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UPDATED:
Saturday Feb 24, 2007 |
North Carolina
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SPECIAL REPORT
   Wind
Swept Fire Claims Townhome Community
SAT FEB 24
FIRENEWS.NET STAFF REPORTS
PHOTOS ABOVE: TOP TWO COURTESY MIKE LEGEROS, CFP-7474. BOTTOM: LARRY
HOLMES FOR WRAL.COM
RALEIGH
- One of the busiest
days in years pushed the Raleigh Fire Department to its limits on
Thursday. The Capital City's Bravest faced two multiple alarm
fires within minutes of each other. The first had multiple
fatalities in an apartment complex, and not far away a carelessly
discarded cigarette started a wind fueled fire that had to be
fought across three streets.
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SAT FEB 24
SUBMITTED BY CARTER RABIL, CFP-7322
JOHNSTON COUTNY - A garbage truck driver was seriously injured
while on his route Tuesday afternoon. The driver had stopped to
pickup a curbside container on
New Bethel Road
when he was rear-ended by a dump truck. The garbage truck driver
was ejected from his vehicle and injured. Clayton
EMS crews transported the
victim to Wake Med in Raleigh.
Cleveland Fire and Johnston County Emergency Management
officials responded to the scene. The collision was so violent
it ruptured the fuel tank on the dump truck spilling several
gallons of diesel fuel. Trooper Finch of the Highway Patrol is
investigating the accident which closed New Bethel Road for
hours.
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SAT FEB 24
SUBMITTED BY ADAM JUSTUS
HENDERSONVILLE - Hendersonville
Engine 3 arrived at this structure on the south side of town
to find heavy smoke and fire showing. The fire was caused by a
wood burning stove near the office area of the garage. Engine
3, Engine 4, Tower 1 and Henderson County EMS and Rescue Squad
responded.
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SAT FEB 24
SUBMITTED BY STEVE DOWNS, UNCC
CHARLOTTE -
Congratulations to the graduating class
of UNC Charlotte’s inaugural Fire & Rescue Management Institute.
Fire and Rescue professionals from large career departments and
small volunteer departments from the Outer Banks to Asheville
attended the program along with a few representatives from South
Carolina. The 2006-2007 Fire & Rescue Management Institute concluded
on February 16, 2007. Information for the 2007-2008 session is
currently available at
www.ContinuingEd.uncc.edu.
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SAT FEB 24
SUBMITTED BY BARRY SIGMON
CATAWBA COUNTY - Engine 24
arrived at a structure fire to find a 1,300 square foot dwelling
well involved. Two occupants, a dog and two cats barely escaped with
minor smoke inhalation injuries. The house was under renovation at
the time of the fire and a false ceiling hampered the suppression
efforts. Units responding were Long View Engine 24 and 22; Icard
Engine 651; Mountain View Engine 121, Ladder 25, Truck 21, Car 200,
Icard Car 640 and Catawba County EMS.
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