http://firenews.net/index.php/news/index North Carolina Fire Service Headlines (from off-site sources) en newsdesk@firenews.net Copyright 2010 2010-07-30T01:06:22+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100729_headlines_southern_shores_vfd_74_budget_hike_sparks_controversy/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100729_headlines_southern_shores_vfd_74_budget_hike_sparks_controversy/#When:01:06:22Z SOUTHERN SHORES - The volunteer fire department's 74 percent budget hike has sparked calls for a federal investigation, talk of a town takeover of the agency, and a police investigation into a death threat against the fire chief. 2010-07-30T01:06:22+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100728_headlines_lincolnton_planning_for_new_public_safety_station/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100728_headlines_lincolnton_planning_for_new_public_safety_station/#When:20:48:40Z LINCOLNTON - Lincoln City Council recently approved $100,000 to be given to the Lincolnton Fire Department to help with renovating a new public safety station. 2010-07-28T20:48:40+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100727_headlines_fire_truck_debate_gets_heated_in_liberty/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100727_headlines_fire_truck_debate_gets_heated_in_liberty/#When:02:50:38Z LIBERTY - Liberty Town Council split 3-2 on a vote to award the bid for the town’s new fire truck Monday night, with discussion that made the already warm meeting chambers feel a few degrees warmer in a chamber already without air conditioning, 2010-07-28T02:50:38+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100727_headlines_south_orange_rescue_to_help_county_response_times/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100727_headlines_south_orange_rescue_to_help_county_response_times/#When:02:46:53Z ORANGE COUNTY - A volunteer ambulance squad based in Carrboro will help Orange County improve its lagging emergency response times. 2010-07-28T02:46:53+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100723_headlines_lightning_strike_destroys_river_dunes_3_million_idea/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100723_headlines_lightning_strike_destroys_river_dunes_3_million_idea/#When:08:42:53Z ORIENTAL - A lightning strike is believed to have ignited a fire that leveled the $3 million “Idea House” at River Dunes in eastern Pamlico County late Wednesday. 2010-07-23T08:42:53+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100721_headlines_gas_leak_forces_evacuations_in_blowing_rock/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100721_headlines_gas_leak_forces_evacuations_in_blowing_rock/#When:12:54:24Z BLOWING ROCK - A backhoe operator accidentally broke a safety valve on one of two 1,000-gallon, underground propane tanks located behind Outback Steakhouse on US Hwy 321 in Blowing Rock a little before noon on Tuesday. 2010-07-21T12:54:24+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100719_headlines_firemen_dedicate_donated_lighthouse_in_memory/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100719_headlines_firemen_dedicate_donated_lighthouse_in_memory/#When:20:56:04Z PAMLICO COUNTY - It’s been more than two years since fire engines and tankers from volunteer fire departments throughout Pamlico County led the funeral procession for Rufus Brinson. 2010-07-19T20:56:04+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100716_headlines_dana_firefighters_get_new_firehouse_ready_for_inspection/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100716_headlines_dana_firefighters_get_new_firehouse_ready_for_inspection/#When:01:14:15Z HENDERSON COUNTY - Dana Fire and Rescue has opened a new main fire station, two years after an accident caused the former structure to be torn down. 2010-07-17T01:14:15+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100716_headlines_growth_prompts_need_for_new_substation/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100716_headlines_growth_prompts_need_for_new_substation/#When:15:12:36Z BURKE COUNTY - Lovelady Fire Department is building a new substation beside Connelly Springs Town Hall. 2010-07-16T15:12:36+00:00 http://firenews.net/index.php/headlines/headlines_article/20100715_headlines_brunswick_co_ffs_our_6m_radio_system_doesnt_work/ http://firenews.net/index.php/site/20100715_headlines_brunswick_co_ffs_our_6m_radio_system_doesnt_work/#When:03:33:29Z BRUNSWICK COUNTY - Boiling Spring Lakes Fire Chief Nelson Cobble says Brunswick County has a serious problem. 2010-07-16T03:33:29+00:00