Born in Wilson County on January 10, 1950, he was the son of Score Jackson and Melissa Roberson Hinton.

Danny graduated from Corinth Holders High School in 1968 and attended Louisburg College. He was the owner/operator of Paradise Homes, a real estate development company he started in 1997.

He was the Assistant Chief and President of the Board of Directors for Antioch Fire Department.

Mr. Hinton was a member of Antioch Baptist Church which is located on land donated by his grandfather.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM in Antioch Baptist Church with burial following in the Hinton Family Cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Diane Hedman Hinton; son Kevin Hinton and wife Crystal; grandson Ty Hinton; brother Mike Hinton and sister Toni Hughes.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 6 to 8 PM and at other times at 4431 Antioch Church Road, Middlesex.

Contributions in Danny’s memory may be made to the Antioch Fire Department, c/o Jimmy Murray, 102 House Rd., Kenly, NC 27542.

FAYETTEVILLE – The Fayetteville Fire Department has placed in service a new Pierce Arrow XT as Engine Company 16.

Engine 16 responds from Fire Station 1 on Person Street. In 2011, Station 1 responded to 2,825 incidents.

Engine 16 features a 1500 gpm pump and a 750 gallon tank.

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Pre-registration for this training event is required! Class size is limited!

Chaplain 101

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ASHEVILLE – Here’s a shot I took on a visit to Asheville in the mid 1980′s.

It features Ladder 2, an American LaFrance Mid-ship mounted aerial ladder.

A population increase of about 25 percent the last seven years has increased the department’s call load by about 55 percent, Chief Bill Ales said in his notes to the council. Staff and resources also have been increased, and the department now has six strategically located stations. All but one, Station 4 on Staton Road north of the Tar River, have an EMS unit, and Stations 1 and 2 share a second EMS unit.

Annexations and continued growth in the area along Fire Tower Road led Ales to recommend that a seventh station be built there to provide a consistent level of service to all areas of the city. He also said the addition of an EMS unit at Station 4 would benefit the residents of that area, but stopped short of recommending the relocation of an EMS unit to the station, based on budget constraints and the fact that it deploys a paramedic engine. Response times to those two areas are greater than the department’s goals, Ale’s report indicates.

The chief will present other options today for the council to consider in addition to those recommendations, he said.

ROWAN COUNTY – The Rowan County Animal Clinic suffered heavy damage in a fire early Sunday morning.

According to fire officials, they were alerted to the fire around 1:30 a.m. and spent a few hours battling the blaze to bring it under control.

Officials were not able to comment on injuries or deaths of the animals that were being kept at the shelter. Fire Investigator Deborah Horne described the shelter as a staple of the Rowan County community for several years.

No people were injured in the fire, officials said.

Fire officials have not commented on what caused the fire.

Our fire training division offers fire and rescue training classes at fire departments in New Hanover and Pender counties. Classes to provide NC Firefighter Certification (through the NC Fire & Rescue Commission), courses for re-certifications, and courses in the latest technology are offered locally on a regular basis.

The Firefighter Training Center located at the North Campus allows completion of most firefighter certification classes through computer interactive training.

Weekend Fire Colleges

The New Hanover Fire College is being held April 25-29, 2012. A total of 54 classes are being offered, including HazMat Level One Responder (36 hrs). and several new courses.

Full information here.

Annual Salary: $30,400.00
Job Description: Employee will work twenty-four (24) hours per day
rotating shifts (A, B, C). Duties will include, but are not limited to, Fire
Suppression, Hydrant Maintenance, Pre-fire Surveys, Equipment
Maintenance, Fire Prevention Education, Maintenance of Building and
Grounds, and some administrative duties assigned by the Chief.
Qualifications:
• Valid NC Driver’s License (Class B within 12 months of employment)
• NC Firefighter Level II
• NC Rescue Technician (VMR)
• NC EMT
• NC Haz-Mat Ops
• Blood Borne Pathogens Training
• NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
• Current Hepatitis B Vaccination/or Declination Form
• TB Test within the past twelve (12) months/or Declination Form

How to Apply: Specific employment requirements for the job, benefits
packet and application may be obtained from www.garnerfire.com or
Garner Fire Station One (503 W. Main Street) Monday through Friday
between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Application must be completed and
returned prior to Noon on Friday, March 16th 2012 to the attention of
Deputy Chief Herman.