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UPDATED:
Sunday May 21, 2006 |
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SPECIAL REPORT
  Parade,
Dedication, Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil
SUN MAY 21
SUBMITTED BY MIKE LEGEROS, CFP-7474
RALEIGH - On Saturday, May 6, the North Carolina Fallen
Firefighters Foundation Memorial was dedicated in downtown Raleigh.
Hundreds of firefighters and family members from around the state
attended the all-day event at Nash Square.
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HOT SHOT
SUN MAY 21
PHOTO: BATTALION CHIEF KEVIN GRIFFIN, WSFD
WINSTON-SALEM -
The Winston-Salem Fire Department
responded to a wreck with a nine year old child trapped inside on
May 18, 2006. Engine 14, Truck 3 and Battalion 3 arrived to find a
two vehicle accident with a mini-van on it's side. A nine year old
female was trapped inside the van.
Truck 3 used high lift jacks and cribbing to stabilize the vehicle.
Firefighter Travis Walker crawled inside. He used hand tools and a sawzall successfully extricated the child. The child was
transported to NC Baptist Hospital by the Forsyth County FCEMS.
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HOT SHOT
SUN MAY 21
PHOTO: DEREK POOLE, CFP-3523
CATAWBA COUNTY - Catawba
Station 8 was dispatched to this house fire on Russell-Taylor Drive
in Catawba around 10:45 on Thursday. Responding units reported smoke
visible from at least four miles away. On arrival, companies found
the dwelling fully involved. Sherrills Ford Station 16 and Bandy's
Crossroads Station 9 also responded. There were no injuries, and the
house was abandoned.
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Woman Pinned in Pikeville Crash
SUN MAY 21
PHOTO: BOBBY WILLIAMS/NEWS-ARGUS
WAYNE COUNTY - Three people were injured and two vehicles
severely damaged Friday in a crash seven miles west of Pikeville.
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Additional Headlines:
 Durham:
Acid Leaks from Train Yard Tanker
Greenville: Dorm Room Arson Due to Lover's Fight
Onslow
County:
Large Forest Fire Suspicious
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