Skyland Fire Rescue
ASHEVILLE – Here are two not so great photos I took sometime in the 1980s at Buncombe County’s Skyland Fire Rescue. These were taken at their old fire station. I remember seeing Ladder 1 as a kid...
View ArticleOrange Rural Receives New Ladder
HILLSBOROUGH – It looked to all the world like Christmas had come early to Orange Rural Fire Department. Firefighters and town leaders gathered to officially hand over the keys of a new 95-foot aerial...
View ArticleNew Ladder Needed in Roanoke Rapids
ROANOKE RAPIDS – Roanoke Rapids Fire Chief Gary Corbet is hoping city council members will help him do his job in a more cost-effective and safer manner by approving the purchase of a new fire truck....
View ArticleSylva Fire Department
SYLVA – The Sylva Fire Department proudly took delivery on Saturday, January 7th of their first aerial device. The HME 78′ rear mount ladder is powered by a 500hp Cummins engine and features a...
View ArticleFranklin Fire Rescue
MACON COUNTY – Franklin Fire and Rescue has taken delivery of a 2011 Pierce Impel 75′ rear-mount ladder from Triad Fire. The rig is equipped with a 2,000 gpm Waterous pump, a 500 gallon tank, TAK-4...
View ArticleAhoskie Rural Volunteer Fire Department
AHOSKIE – The Ahoskie Rural VFD has taken delivery of a new 78′ “Viper” aerial ladder truck built by Rosenbauer. Set up as a “quint”, the new truck will operate as both a first out pumper and an...
View ArticleGreenville Fire Rescue (Video)
GREENVILLE – Greenville Fire Rescue has taken delivery of a 2012 Pierce Arrow XT Tower Ladder. From WITN.com: The Greenville Fire Department welcomed a new fire truck called Tower One Thursday. It is...
View ArticleCary Fire Department
CARY – The Cary Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2012 Pierce Velocity tower ladder. Ladder 3 features a 1500 gpm pump, 300 gallon tank and a 100′ rear-mount platform. The unit was delivered on...
View ArticleEast Lincoln Fire Department
LINCOLN COUNTY – Phil Boyles shared this photo of East Lincoln Ladder 31. The Pierce aerial features a Detroit Series 60 515 hp engine, a 2000 gpm Hale pump, 300 gallon water and 55 gallon foam tank....
View ArticleFayetteville Receives Two Engines, Truck
FAYETTEVILLE – The Fayetteville Fire Department in Cumberland County has taken delivery of three new apparatus from Pierce Manufacturing. Engine 4 and Engine 6 are 2013 Pierce Arrow XT 1500 gpm...
View ArticleLexington Fire to Place New Truck in Service
LEXINGTON – Residents of Lexington will soon be seeing a new fire truck on the city’s streets. The Lexington Fire Department recently added a 2012 Smeal 75-Foot Quint fire truck to its fleet. The...
View ArticleSwannanoa Fire Chief Discusses Improved Rating
BUNCOMBE COUNTY – Improvements in the way Swannanoa firefighters put down fires will now have a marked economic impact on residents. A big upgrade by the N.C. Department of Insurance means homeowners...
View ArticleNags Head Fire Adds New Aerial
DARE COUNTY – Last week’s rain did not stop Nags Head Fire and Rescue members from checking out the town’s newest piece of lifesaving equipment, a 2013 Pierce Impel aerial ladder truck. Built...
View ArticleShallotte Fire Department
BRUNSWICK COUNTY – The Town of Shallotte Fire Department in Brunswick County will be taking delivery of a 2014 Spartan ERV rear-mount tower ladder. The Spartan Gladiator chassis features a Hale QMAX...
View ArticleMt Airy Receives New Aerial
MT AIRY - Mount Airy has received its new aerial fire truck — sort of.
View ArticleOrange Rural Receives New Ladder
HILLSBOROUGH - It looked to all the world like Christmas had come early to Orange Rural Fire Department.
View ArticleNew Ladder Needed in Roanoke Rapids
ROANOKE RAPIDS - Roanoke Rapids Fire Chief Gary Corbet is hoping city council members will help him do his job in a more cost-effective and safer manner by approving the purchase of a new fire truck.
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