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Thursday Sep 20, 2007 |
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North Carolina
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HOT SHOT
Fire at Balls Creek Campground
THU SEP 20
SUBMITTED BY KERI WRIGHT, DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT
CATAWBA - At 5:49 on Friday
afternoon, September 14, Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a
structure fire at Balls Creek Campground located off of Buffalo
Shoals Road in Catawba. Engine 14 was on scene less than five
minutes later with four fire fighters on board.
Upon arrival the fire fighters
assisted with fire suppression and were able to help extinguish the
fire, which destroyed nine of the wooden tents. There were three
others that suffered moderate and an additional three that suffered
minor damage.
Balls Creek Campground has been in
existence since 1853 and is owned by the United Methodists of
Western Carolina. The campground is used for religious retreats. On
February 12, 2007 three of the wooden tents were destroyed in an
arson fire.
There were seven departments and
nearly 100 fire fighters on scene to assist with controlling the
fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Catawba
County fire marshal’s office.
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HOT SHOT
Fatal Single Vehicle Collision
THU SEP 20
SUBMITTED BY CARTER RABIL, CFP-7322
JOHNSTON COUNTY -
Brogden Fire,
Princeton EMS and Selma EMS responded when a careening Mustang left
the roadway at high speed striking a culvert and going airborne
until striking a tree 15 feet up. One Princeton High teen was pinned
and expired after extrication and the other was ejected before
hitting the tree. He was airlifted from the scene. This marks the
second PHS traffic fatality since April
2007.
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HOT SHOT
MVC on Highway 41
THU SEP 20
SUBMITTED BY DAVID MILLER, CHINQUAPIN FIRE EMS, CFP-9416
DUPLIN COUNTY - On September 17th at
13:36 Chinquapin Fire and Duplin County EMS Medic 3 were dispatched to
the intersection of NC 41 Highway at NC 50 Highway for a MVC dump
truck vs livestock truck. CFD C3 arrived and found the east bound
lane of NC 41 Hwy blocked by both vehicles. CFD E2 arrived and
gained access to the patient of the dump truck who was trapped by
the heavy damage done to the truck.
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HOT SHOTS
Three Alarm Raleigh Apartment Fire
THU SEP 20
SUBMITTED BY MIKE LEGEROS, CFP-7474
RALEIGH - Several
apartments were heavily damaged at a three-alarm fire in southwest
Raleigh on Sunday night. The Raleigh Fire Department was dispatched
to the Wildwoods of Lake Johnson apartments at 1201 Trillium Circle
about 10:40 p.m. First-arriving Engine 8 found heavy fire in the
rear of a three-story, twelve-unit, wood-frame apartment building.
Battalion 3 established command in the front
of the structure and directed defensive operations. Ladder 20 was
positioned in the front right of the structure and utilized as an
aerial stream. Apparatus staged on Wood Aisle Road. Six units were
heavily damaged. No injuries were reported and 21 residents were
displaced. The blaze apparently started in a second-floor exterior
storage closet. Companies remained on the scene into the next day.
Units on scene included: E1, E2, E3, E5, E6, E8, E10, E13, E14, E20,
L1, L16, L20, R7, R14, B3, B4, C5, C4, C71, C198, A8, EMS 4, 7, 8,
13, 203, 572, 602, T1.
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