On November 2nd, two homes cought fire in a subdivision in northwest Fayetteville. Authorities believe that they were set intentionally since they were unoccupied, but what gives authorities more reason to believe it is arson is the history in this area almost two years ago. The fire department was dispatched to 2740 Rivercliff Road, which [...]
On December 5th, 2009, Chief Billy Goldfeder, a firefighter since 1973, will give a seminar in Gaston County, North Carolina. Goldfeder is currently the Chief of Loveland-Symmes Fire Department and an editor for Firehouse Magazine, Fire Engineering and Fire Rescue magazines and writes on various fire related websites. You may have seen him in his popular [...]
The number one complaint that a firefighter has about his gear are to make the gloves better. Most gloves are decent at keeping the heat off of you, but trying to actually do work in these gloves is not an easy task. NCSU has received a grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) for researchers [...]
A Davidson County man died after the car he was driving went off the road and crashed into the Tyro Fire Department station on N.C. 150, the N.C. Highway Patrol said this morning.
The crash occurred Sunday just after 7 p.m. on N.C. 150 about five miles west of Lexington. James David Dyson, 40, of Linwood, [...]
MONROE, N.C. Authorities say two adults and a child have been killed in a house fire in southern North Carolina.
Multiple media outlets report the Union County home south of Monroe caught fire just before 5 a.m. Saturday.
Authorities say three other people in the home were taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation.
Investigators say the fire [...]
AEST (Advanced Emergency Services Training Inc.) is a group of highly trained professionals for instruction on emergency preparedness in the firefighting industry. AEST also offers affordable testing of ladders, hose, rope and pump testing. AEST tests equipment for fire departments ranging from the small volunteer departments, but for the larger paid departments as well. AEST has prices [...]
This question seems to get asked quite often so firenewsonline.com has decided to give their perspective on how to become a firefighter.
First of all, it really depends on what state you’re in. For example, in the State of North Carolina, you should be at least 18 years old, hold a class B “classified” CDL and [...]
OLD FORT — A firefighter suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a vehicle while helping victims of a tractor-trailer crash that blocked interstate traffic for three hours.
Kirk Lunsford, a Crooked Creek firefighter, sustained injuries to his legs and head. His condition was not immediately available late Friday.
A tractor-trailer driven by Thomas Eugene Mills [...]
This recall involves Homelite and Husky brand generators sold exclusively at Home Depot stores and Black Max brand generators sold exclusively at Sam’s Club stores. Affected generators include Homelite models HG3500, HG3510, HG5700 and HG5700R, Husky models HU3650, HUCA5700 and HUCA7000 and Black Max models BM10700A, BM10700B, BM10711A, BM10700DG, BM10700R, BM10700BR & BM10722G. Generators included [...]
October 4th-10th is Fire Prevention Week for 2009. North Carolina has over 6,000 reported fires each year and less than 1 out of 4 families actually have a plan in place in the event of a fire. Over 90% of these fires can be prevented and deaths or injuries minimized by using fire prevention activites.
Fire Prevention Week [...]
