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Fire Destroys Strip Club; All Poles a Total Loss
FRI JAN 11
SUBMITTED BY MIKE LEGEROS, CFP-7474
GARNER -
Five fire departments faced a
commercial structure fire on Highway 70 East near the county line
on Sunday morning. Garner firefighters found heavy smoke on
arrival at a single-story, 3,859 square-foot strip club. Eastern
Wake was also initially dispatched.
Defensive operations were started at the unoccupied structure
after about 20 minutes, with Garner Ladder 1 operating. Clayton,
Wilson's Mills, and Archer Lodge were requested as mutual aid, to
assist with a water shuttle. Garner EMS and Wake EMS were also on
scene. The 6:28 a.m. fire was controlled within two hours. One
firefighter was injured with a slight burn to the foot.
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Companies Go Defensive
FRI JAN 11
SUBMITTED BY MIKE POROWSKI, CFP-3419
MECKLENBURG COUNTY -
At
approximately 03:00 on January 6th, Mint Hill, Robinson, Idlewild
and Flowe's Store Volunteer Fire Departments were dispatched to
Arlington Church Rd and Albemarle Rd for a report of a house fire.
Mint Hill Volunteer fire Department arrived on scene to find a one
story house fully involved. Crews immediately went into service
with multiple hand line in an exterior attack on the house.
No serious injuries were reported and the fire was under control
in about 45 minutes. Companies had to set up a tanker shuttle
operation due to lack of hydrants in the area. Crews were on scene
for about 3 hours cleaning up. This was the second fire in less
than 24 hours for Idlewild and Mint Hill. Many of the fire
fighters on scene at this fire worked the Fire on Gold Wagon Lane
fire which displaced twelve family members.
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Fire at Salvage Yard
FRI JAN 11
SUBMITTED BY KERNERSVILLE FIRE MARSHAL TIM SWAIM
KERNERSVILLE - On January 6th, Kernersville
was dispatched for a reported woods fire. On arrival, crews found
found a large fire located at Atlantic Scrap & Processing. A pile
of assorted metals and foam rubber approximately 60 foot long by
30 foot high was burning and threatening nearby exposures. 345
gallons of foam were used to contain the fire and workers from
Atlantic scrap covered the top of the pile with dirt to complete
extinguishment. E-41, E-42, E-43, Sq 41, Talley's Crossing 425
and Winston-Salem Quint 19 responded.
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Fatal Vehicle Collision
FRI JAN 11
SUBMITTED BY LT JAMES REID
FORSYTH COUNTY -
On Friday January 4th at 20:30 hrs Mineral
Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department responded to a MVC in
the 7000 block of Redbank Road. The first arriving Captain advised
two confirmed fatalities. Agencies responding included Mineral
Springs Fire Department and Forsyth County EMS.
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Gastonia Responds to Woman Pinned Under Truck
FRI JAN 11
SUBMITTED BY JIM LANDIS, GASTONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT
GASTONIA -
The Gastonia Fire Department and their Special
Operations Team responded Thursday morning, December 27th to an
incident where a woman was pinned under her truck. The lady had
taken her dog out for exercise in a field and got her truck stuck in
the mud. As she was attempting to free the truck, she managed to
become wedged under the vehicle. She had one leg forward and the
other bent back toward her face and pinned beneath the truck. The
Gastonia Fire Department used air bags and cribbing to lift the
truck off of the patient. She managed to stay on her cell phone to
direct rescuers to her remote location. She was flown to Carolina's
Medical Center.
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