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UPDATED:
Monday Nov 06, 2006 |
North Carolina
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HOT SHOT
MON NOV 06
SUBMITTED BY DAVID HUNT, NEW HOPE FIRE DEPARTMENT (ORANGE COUNTY)
ORANGE COUNTY - Jennifer Johnson
with District 11 of the Office of the North Carolina Forestry
Service lights a brush pile with a drip torch in northern Orange
County. Members of Orange County volunteer fire departments
participated in the controlled burn as part of a class on
fighting wildland fire taught by Ranger Jacob Pressley. The burn
on Thursday helped to reduce dead limbs and leaves that can fuel
wildfires, especially during the dry season.
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FEATURED SHOT
MON NOV 06
SUBMITTED BY FIRE CHIEF TIM RAYBURN, BLACK MOUNTAIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
BLACK MOUNTAIN -
The Black Mountain Fire Department
responded to an interesting fire recently. On October 26, they
were dispatched to a four-story, 120-bed hotel expansion that
was under construction. The fire was contained to the mechanical
roof area. The area had metal decking covered with four inches
of foam insulation and sealed with a rubber roofing.
A worker was sealing the roof using a LP gas burner to heat the
product when the hose on the burner ruptured. The free flowing
gas ignited the entire roof area. Flames were spreading to the
adjacent walls, which were covered with "Densglass" insulation
board by Georgia Pacific. The contractor advised this product
has a one-hour fire rating. As shown in the photo, the product
held up well and prevented what could have been a much larger
fire.
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 Rigs
Marked For Sale; Prices Reduced
MON NOV 06
PHOTOS COURTESY CORNELIUS FIRE
The Cornelius Fire Department in
Mecklenburg County is expecting delivery soon of a new Pierce
Heavy Rescue. To make room for the new rig, they need to sell
the above trucks. Visit our
Apparatus Sales section and see other units recently marked
down and see our new "SOLD!" units.
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HOT SHOT
MON NOV 06
SUBMITTED BY MIKE LEGEROS, CFP-7474
RALEIGH - Crews used the winch on
Rescue 14 to help stabilize a vehicle Saturday morning on West
Millbrook Road at a motor-vehicle collision with one person
trapped. Other units on scene: Engine 16, Ladder 16, Six Forks
EMS 1271 and Wake EMS 203.
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Eight Annual Campus Fire Forum to be
Held
MON NOV 06
SUBMITTED BY FIRE CHIEF DAN JONES, CHAPEL HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT
MEBANE - Fire safety experts from
around the United States and Canada will meet at the Sheraton Chapel
Hill this week for Campus Fire Forum 8. The purpose is to learn how
to create hands-on fire safety trainings for college students.
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SPECIAL
FEATURE
FIREcalendar.com Launched
THU NOV 02
RALEIGH - FireNews.net, in cooperation
with the North
Carolina State Firemen's Association, is proud to announce that
our new web based event calendar system is now on-line.
You can customize your view of the events, sign up for email or
wireless reminders and submit your own events.
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SPECIAL
FEATURE
Regional
Categories Added to FireNews.net Forums
THU NOV 02
RALEIGH - In an effort to allow North
Carolina firefighters to engage in discussions with colleagues in
their immediate area, FireNews.net has established several new Forum
categories for your use.
The new categories are organized into two branches: Metro
Regional and Rural Regional.
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SPECIAL
FEATURE
CFP Email
List Now Open to Everyone
THU NOV 02
RALEIGH - We have now made membership
to the Carolinas Fire Page email list open to anyone. Previously,
you had to be a current member of CFP to be added. This list has
been in existence since 2000. This is just one more format we are
providing for the fire service to be able to communicate with each
other.
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