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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