Mall! Thirty-Fives Years After the Mangel’s Building – July 7, 1981

Thirty-five years ago this month, on July 7, 1981, the Mangel’s Building on the Fayetteville Street Mall burned. The four-alarm fire was one of the largest in the city’s history. Hundreds watched as thick smoke blanketed the pedestrian mall, and as firefighters fought a difficult fire in an 80+ year-old building that was “built to burn.”

Historian Mike Legeros has compiled stories, photos, diagrams, and data about the fire, including oral histories from Raleigh Fire Department members who were there that day. Even log book entries are included.

The document is available on the Raleigh Fire Museum site in both PDF (preferred) and web page format: www.raleighfiremuseum.org/content/mangel.

Any updates, such as new stories uncovered, will be added to an “additions” page on the site, to be created.


Left to right, top to botom, photos by William Artis, Robert Ott, Gary Knight, Seny Norasingh, News & Observer

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Vintage Photo & Advertisement – Scotland Neck’s Oren Pumper

Found for sale on eBay, magazine advertisement from 1943 for Oren Fire Apparatus in Roanoke, VA, showing Scotland Neck’s Engine No. 1. Maybe readers can share some history of the rig. Click to slightly enlarge:

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Vintage Photo of Vance Apartments and Fire Trucks, 1972

The Raleigh Public Record posted a story today [link expired:http://raleighpublicrecord.org/news/development-beat/2016/07/25/development-beat-miscellaneous-monday-2/] about a parking lot at the northeast corner of Edenton and Wilmington streetst that’s slated for development. The site was once occupied by Vance Apartments, a three-story, 36-unit complex that was the largest of Raleigh’s then-four apartment buildings. But no one has photo for the building, save a reader-submitted aerial view on the Wake County IMAPS site from 1981.

Enter your friendly neighborhood fire historian, who has the below News & Observer image in his files. Date is July 4, 1972, after apartment fire. Told the next day’s Raleigh Times, the fire was discovered in a second-floor apartment shortly before 10:00 a.m. The maintenance man, who found the fire, began alerting residents. Some 30 units were evacuated. The appears to have been quickly extinguished, and with no injuries.

It started in the bedroom area of the aprtment. There was also smoke and water damage to the apartment directly below, and some smoke damage throughout the second floor. Said Fire Chief Jack Keeter, it could’ve been an electrical fire, or started by a cigarette. The total damage amounted to about $3,000. The building was owned by Dr. J. L. Johnson. Click to slightly enlarge:


Courtesy (Raleigh) News & Observer

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Vintage Photo of Wake New Hope Fire Car, 1975

For your Friday flashback, here’s a News & Observer photo from October 23, 1975, showing a Wake New Hope Fire Department “fire car” at the Plantation Inn on Capital Boulevard. And a station wagon no less! (Make and model, readers?) There was a fire in an attic that was discovered about 11:00 a.m. and quickly extinguished. Six Forks and Wake Forest fire departments were also called.

The building suffered extensive damage to the attic, wiring, and furnace, and smoke and water damage to the first floor dining room and kitchen. The inn was located at corner of then North Boulevard (US.1) and Wake Forest Road. It was demolished in recent years, and replaced with a shopping center, of course.

Here’s the close-up, the wider photo, and a second shot showing two early tankers.


(Raleigh) News & Observer photos

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Raleigh Receives Class 1 Fire Protection Rating

Big news announced yesterday in this city press release, which I’ve adapted here: The City of Raleigh has received a Public Protection Classification (PPC) Class 1 rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). This achievement is the highest rating possible for Raleigh s state of readiness and defense against potential fire risk and property loss.

ISO rates more than 48,000 fire protection districts across the United States and less than 0.4% (204) hold a Class 1 rating.1

For the past eighteen months, ISO has evaluated the city’s ability to prevent, respond to, investigate, and extinguish fires. Moving from a Class 3 rating to a Class 1 establishes the City of Raleigh as a superior fire protection district, and which may result in a cost savings to insurance premium payers.

Potential Cost Savings For Insurance Premiums

Insurers create their own risk model and use the PPC rating to determine their risk, and ultimately, insurance premiums within a fire district. Depending upon the insurer, citizens of Raleigh may see a reduction in their insurance premiums, though the greatest decrease is expected in the commercial property industry.

Fire protection district ratings range from a Class 1 to a Class 10. A Class 1 rating signifies the least risk for an insurer, while a Class 10 indicates that there is essentially no fire protection.

Fire Department, Water System, Emergency Communications Evaluated

ISO evaluates the local fire department, the local water distribution system, and the emergency communications center. The fire department leads the evaluation process and is responsible for 50 percent of the overall score, while water and emergency communications account for 40 percent and 10 percent respectively.

The City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department maintains two water treatment facilities, nineteen elevated water towers, 2,365 miles of water mains, and 20,817 public hydrants. There are also 6,213 privately owned hydrants connected to Raleigh s water distribution system. Both public and private hydrants must meet the same standards and flow capacity requirements during the ISO evaluation.

The Raleigh/Wake Emergency Communications Center received a near perfect rating from ISO. In 2015, they processed 619,499 calls.

Class 1 Fire Department

The City of Raleigh Fire Department operates twenty-nine engines and nine ladders from twenty-eight fire stations. In 2015, they answered 38,053 calls.

In addition to fire suppression, the Raleigh Fire Department provides first responder Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), technical rescue, and haz-mat response services, participates in a regional Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR), and serves as one of the state’s seven Hazardous Materials Regional Response Teams (RRT). These additional services enhance the fire department s mission, but are not part of the ISO evaluation of fire protection capabilities.

The City of Raleigh has historically maintained a Class 3 rating. The Class 1 rating takes effect August 1, 2016. The next scheduled ISO evaluation will occur around December 2018. Also worth noting is that the rating improvement was achieved at no cost, by a staff of 25 City employees from the three aforementioned City departments.

Notes

1In North Carolina, there are only eight Class 1 fire protection districts out of 1,700+. They include Cary, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro, High Point, and now Raleigh. (Four of those were attained last year. See prior blog archives post about Cary and Charlotte.)

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Wake County Fire Commission Meeting – Thursday, July 21

The next meeting of the Wake County Fire Commission is Thursday, July 21, at the Wake County EMS Training Facility, located in the basement of the Wake County Commons Building, 4011 Carya Drive in Raleigh. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

Agenda is below. View the meeting documents.

  • Meeting Called to Order: Chairman Lucius Jones
    • Invocation
    • Roll of Members Present
  • Items of Business
    • Approval of Agenda
    • Recognition of Chief Frank Woods for his years of service to the Wake County Fire Tax District
    • Adoption of Minutes for May 5, 2016 Special Called Meeting Work Session
    • Adoption of Minutes for May 12, 2016 Special Called Meeting Work Session
  • Regular Agenda
    • Changes to the Apparatus CIP Model
    • Replacement and New Appointment to the Communications Committee
  • Information Agenda
    • Fire Tax Financial Report
    • Standing Committee Updates
      • Administrative
      • Apparatus
      • Budget
      • Communications
      • Equipment
      • Facility
      • Staffing and Compensation
      • Steering
      • Training
    • Chair Report
    • Fire Services Director Report
      • Operations Director Report
      • Logistics Manager Report
  • Other Business
  • Public Comments
    • Comments from the public will be received at the time appointed by the Chairman of the Fire Commission for 30 minutes maximum time allotted, with a maximum of 3 minutes per person. A signup sheet for those who wish to speak during the public comments section of the meeting is located at the entrance of the meeting room.
  • Adjournment
    • Next Meeting September 15, 2016
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Updated – North Myrtle Beach’s New Blue & Red Pierce Platform

July 17
Our friends at North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue have provided extensive additional details about their new truck, as well as photos and a historical perspective.

The new Truck 714 is a 2016 Pierce Arrow XT mid-mount platform, 95-foot. It features a 2000 GPM Hale pump, a 300 gallon poly tank, a 500HP Detroit (DD13) motor with Allison transmission, and Tac-4 independent suspension.

Features include an Onan 10Kw generator with two 150 cord reels, LED warning lights and head lights, David Clarke headsets and seating for six, and the Pierce Command Zone Multiplex System with monitors inside the cab, at the turntable, and in the basket of the aerial. It also has four cameras (three front, one rear) and a DVR system to provide video recording of fire scenes for training purposes.

It carries 206 feet of ground ladders: two 35′, two 28′, two 16′, one 18′, and one 10′ attic ladder. There s also a custom storage box above the pump panel for a Little Giant ladder, to save on compartment space.


North Myrtle Beach Fire Department photo

Blue Over Red

North Myrtle Beach is a public safety department, where police and fire personnel are cross-trained. This had a lot influence on the look of the truck and some of its features. In particular, the apparatus committee wanted to different themselves from other departments around.

The big craze has been back over red on rigs, but they didn t want that, as they knew neighboring departments going with that or a similar scheme. They wanted a color scheme that was as unique as their status as a public safety department.

After weeks of scouring the Internet for ideas, they found pictures of recently delivered Pierce pumpers in Texas. The trucks had a blue over red scheme and they knew those were the colors for them.

The idea was proposed and immediately accepted. During their first pre-build conference at the Pierce factory, they went through five different shades of blue, until find that a dark metallic blue was what they wanted. The color looked great at night and really popped during the day.


North Myrtle Beach Fire Department photo

And Blue Emergency Lights

The new truck also features a few blue emergency lights, a first for their region and perhaps the entire state of South of Carolina. Blue is a highly effective color for emergency lights and can be seen from much farther away than other colors. We kept red as the primary emergency light color, and used blue for some of the secondary lights.

We chose Whelen for the lighting. The primary light bar configuration uses three Whelen Freedom Mini Light Bars, as they need a lot of side angle lighting because of the city s grid-type of street system.

The rest of the lights are Whelen M6 lights heads, along with Whelen ION light heads mounted in the rub rails around the truck. They also used Whelen scene lights around the truck. Most are powered by 12 volts, independent from the generator. The latter are the lights in the bucket and two removable tripod lights mounted on the body of the truck.


North Myrtle Beach Fire Department photo

The Older Platform

The new Pierce replaces a 1996 KME AerialCat rear-mounted platform (102-foot), equipped with a 2000 GPM Hale pump and a Cummins 450HP motor. It will be moved to an outlying station and become a reserve apparatus designated Truck 744.

The KME was originally purchased off an old US Navy spec and served the city well for twenty years. It was replaced due to age and condition. The limitations of the truck also influenced the change from rear- to mid-mount platform.


North Myrtle Beach Fire Department photo

Originally, the apparatus committee considered another rear-mounted rig. Members had experience working with mid-mounts and a change was considered for improved positioning and better scrub area.

For example, with the KME s three-section ladder, they couldn’t lower the retracted bucket to the ground without hitting a building on many streets in the city. With the Pierce s five-section ladder, the retracted length is much shorter. This allows for such operational uses as a store-front blitz attack, instead of just access to the roof.


North Myrtle Beach Fire Department photo

Newer and Older Ladders

With the addition of the Pierce platform, NMBFD adds a third operational aerial ladder to the roster. It joins a 2009 Spartan/Smeal aerial ladder, 2000/400/75-foot at Station 3, and the 1996 KME. The Smeal was a demo truck purchased in 2010.

Two earlier ladders served the city. From Leonia, NJ, came a 1977 Seagrave rear-mounted ladder (100-foot) with 1000 GPM and 300 gallon tank. Acquisition date to be determined, likely late 1980s or early 1990s. It was disposed in 2011 and donated to Midway Fire Rescue on Pawley s Island/Litchfield Beach, SC, for exclusive use as a training rig.

The Seagrave was photographed below by Jeff Hawkins in March 2007. See uncropped version of Jeff s photo.

The city s first aerial ladder was a 1974 Pirsch convertible with a 100-foot rear-mounted ladder. It was purchased new and was a stick only with no pump or tank. It was the first ladder truck in Horry County.


Left to right, top to bottom, credits: Anchor-Richey, NMBFD, Jeff Hawkins, NMBFD

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Scott Mattson collection

July 8
North Myrtle Beach, SC, recently took delivery of this sharp-looking Pierce Arrow XT mid-mount 95-foot platform. (Pump and tank specs, anyone?) Designated Truck 714, it’ll be assigned to Station 1 on Ocean Drive. It replaces a KME rear-mount platform. (Model year? Specs? Earlier aerials that served the city?)

The new truck is painted in the department’s new blue-over-red color scheme to compliment their status as a public safety department. It even has blue ‘n’ red emergency lights! See larger versions of this factory photo. Or watch their Facebook page for more news on the truck.

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Saturday’s Water Rescues in Raleigh/Wake County

Here's take one of a list of the water rescues in Raleigh and Wake County, from Saturday morning through early Sunday morning. Awaiting data from Cary. Another post coming about the two rescues of rescuers, on Old Stage Road and Rose Lane.

Address Units Time Notes
Southgate & Proctor E3, L4, R1,
M2, B5, B2
11:38 a.m. Reported as car stuck in water, with occupants inside. M2 cancelled en route.
Atlantic & Hodges Sq 7, Mini 2, L2 12:26 p.m. Car in very low water. L2 walked occupant out.
2960 Claremont Rd M2 3:02 p.m. Car in water, up to mid-door. Crews walked out to vehicle, and found no occupant.
1001 Wake Town Drive Sq14, L2, R1,
B5, M3(add)
3:21 p.m. Car in flooded parking lot. Police advised victim was out. Sq14 continued to scene, all other units cleared.
Lake Woodard & Timberlake E12, Sq14, L5,
B2, M2(add)
3:50 p.m. Dispatched as three people in a tree. Found three people who self-rescued.
Poole & Sunnybrook E12, L8, M2, B1 4:09 p.m. Reported car drove past/through barricades, entered water, and was stranded in water up to roof. M2 cancelled en route.
Anderson & Oxford M3 4:10 p.m. Car parked in flooded lot, no occupant. M2 cancelled en route.
Atlantic & Hodges Sq7, L4, M2(add) 4:14 p.m. Reported as vehicle in water. M2 cancelled en route.
Lumley & Brier Creek E24, L6, R1,
B4, M3(add)
4:32 p.m. Reported as several vehicles stuck in high water. M3 cancelled en route.
Glenwood & Creedmoor E16, L1 4:34 p.m. Reported as subject trapped in sinking vehicle. E16 found impassible flooding on Creedmoor Road between Glenwood and Crabtree Valley Avenue. Several vehicles in water. Victim had self-evacuated, and was not in distress. L1 cancelled.
Gorman & Avent Ferry E20, L7, M3 4:57 p.m. Reported as police car in flood water. M3 cancelled en route.
708 Hawes Court E6, L2, M2(add) 5:30 p.m. Several people trapped in first and second story apartment building(s). Crews floated out nine people, three cats, and two dogs. M2 was there about an hour. Water was chest high at times.
Lake Wheeler & I-40 E20, E2, L4,
M2, M3(add)
5:46 p.m. Reported by passing motorist as two vehicles in water, up to windows. M2 cancelled en route.
1988 S. State Street E10, L8, M3 6:02 p.m. Reported as State Street and I-40. M3 cancelled en route.
Sunnybrook & Middle Branch E12, L8, M3 6:06 p.m. Water rescue. E12 and police determined it was a repeat call, for a vehicle found earlier in day. L3 on scene, M3 cancelled en route.
2351 S. Saunders M3 6:11 p.m. Reported as vehicle floating in water.
4200 Blue Ridge Sq7, L3, M2,
M3(add)
6:19 p.m. M3 cancelled M2, and were in turn cancelled en route.
Wilmington St. & City Farm E1, L4, M3(add) 6:19 p.m. E1 had cleared when M3 arrived.Stalled car in the curve of Keeter Center Drive, just south of the intersection. Two people walked out of water that was mid-door height.
Rose Lane & Maplewood E12, L8, + more 6:58 p.m. RFD
8:23 p.m. RDU
~9:15 p.m. CHFD
10:48 p.m. AFD
Multi-hour major incident, one person in a tree, then two rescuers stranded, after boat capsized. Mutual aid from RDU (!), Chapel Hill FD, South Orange RS, and Apex FD. See narrative below. Also dispatched for later RFD units as 759 Rose Lane
508 Bailey Drive E2, L4 7:04 p.m. Reported as vehicle stuck in water with person inside.
2505 Atlantic Avenue E9, L2, B5 7:24 p.m. Vehicle stuck in water. Occupant self-evacuated.
Wake Forest & McNeil E9, L4 7:38 p.m. Reported as vehicle submerged in water, with occupant partially out of vehicle.
Edwards Mill and Creedmoor E16, L3 7:57 p.m. Reported as van stranded in water, after complainant tried driving through flooded area. Dispatched again at 8:33 p.m. for E16, L1.
1100 Sunnybrook Rd.   8:00 p.m. Reported as police on scene for water rescue on Walnut Creek Trail.
Peterson Street (off Garner Road) E1, L4, B5 8:38 p.m. Cancelled en route. Reported as vehicle in water.
1823 Garner Road E2, L4, B5 9:15 p.m. Reported as car stranded in water, with occupant inside. Reportedly drove into water, after warning signs had blown away.
Wade Avenue & Edwards Mill Sq14, L7, R1,
M3, B3, WWFD P196
9:19 p.m. Location was westbound I-40 onto Wade Avenue. Car off of roadway and victim was out of vehicle. Western Wake handled, and Raleigh units were cancelled.
Wake Forest & Hodges E11, L2, M2(add) 10:22 p.m. Reported as vehicle floating in water. M2 cancelled en route.
1608 Riverview E26, EWFD P4 10:52 p.m. Upon arrival, subject out of vehicle with no complaints. Vehicle fully submerged in roadway.
New Bern & Poole E1, L4, B5, M2(add) 11:32 p.m. Reported vehicle in water, unable to locate. Right after units cleared, dispatcher asked them to check Sunnybrook & Middle Branch. Found two males sitting on roof of submerged car in still water. Crews hand-carried raft into water.
3241 Calumet E12, E21, M2(add) 11:11 p.m. Flooded apartment, occupants escorted out.
2414 Wake Forest Road E11, L2, M2(add) 12:14 a.m., Sunday Male subject stranded by surrounding water. He attempted to cross flooded road, was pulled down stream, ended up next to paint store, broke and entered and called 911. Crews paddled from McNeil to rescue.
Barwell Rd. & Shirley St.   1:07 a.m. See EWFD below.
Mutual aid to Zebulon Sq7, M2 6:56 a.m., Sunday See ZFD below.
Atlantic Ave. E11, L2, R1, M3, B5 7:02 a.m., Sunday Reported as vehicle stuck in water.

Wake County

District Address Units Time Notes
CFD 100 Macalyson Ct.   11:39 a.m.  
EWFD Barwell Rd. & Shirley St. P4, P2, C1, Boat 1,
RFD E26
9:42 p.m. Single vehicle drove through and flooded out, no rescue or people issues.
EWFD Barwell Rd. & Shirley St. P4, P2, C1, Boat 1,
RFD E26, B2, M2(add).
1:07 a.m., Sunday Vehicle drove past barricade, spun entirely around, and was washed downstream, reported Wake SO. Female subject stuck in a tree. Battalion 2 requested Squad 7 and Mini 2 with boat trailer. Due to location access from Station 26 side, RFD arrived ahead of EWFD, and rescue was made. M2 pulled up to water s edge, attached rope to front of mini-pumper, attached to raft, and retrieved woman. Subject refused medical treatment.
FFD 6700 Fayetteville Road. ???   Cars in water, Garner FD requested for assistance.
FFD Holly Springs & Penny E1, R1, C2 4:19 p.m.  
FFD Johnson Pond & Bells Lake ??? 7:27 p.m.  
FVFD 9701 Lake Wheeler Road ???   Cars in flood water, several on top of their vehicles, after driving into water.
FVFD NC 42 and Mt. Pleasant Roads. ??? 7:25 p.m. Car in flood water. Cary Rescue 2 to scene, for swift water assistance.
FVFD Old Stage Rd & Eric St. GFD
RFD
6:10 p.m. GFD
6:11 p.m. RFD
7:57 p.m. AFD
Also RFD Squad 7 and Mini 2, and which became a major incident involving three trapped FFs. Apex FD also responded. See narrative.
FVFD Old Stage & Panther Lake AFD R2 9:16 p.m.  
GFD 7218 Gentle Valley E3, B1 9:53 p.m.  
GFD NC 42 & Barber Bridge E2, R2 3:27 p.m.  
GFD NC 42 & Sauls Road ??? 4:38 p.m.  
GFD Old Stage & Vandora Springs ???   Car in water.
GFD Old Stage & Banks E2, B1,
+CHFD/OCRS team
2:36 p.m. Car disappeared, two victims in water.
HFD 4089 Country Club Road, also as Dukes Lake & Country Club R9, Boat 22, WFD R110 4:22 p.m.  
HSFD Cass Holt & Rex Sq 1, B1 3:48 p.m.  
HSFD Green Oaks & New Hill AFD Boat 1 + ??? 4:58 p.m.,
5:15 p.m. for AFD
Car stranded in water, two people rescued. Apex FD swift water with mutual aid. Also cited as Old Holly Springs Road.
SCFD Lake Wheeler and Penny Road R1, FFD E3, C1   Cars stuck in flood waters.
WFD NC 97 at Little River WFD, ZFD, RFD M2(add) 6:56 a.m., Sunday Used raft attached to bumper of mini-pumper. Used ferry angle.
WFFD Harris Road & West Oak Avenue   6:21 p.m.  
ZFD US 64 & Arendell Avenue P91, R9, C1 3:35 p.m. Cars stuck in high flood water.
ZFD US 64 & US 264 P92, C2 5:01 p.m.  
ZFD W. Gannon & Water Plant Rd. P91, R9, C1 ~12:09 a.m., Sunday  
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