{"id":4793,"date":"2019-08-18T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T14:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:46:24","slug":"heat-map-state-conventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/heat-map-state-conventions\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Map of State Convention Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the South Atlantic Fire Rescue Expo<\/a> starting next week in Raleigh, here’s a visual history of the prior conference locations. In the style of a heat map.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Needs a little work. Starting with a better base map. Also, Winston (2) and Winston-Salem (9) are merged into one, with Winston-Salem (11). Also, tournaments were conducted for the first few decades. Could be fun to add those, in some fashion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another idea, create a second map–or interactive map, with layers–showing the locations and counts of the “colored” firefighters association, which also held annual conventions for decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Source data included below.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nNorth Carolina State Firefighter’s Association<\/strong><\/p>\n

Counts of conference locations. Note that the event was cancelled three times during World War II.<\/p>\n

15 – Raleigh
\n13 – Greensboro
\n12 – Asheville
\n11 – Charlotte
\n11 – Wilmington
\n9 – Winston-Salem + 2 – Winston
\n8 – Carolina Beach
\n8 – New Bern
\n7 – Durham
\n6 – Fayetteville
\n6 – Morehead City
\n4 – Salisbury
\n2 – Boone
\n2 – Goldsboro
\n2 – Hendersonville
\n2 – Hickory
\n1 – Gastonia
\n1 – Greenville
\n1 – Hamlet
\n1 – High Point
\n1 – Lumberton
\n1 – Pinehurst
\n1 – Statesville
\n1 – Wrightsville Beach<\/p>\n

North Carolina Volunteer Firemen’s Association<\/strong><\/p>\n

Counts for conference locations. From 1890 to 1978, though the source data is incomplete. Need locations for a number of years. Also, this convention was cancelled a number of times during World War II:<\/p>\n

9 – Wilson
\n7 – Warrenton
\n6 – Tarboro
\n5 – Greenville
\n5 – Oxford
\n3 – Concord
\n3 – East Spencer
\n3 – Elizabeth City
\n3 – Farmville
\n3 – Wake Forest
\n3 – Washington
\n3 – Winston
\n2 – Charlotte
\n2 – Durham
\n2 – Enfield
\n2 – Greensboro
\n2 – Monroe
\n2 – Raleigh
\n1 – Fayettville
\n1 – Henderson
\n1 – Louisburg
\n1 – New Bern
\n1 – Rocky Mount
\n1 – Salisbury
\n1 – Wilmington<\/p>\n