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UPDATED:
Monday Oct 02, 2006 |
North Carolina
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* * B R E A K I N G
N E W S * *
Nearly Twenty Counties Without 911
Service
MON OCT 02
CENTRAL and EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
- 911 service is temporarily out due to a phone company issue.
Included in the outage: BEAUFORT, BERTIE, CARTERET, CHATHAM,
CRAVEN, EDGECOMBE, FRANKLIN, JOHNSTON, LENOIR, MARTIN, MOORE,
NASH, PAMLICO, PITT, VANCE, WASHINGTON and WILSON counties.
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HOT SHOT
MON OCT 02
SUBMITTED BY CHAPEL HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPEL HILL - Chapel Hill, along
with assistance from New Hope and Parkwood fire departments
responded to a house fire on Erwin Road on Friday. Three
firefighters suffered minor injuries at the fire, which took
nearly two and a half hours to control.
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HOT SHOT
MON OCT 02
SUBMITTED BY WESTERN WAKE FIRE RESCUE
WAKE COUNTY - Western Wake Fire
Rescue was dispatched to a vehicle fire on Interstate 40 on
Sunday. Foam was used for suppression. CFP Dispatcher 743 is
shown on the nozzle.
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QUICK
TRAINING DOCUMENTS
MON OCT 02
SUBMITTED BY BUREAU CHIEF MARK BROWN, CONCORD DEPARTMENT of FIRE &
LIFE SAFETY
CONCORD - Bureau Chief Mark A.
Brown of Concord will be presenting a series of documents on
FireNews.net that gives information on how Fire Code
requirements may affect company operations on the fireground.
The articles were written for firefighters who may not be
familiar with building codes or are not employed in a fire
inspector capacity.
Each document is in pdf format.
Training Document 02:
Dealing With Areas of Rescue Assistance
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Lee Wilson's Yellow North Carolina Fire Apparatus Galleries,
Part 2
MON SEP 26
PHOTOS BY LEE WILSON, CFP-702
RALEIGH - Here are three more classic
North Carolina fire service rigs. Durham had several Ward LaFrance
Ambassadors. Next is an American LaFrance Eagle from Rocky Mount.
Wilson's mid-ship mount American LaFrance ladder is shown third.
Lee's
flickr site has recently posted galleries of the yellow rigs
from these three cities.
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INCIDENT
REPORT
House Fire With Burn Injuries
MON OCT 02
SUBMITTED BY JIM LANDIS, GASTONIA FIRE DEPARTMENT
GASTONIA -
On Sunday afternoon, October 1,
the Gastonia Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at
2040 Simmons Street. The first Engine on scene found light smoke
showing from the front door of the residence and a male patient
lying in the driveway. The Engine Company divided into two teams,
one to assist the patient and one to knock down the fire. The
patient suffered second and third degree burn to his upper
extremities. The patient was transported to Gaston Memorial Hospital
then to the Chapel Hill Burn Center. The fire is still under
investigation.
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Additional Headlines:
Boiling Spring Lakes:
VFF Charged With Rape
Graham:
Elderly Woman Killed in House Fire
Mount Airy:
Fire at High School
Warren County:
Fireman's Day Celebrated
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