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5d ago
Research notes on the oldest rescue squads in North Carolina. Compiled in September 2022 in this Facebook posting.
Source data in this Google spreadsheet copied from Excel master file.
Name
County
Status
Start
Stop
Winston-Salem Rescue Squad, Inc.
Alamance
former
1937
2014
Davidson County Rescue Squad, Inc.
Alamance
active
1941
——
Elkin Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc.
Alamance
active
1941
——
Beaufort Rescue Squad (v1)
Alexander
former
1942
TBD
Gaston Life Saving and First Aid Crew
Alexander
former
1948
2021
ADR [?] Rescue Squad
Alleghany
former
1950
1963?
Red Cross Rescue Squad
A ..read more
Legeros Fire Blog
1w ago
On March 29, 2024, Lexington Fire Department Captain Ronnie B. Metcalf, 54, died after being injured during an interior fire attack at a house fire on March 26. What’s the historical perspective of other firefighters in North Carolina, who were killed during or from injuries sustained during interior operations? That list includes the following:
Theodore W. Stoner7/21/1925
High Point
Captain Stoner died of burn injuries received while fighting a fire at Pickett Cotton Mill on the night of July 17, 1925. Stone had led several firefighters into a pit to extinguish a small fire in a bale of cott ..read more
Legeros Fire Blog
2w ago
The Wake County Fire Commission meets again on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at the Wake County Emergency Services Education Center, 221 S. Rogers Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610.
View agenda and meeting documents.
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Legeros Fire Blog
3w ago
For truck fans and list lovers, reader Nicholas Jones has created and compiled a list of all fire apparatus serving in Wake County, NC.
The document includes department and even company patches, vehicle photos with credits, and specs for most of the rigs.
Read the document (PDF).
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Legeros Fire Blog
3w ago
On Saturday, May 11, 2023, the following names will be added to the North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Memorial at the annual ceremony in downtown Raleigh. See below for narratives and notes, about each member and how they died.
Ricky Dale Allen – Conover – 2023
Minton Beach, III – Oak City – 2023
Dewayne Fender – Asheville – 2022
James William Goudelock – Dallas – 2022
Scott W. Hinson – Concord – 2021
David Scott Holmes – LaGrange – 2022
Jeremy Michael Klemm – Durham – 2021
David S. Merritt – Durham/White Cross – 2021
J. Sorrell Thomas – Concord – 2021
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Legeros Fire Blog
1M ago
Research notes. Last updated March 17, 2024.
Former fire stations. Left to right, top to bottom: Manteo, Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Hitty Hawk, Southern Shores (demolished), Southern Shores (demolished), Avon (TBD), Buxton, Salvo (Demolished).
Dare County Fire Departments – Past and Present
List
Avon
Buxton
Chicamacomico Banks
Colington
Dare Beaches Sanitary District
Duck
Frisco
Hatteras
Kill Devil Hills
Kitty Hawk
Manns Harbor
Manteo
Nags Head
National Parks Service
Naval Auxiliary Air Station Manteo
Naval Facility Cape Hatteras (Buxton)
Roanoke Island
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Legeros Fire Blog
1M ago
See photos by Legeros | Listen to radio traffic
Two alarms were struck on March 13, 2024, at a residential structure fire in the 2100 block of Karns Place in very north Raleigh. Dispatched 3:02 a.m., and upgraded to a working while units were en route, due to callers reporting that the entire structure was involved, and fire had spread to the house next door. Wake Forest Engine 5, auto aid, was first-arriving, with two houses on fire, and the primary fire building heavily involved. Engine 25 was right behind them.
The primary fire building at 2108 Karns Place was a two-story, singl ..read more
Legeros Fire Blog
1M ago
To celebrate Women’s History Month, here are 125+ newspaper articles on the history of female firefighters in North Carolina, both volunteer and career, from 1973 to present. Primary sources are newspapers.com (paid) and Digital North Carolina Newspapers (free). Most of the stories are from earlier decades. View via this Google Drive.
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Legeros Fire Blog
1M ago
Vicki Silverthorne photo
Listen to radio traffic
Run card for the major commercial structure fire at 6300 US 64 in Manns Harbor in Dare County on February 27, 2024.
Sta 11 – Duck (32.0 miles)
E11
Sta 12 – Southern Shores
E12
E121
Rehab 12
Sta 13 – Kitty Hawk
E13
Sta 14 – Kill Devil Hills
Truck 14 (Sutphen tower, 1500/300/100′)
Sta 15 – Colington
E151 (secondary drafting supply)
Chief 15
Rehab 15
Sta 16 – Nags Head
Sta 21 – Nags Head
E21
Deputy Chief 16
Squad 16 (manpower)
Sta 17 – Roanoke Island
Sta 17 – Wanchese
Chief 17
Asst. Chief 17
Tanker 17
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Legeros Fire Blog
2M ago
Research notes on fatal ambulance accidents in North Carolina. Most involve collisions with other vehicles. Sources include newspapers.com, Digital North Carolina Newspapers, the Fayetteville Observer archives via News Bank, and numerous Google searches.
See source documents in this Google Drive.
2020 to 2024
February 13, 2024 – Cumberland County Cape Fear Valley Medical Center ambulance collided with a Dodge Dakota pick-up truck on Butler Nursery Road near Nash Road just about 10:30 p.m. The ambulance was operating its emergency lights and travelling eastbound. It had slowed to m ..read more