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UPDATED:
Wednesday Aug 30, 2006 |
North Carolina FireNews Headlines |
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PHOTO FEATURE
  Teams
from Texas, Maryland and Georgia Join NC Brothers
WED AUG 30
SUBMITTED BY CAPTAIN ROB BRISLEY, CHARLOTTE FIRE DEPARTMENT. PHOTOS
BY PATRICK SCHNEIDER
MORGANTON -
Flood response teams from Texas, Maryland, and Georgia
joined their counterparts in North Carolina for three days of Helo-aquatic
rescue training August 27-29. The “Bridge Water” site on Lake
James and the Upper Catawba River were two of three locations
where rescue personnel from four states participated in a
successful operational readiness drill.
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HOT SHOT
WED AUG 30
SUBMITTED BY BATTALION CHIEF KEVIN GRIFFIN, WINSTON-SALEM FD
WINSTON-SALEM - WSFD responded to
this dwelling fire on East 16th Street on Monday. Units arrived
to find heavy smoke showing. The fire attack was complicated by
a drop ceiling that hampered attic access. The were in injuries.
The cause was attributed to unattended cooking. E3, E4, E1, E9,
T1, R1, Air Resouce, BC3 and BC1 responded.
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FEATURED SHOT
WED AUG 30
SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL GARY STYERS, MOORESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
MOORESVILLE -
For two weeks
in July and August the Mooresville Fire Department along with
Shepherds Fire Department hosted a Hazardous Materials
Technician Certification Class. The class included 27
firefighters from Mooresville, Charlotte, Concord, Landis and
East Lincoln. The course was concluded with a display of RRT-7
from the Charlotte Fire Department.
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HOT SHOT
WED AUG 30
PHOTO: LEE WILSON, RALEIGH FIRE DEPARTMENT PHOTO UNIT
RALEIGH - Raleigh firefighters on
Truck 1 prepare to ventilate the roof at a commercial building
fire on Poole Road that occurred on July 27. A second alarm was
struck with heavy smoke showing on arrival. Raleigh's aerial
units have since been renamed "Ladder Companies."
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Hunter "Hot" Hootie
(1993-2006)
WED AUG 30
SUBMITTED BY STAN WARDRIP, EMT-P
EASTERN CAROLINA'S EMS ASSOC
WILMINGTON - The Eastern Carolinas EMS Association is sad to
report that Wilmington's SAR canine Hunter "Hot" Hootie passed
away last week at home. |
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Hunter was found unwanted at
New Hanover Regional Medical Center ER on July 4th 1993. He was a
cute 8 week old black lab. He was later trained by Kevin Milliken
(Pender Co. K-9 officer) and Kurt Stansburry (Wilmington K-9
officer). Hunter became one of New Hanover’s first certified K-9's
used to find human remains. He was SAR-K9 certified in 1995.
Hunter was used in searches along the beaches after several local
hurricanes, and was used by Carolina Emergency Water Response Team
for searching for missing people long river and lakes. Hunter was
even on the call-list for helping at the Pentagon after 9-11 (all
though he did not go). "Hot" retired from Search and Rescue in 2003,
after being treated for a bad hip.
Hunter has received thank you letters from both New Hanover & Pender
County Sheriffs Departments. One letter stated "Hunter is a great
asset to all Search and Rescuers." Hunter "Hot" Hoottie Wardrip died
on Aug. 21, 2006. He will be greatly missed.
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