New Hanover County Fire History

Research notes by Mike Legeros
Last updated: September 9, 2025

Introduction

This site contains research notes on the history of New Hanover County fire departments, as first compiled in 2018.

Patch Gallery  |  Family Tree - JPG | PDF

 Fire Departments

• New Hanover County, v1 - 1950-52
• New Hanover County, v2 - 1990s to Present
• New Hanover County Fleet Research (PDF)
• Carolina Beach
• Fort Fisher
• South / North Wilmington
• Wilmington
• Winter Park
   
• Castle Hayne, Myrtle Grove, Ogden, Seagate, Wrightsboro, and Others

General Research

• Other Notes - 1960s to 1980s
• List of Former VFD Stations (PDF)

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• Wilmington-New Hanover County Fire Protection Report – 1971

Search the current blog and blog archives for others.

Maps, Graphics, and Documents

• Documents and Maps, directory
• Family tree: JPG | PDF

Sources

• Adam Alberti apparatus photos, site
• Google Earth, historical imagery
• Jeremy King research [JKR]
• Joan Stanland research [JSR]
• Kevin Head patch collection
• Lee Wilson photos, site
• Maffitt Village History, site
• Mike Legeros, former fire departments database, site
• Mike Legeros, former fire stations database, site
• New Hanover County Board of Commissioner Minutes [BoC], site
• New Hanover County GIS, site
• New Hanover County property records, site
• New Hanover County Public Library, North Carolina Room, vertical files and other materials
• New Hanover County Register of Deeds, Records Search, site
• North Carolina Corporation Records, site
• Oral Histories
• Wilmington Morning Star and Star-News, assorted issues. Both physical copies and digital editions accessed via America's News, via North Carolina State Government and Heritage Library, site

Sources - Facebook

• Hey Wilmington... Do You Remember? Things around here that are gone group, page
• Legeros Fire Line posting, Locations of Former New Hanover County Volunteer Fire Stations, page
• Legeros Fire Line posting, New Hanover County FD... The Origin Story?, page
• Legeros Fire Line Facebook photo gallery, Old New Hanover VFDs, page
• Old Wilmington, NC Pictures and Postcards group, page

Plus additional sources listed on individual pages

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