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UPDATED:
Friday Aug 11, 2006 |
North Carolina FireNews Headlines |
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SPECIAL REPORT
Charlotte Fire Alarm Switches to Backup Dispatch System After
Lightning Damages Power Source
FRI AUG 11
UPDATED 0830
SUBMITTED BY CAPT ROB BRISLEY, CHARLOTTE FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHARLOTTE - The Charlotte
Fire Department is using its backup dispatch system – hand-held
radios – to dispatch calls for service after a lightning strike
around 2100 hours Thursday night damaged the uninterrupted power
source (UPS) at Station 1 on North Myers St. While there is little
or no damage to the building and no injuries occurred, the lightning
strike took the department’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system
out of service. Some of the department’s Telecommunications staff
has already relocated to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and
Mecklenburg County MEDIC dispatch centers to receive fire-related
911 calls and relay them to the Fire Dispatch Center.
Employees from the City's Information Technology Division (Business
Support Services) are working with the Fire Department personnel to
assess the damage and determine what repairs need to be made. The
City’s Radio Shop, a division of Business Support Services, is also
on site to support the radio dispatch system. Work will continue
overnight and until the system is fully restored. No estimate yet on
when the work will be completed.
People requiring emergency assistance should still call 911. That
phone system remains fully operational. No response delays are
anticipated as a result of the damage to the CAD system.
UPDATE:
About 4 hours into the incident, technicians were able to
return all systems to normal operating status. As of 0100 hours
Friday, CAD systems were back on line.
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Garner Firefighter Dies After Stand By
FRI AUG 11
INFORMATION FROM DHS/USFA
GARNER - Firefighter Larry Wayne Fanning, 57, a firefighter with
the Garner Volunteer Fire Department, died on August 2, 2006. He
was a 16 year veteran. Firefighter Fanning passed away at home
of a heart attack several hours following work as a standby at
the station during a medical response call. The funeral was held
on Thursday, August 10 in Dublin, Virginia. |
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PHOTO
FEATURE
  Extensive
Mutual Aid Called for Early Morning Fire
WED AUG 09
SUBMITTED BY JIM DAVIS, HALIFAX COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL
HALIFAX COUNTY - The Scotland Neck
Fire Department responded to this large house fire Tuesday morning
around 0320 hours. Three hours into the incident, a countywide
call went out for more mutual aid.
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HOT SHOT
WED AUG 09
SUBMITTED BY LT CHRIS MURRAY, ARAPAHOE FIRE RESCUE, CFP-992
PAMLICO COUNTY - This horrific
collision occurred on August 3. The single vehicle was operating
at an estimated 120 mph+. Alcohol was a factor in the crash along
with speed. The three individuals in the car were all ejected. One
was killed instantly after being thrown 184 feet into a commercial
steel building. The driver is in critical condition. The front
passenger walked away without injury.
Arapahoe Fire-Rescue, Pamlico Rescue, Craven EMS and NCSHP
operated at the scene along with an East Care ground unit.
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FEATURED SHOT
FD Helps Get School Buses Ready
for the New Year
WED AUG 09
SUBMITTED BY JIM LANDIS, GASTONIA FIRE PIO
GASTONIA - Members of the Gastonia
Fire Department along with Gaston County Police recently helped
prepare the school buses in the county for the new school year by
applying "WATCH THAT CHILD" bumper stickers to all county school
buses.
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HOT SHOT
WED AUG 09
SUBMITTED BY MIKE LEGEROS, CFP-7474
RALEIGH -
Responding to a smoke investigation off
Sumner Boulevard near Triangle Town Center on July 2nd, Engine
19 discovered a fully-involved vehicle fire in the woods about
500 feet from the roadway. Assisted by Engine 15, Rescue 19, and
Battalion 1, firefighters located an access road off Spring
Forest Road, behind Station 19 and the Raleigh Police Department
Training Center. The blaze was quickly extinguished after the
arrival of Mini 9. The New Hope Fire Department also responded
with a mini-pumper and an off-road "mule."
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Reporter
Helps With Prank at Fire Station 10
WED AUG 07
CHARLOTTE - WCNC reporter Anna Crowley is used to reporting on
emergencies dealing with the Charlotte Fire Department. Last
week she had the chance to participate in some good firehouse
shenanigans. |
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Additional Headlines:
Camden County:
Blackwater Could Build Fire Station
Cumberland County:
Fire Damages Apartment
Fayetteville:
Fire Burns Church Fellowship Hall
Rockingham County:
Arson Fire Investigated
South Davidson:
Department to Get New Truck
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