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Raleigh Explosion 27 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
RALEIGH – New videos uploaded showing explosion at large apartment fire from additional vantage points.
Greenville Townhouse Fire Intentionally Set (Video) 27 Aug 2013 | 07:22 am
GREENVILLE – Part of a townhome is missing a roof after it collapsed in an early morning fire. And now, the Greenville Fire Marshal has determined that it was an intentionally set fire. The fire bro...
New Hydrants Could Lower Insurance Rates 27 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am
JONES COUNTY – New fire hydrants might be placed in portions of Jones County in response to increasing homeowners’ insurance rates. The hydrants, to be funded by the county water system, will likely ...
Former Level Cross Chief Remembered 27 Aug 2013 | 04:51 am
RANDOLPH COUNTY – Level Cross Volunteer Fire Department Engine 431 carries the casket of former Fire Chief, John Hussey, from Pugh Funeral Home to Randolph Memorial Park in Asheboro Saturday. A long ...
37 Apartments Damaged, 53 Residents Displaced (Videos) 26 Aug 2013 | 02:26 am
Lee Wilson photo above. RALEIGH - Dozens of people were displaced after fire raced through an apartment building in northwest Raleigh on Saturday evening. The fire, at 5024 Manor Valley Court off Gr...
Burlington Fire Department 24 Aug 2013 | 07:24 am
BURLINGTON – The Burlington Fire Department in Alamance County has taken delivery of a Sutphen Custom Pumper. Engine 3 features a 190″ wheelbase, a custom 62″ cab with a 24-inch extended front bumper...
Lexington Fire to Place New Truck in Service 23 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
LEXINGTON – Residents of Lexington will soon be seeing a new fire truck on the city’s streets. The Lexington Fire Department recently added a 2012 Smeal 75-Foot Quint fire truck to its fleet. The $64...
Nash County Firefighters Battle Stubborn House Fire 22 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
NASH COUNTY – Shortly after 10:30 hours on July 29, Nash County 911 started receiving calls for a dwelling fire on Red Bud Road in the Castalia section of Nash County. Fire companies from Castalia, R...
Jackson County Commissioners Explore Fire Tax Options 22 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm
JACKSON COUNTY - County commissioners continue to explore the possibility of letting fire departments raise money by levying fire-protection taxes. “Prepare a document, that if we were to move that w...
Fayetteville Captain Named Company Officer of the Year 22 Aug 2013 | 08:34 pm
CHICAGO, IL - Captain Zahra Harvey of the Fayetteville Fire/Emergency Management Department was presented FireRescue magazine’s Company Officer of the Year Award during this morning’s general session ...
