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Centennial History of theRaleigh Fire Department
Presented by Mike Legeros
August 2012
Today’s Agenda
05:00 – Meet the presenter
75:00 – Presentation
10:00 – Questions and Answers
About These Slides
Blue slides about
Raleigh
Green slidesabout
North Carolina
Presenter Information
• Software company as day job, web project manager
• Former Raleigh firefighter
• Official historian
• Incident photographer
• Author
• Buff
• www.legeros.com
Raleigh Fire Museumwww.raleighfiremuseum.org
Milestones
1792City of Raleigh created.
1816First fire engine and fire company.
1852Fire department organization created.
1912Fully-paid fire department created.
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Going Back in Time
1900s1800s
1700s
Early North Carolina
• 1705, 1710, 1722 – First towns, Bath, New Bern, Edenton
• 1729 – North Carolina becomes English colony
• 1735 – Salisbury largest city in western North Carolina
• 1766 – Construction starts on Salem
• 1770 – First Capitol completed in New Bern, Tryon Palace
• 1789 – North Carolina becomes 12th state
• 1792, 1794 – Raleigh created, Capitol moved
• 1799 – Cities and towns
– Some growing, Washington, Elizabeth City
– Some still small, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Wilmington
– Some not yet created, Winston
Cities and Towns
• 1710 – New Bern• 1722 – Edenton• 1734 – Wilmington• 1739 – Fayetteville• 1755 – Salisbury• 1766 – Salem
• 1768 – Charlotte• 1776 – Washington• 1792 – Raleigh• 1793 – Elizabeth City• 1794 – Asheville• 1808 – Greensboro
How Things Started
• Collective responsibility for firefighting
• Buckets, ladders, axes, hand engines
• Laws compel prevention, participation
• Fire companies organize
• Fire department created
1792
Demographics
One square mile
699 residentsby 1803
1792
• Planners design wide streets, to help prevent fires from spreading block to block.
• Many trees are left intact, also for fire protection.
• Early regulation prohibits wooden structures added to building fronts that would enable fires to spread across streets.
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1802 1802
1802
Handles for pumping
Nozzle that swivels
Water poured into pumpusing chain of buckets
(bucket brigade)
1816
• First major fire • June 11, 1816
• Dozens of volunteers
• Bucket brigade
• 51 buildings destroyed
• Controlled by blasting
• Fire engine ordered
• Water system attempted(1818)
1819A very complete Fire-Engine from Philadelphia, with a Supply Pump, a sufficient length of Hose, Fire-Hooks, Chain, &c
First Fire Company • Joseph Gales, President • Beverly Daniel, Vice President • Jacob Lash, Captain • John T. C. Wiatt, Lieutenant • William F. Clark, Lieutenant • Thomas Cobbs, Lieutenant• Thomas Henderson, Lieutenant• John Dunn, Treasurer • John Bell, Secretary
First Fire Companies
• 1773 – New Bern (authorized to create)
• 1785 – Salem
• 1791 – Fayetteville (chartered)
• 1791 – Washington
• 1819 – Raleigh
• 1845 – Charlotte
• 1846 – Wilmington
• 1849 – Greensboro
New Bern – Raleigh Charlotte
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1819-1843
1819First hand engine delivered, first fire company formed in Raleigh.
1821Law exempts fire company members from military duty.
1826City granted power to draft citizens if too few volunteer for fire company.
1831State House in Union Square burns. Stone and brick soon used in government buildings.
1838City adopts building regulations for fire protection.
1843Second hand engine purchased, second fire company formed.
1851
• December 15, 1851
• Over 17 structures
• Ordinances adopted
• Better wells and pumps
• Cisterns for fire water
• More fire equipment
• Repair fire engines
• Engine house built
• Fire Chief appointed
• Fire Dept. reorganized
Before the Civil War After the Civil War
Apparatus
1819, 1873
Philadelphia-Style Hand Engine (left)
Rumsey Hand Engine (right)
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1873
Outlet, connects to hose.
Suction hose dropped into well or cistern.
Nozzle, connects to hose.
1870
Gould Steamer
and Hose Reel
1870
Nozzles
LanternBoiler
CoalTray
Intakes/Outlets
Pump
1878, 1881
Champion Chemical Engines
1852-1890
Hook and Ladder Trucks
Hand Engines, Steam Engines
Hand Engines
• Beaufort• Belhaven• Charlotte (3)• Clayton• Elizabeth City• Enfield• Fayetteville • Graham • Greensboro (2)• Greenville • Henderson • Hickory • Laurinburg • Lenoir • Milton
• Morehead City • Plymouth • Raleigh (5)• Salem (2)• Salisbury (2)• Smithfield • Tarboro • Warrenton • Washington (2)• Wilmington (2)• Winston
Steam Engines
• Charlotte (3)• Durham (3)• Elizabeth City (2)
• Fayetteville• Goldsboro• Greensboro (2)• Greenville• Kinston• Monroe• New Bern (4)• Raleigh (2)• Reidsville• Rocky Mount• Salem (2)• Salisbury• Washington• Wilmington (8)• Winston (3)• Winston-Salem
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Fire Horses
Salem - Burlington
• First horses
– 1879, Raleigh– 1883, Asheville
– 1887, Charlotte
– 1890, Durham
• Stabled at stations, other places
• Some shared with other city depts
• Replaced after several years
• Transported by rail for mutual aid
• Retired starting 1910s
Water Supply
Water Systems• Early waterworks
– 1778, Salem
– 1820, Fayetteville
• Underground cisterns– 1848, Greensboro
– 1852, Raleigh
• Modern waterworks– 1882, Charlotte
– 1887, Raleigh
– 1888, Durham
– 1892, Wilson
– 1893, Fayetteville
– 1895, Lumberton
– 1899, Statesville
Raleigh
1852-1887
Fire Cisterns
1852-1887 1852-1887
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1887
Fire Hydrants
1903 Hydrant Map
1887
Hand Hose Reels
1890
Hose Wagons
Facilities
1870
Metropolitan HallFayetteville Street
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1870
Metropolitan HallFayetteville Street
Clock tower bell used
for fire alarms
Fireman’s room upstairs
Fire engine rooms in rear
1870
Rescue Company Engine HouseFayetteville Street
1870 1887
Capital Hose Company HouseWest Morgan Street
1887
Capital Hose Company HouseWest Morgan Street
Garage forhand hose reel
Fireman’smeeting
room upstairs
Water company
office
Water towerbase
1896
HeadquartersWest Morgan Street
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1897
Victor Company Engine House
Burns
South Salisbury/ West Davie
Streets
1898
Victor Company Engine HouseEast Hargett Street
Fire Alarm System
1888
Street Box > Alarm Bell
1888 Fire Alarm Systems
• 1888 – Raleigh– 10 boxes, initially locked
– Inside and outside fire district
– 36 boxes in 1906
– 120 boxes in 1930
– 274 boxes in 1965
– Last box alarm sent in 1973
• 1878 – Wilmington (telephone)
• 1883 – New Bern
• 1887 – Charlotte
• 1891 – Durham
• 1910 – Rocky Mount
• 1912 – Salisbury
• 1925 – Lexington
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Fire Alarm Systems
Alerting and Recording
Dispatching
Mechanical
1870-1890
• First steam engine. (1870)
• First chemical engine. (1878)
• First fire horses. (1879)
• First fire hydrants, first hose companies. (1887)
• Fire alarm system installed. (1888)
• Last hand-drawn apparatus. (1890)
1900
Demographics
1.8 square miles
13,643 residents
Three fire stations
90 members
1905
New American LaFrance Steamer DeliveredNew Steam Engine Fire Company
1910
Demographics
4.0 square miles
19,218 residents
Three fire stations
127 members
Fire Departments in 1910
• Asheville• Benson• Biltmore(Asheville)
• Burlington• Chapel Hill• Charlotte • Clinton • Chestnut Hill (Salisbury)
• Concord • Durham• Dunn
• Edenton• Elizabeth City• Fayetteville• Freemont• Gastonia• Goldsboro• Graham• Greensboro• Greenville • Henderson• Hickory• High Point• Kinston
• Lenoir• Lexington• Louisburg• Monroe• Morganton• Mount Airy• New Berne• Oxford• Raleigh• Red Springs• Reidsville • Rockingham • Rocky Mount
• Salem• Salisbury• Sanford• Southern Pines
• Spencer• Statesville• Tarboro• Warrenton• Washington• Wilmington• Wilson• Winston
As recorded as members of North Carolina State’s Firemen Association
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1912
Fully-Paid Fire Department
Fire Chief Sherwood Brockwell
1912
First Full-Time Firefighters
1912
Station 1 Station 2 Station 3
1912
1913
American LaFranceHose Wagons
1914
Station 2 – South Salisbury Street
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1914, 1916
1914 American LaFrance Pumper,1916 American LaFrance Aerial Ladder
First Fully Paid Departments
• 1887 – Charlotte, plus volunteer company until 1907
• 1897 – Wilmington
• 1909 – Durham
• 1912 – Raleigh
• 1923 – Winston-Salem
• 1924 – Asheville
• 1926 – Greensboro
• 1938 – Rocky Mount
• 1947 – Fayetteville
Charlotte
Motor Apparatus
• 1912 – Charlotte, all motor 1917
• 1912 – Durham
• 1912 – Wilmington
• 1913 – Asheville
• 1913 – Greensboro
• 1913 – Raleigh
• 1913 – Winston-Salem
• 1914, by – Fayetteville
• 1914 – Rocky Mount
Charlotte – Raleigh
More Motor Apparatus
• 1912 – Lumberton
• 1913 – Statesville
• 1913 – Washington
• 1913 – Wilson
• 1914 – Chapel Hill
• 1914 – New Bern
• 1915 – Morganton
• 1916 – Lexington
• 1918 – Kinston
Cherryville – Morehead City High Point
Motor Aerial Ladders
• 1910s – Greensboro
• 1910s – Winston-Salem
• 1914 – Wilmington
• 1916 – Raleigh
• 1917 – Charlotte
• 1919 – Rocky Mount
• 1920s – Asheville
• 1920s – Durham
• 1920s – High Point
High Point – Asheville Wilmington
First Fire Marshal
• Sherwood Brockwell
• Former Raleigh Fire Chief
• Appointed 1914
• Served 39 years, until death
• Two days after appointment, started statewide firefighter training program
• Led to state fire college
• Founding director of college
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North Carolina Fire College
• First college held in Asheville, 1929
• Drills held during day; lectures at night
• Attended by 127 firemen from North Carolina
• Some firemen attended from other states
• Early directors:– 1929-1948, Sherwood Brockwell of Raleigh
– 1949-1962, Charles Burkett of Salisbury
– 1963-1967, Cosmo Cox of Durham
– 1968-1990, R. L. Powell of Greensboro
• Closed in late 1990s/early 2000s due to low enrollment
1920
Demographics
6.9 square miles
24,418 residents
Three fire stations
~30 members
1920s
Station 4Opened 1926
Jefferson Street
Station 5Opened 1926
Park Drive
Fire Station Sizes
RaleighLumberton
RaleighCharlotte
1920s
1926 American LaFrance Pumper
1922 American LaFrance Service Truck
1924
Day Watch 0800 to 1145
1145 to 1530
1530 to 1900
Night Watch 1900 to 2230
2230 to 0130
0130 to 0430
0430 to 0800
Two Platoons Created
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1910-1929
• April 24, 1913 –News & Observer building
• March 25, 1914 –Tompkins Hall, A&M College
• April 10, 1926 –Insane Asylum
• July 3, 1928 –Yarborough Hotel
1930
Demographics
7.6 square miles
37,379 residents
Five fire stations
56 members
1930s
1936 American LaFrance Pumper
1939 / 1916 American LaFrance Aerial Ladder
1930s
Station 2 at Memorial Auditorium, Opened 1932
City Auditorium,Burned 1930
1940
Demographics
10.88 square miles
46,897 residents
Five fire stations
~56 members
1940s
• Station 1 on West Morgan Street closed and demolished, 1941.
• Engine 1 moved to Old Station 2 on SouthSalisbury Street.
• Aerial ladder and service truck moved to Station 2 at Memorial Auditorium.
• Engine 2 moved to Station 1.
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1940s
World War II
Civil Defense
Air-Raid Drills
Auxiliary Firefighters
Materials Restrictions
World War II
• Personnel enlisted, drafted– Charlotte loses 63 members
• Restrictions affect infrastructure– New apparatus, new construction, etc.
• Rationing of materials, such as fuel
• Civilian defense after Pearl Harbor– Blackout drills
• Auxiliary firefighters trained– Asheville, Kinston, Raleigh, Tarboro, etc.
Auxiliary Firefighters in Action!
Raleigh
1940s
Station 6Opened 1943
2519 Fairview Road
Opened 19492602 Fairview Road
1940s
1919 American LaFrance1948 Ford Auxiliary Truck
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
24 Hour Shifts
Labor• Civil service protection
– 1933, Raleigh
– 1949, after, statewide
• Trade unions– 1938, Raleigh
– 1940, Charlotte, Durham
– 1940, NC Firefighters Association
• Two shifts created– 1919, Charlotte
– 1924, Raleigh
– 1941, Greensboro
• Retirement systems– 1932, Charlotte
– 1949, Raleigh Raleigh
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Squad Trucks
• Circa 1940s
• Early mini-pumpers
• Also called auxiliary trucks
• Not necessarily rescue squads
• Durham, Raleigh, Wilmington, etc.
Durham - Raleigh
1940s
1949 FWD Pumper
1950 Mack Pumper
1949
Fire Prevention Bureau Formed
1930-1949• March 25, 1935 – Efird’s
Department Store
• May 18, 1939 – Norfolk Southern Railway Shops
• January 7, 1943 – Wake County Group Home
• December 29, 1943 –Bellas Hess Clothing Store
• February 1, 1948 –Carolina Country Club
1950
Demographics
10.88 square miles
65,679 residents
Six fire stations
67 members
1950s
New Station 1 American LaFrance Pumpers (4)
Raleigh Emergency American LaFrance Rescue Squad Aerial Ladder
1953
1958 ►
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1951
1953
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First Rescue Squads
• Types of rescue squads– First aid/transport units
– Basic technical rescue
– Suppression support/equipment trucks
• First fire department rescue squads:– 1947, Greenville
– 1951, Washington
– 1953, Raleigh
– 1960?, Durham
Salisbury – RaleighRaleigh
1950s
Station 3 Training Tower
Ladies Auxiliary Station 7
1951
1959 ►
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1954
1951
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March 10, 1956
Line of Duty Death – Lt. Vernon Smith
Suburban Raleigh
• Six Forks FD – 1956
• New Hope FD – 1956
• Western Boulevard FD – 1957
• Fairgrounds FD– 1961
• Durham Highway FD- 1964
• Legislation
• 1939, Counties can contract with municipal FDs
• 1945, Counties can establish and maintain own FDs
• 1947, Rural communities (Rowan county only?) can tax for fire protection provided by:
– Municipal FDs
– County FDs, if established
– Local FD under jurisdiction of countywide three-member commission
Rural Fire Protection
• 1945, by - Bessemer (Greensboro)
• 1945, by - North Asheboro (Asheboro)
• 1946 - Guilford College (Greensboro)
• 1946 - Seagate (Wilmington)
• 1947 - Wilkinson Boulevard (Charlotte)
• 1948 - Pleasant Garden (Marion/Mitchell County)
• 1949 - Pinoca (Charlotte)
• 1949 - Sedge Garden (Winston-Salem)
First Rural Fire Departments
Catawba County
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Rural Fire Department Growth
• Post-war boom in population, funding, interest
• Funding from Civil Defense agencies
• Legislation in 1951
– With popular vote, rural residents can organize rural districts with taxes
• Municipal departments increasingly aware of liability
Wake County
Wake County as Example
• 1940s No rural FDs. Some towns have FDs
• 1950sMany rural and town FDs form– Some alongside existing municipal FDs
– Some with municipal and rural divisions
– Some exclusively rural
• 1960sMore rural FDs form, one reforms and relocates after annexation by Raleigh
Wake County
Small Town Fire Departments
• Rural Hall in Forsyth County
• Hydrants installed in town
• Fire department formed 1939
• First fire truck bought 1941
• Carried hose, extinguishers,hand equipment
• Hydrant pressure used for fighting fires
• Same concept as 19th Centuryfirefighters
Rural Water Supply
• Originated by Iowa farmer
• Cumberland, Duplin, Wayne countyfire departments first to utilize
• Late 1960s
• Converted tankers to start
• Recognized by ISO
• Nahunta FD (Wayne County) first to receive lower ISO rating
Wake County
1960
Demographics
33.67 square miles
93,931 residents
Seven fire stations
123 members
1960s
New Station 2 New Shop
New Station 4 New Station 5
1969
1961
1963
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1960s
Station 8
1960
1963
Station 9
1963
1964
Smokehouse
1960s
American LaFrance Pumpers (4) Service Trucks (2)
American LaFrance Aerial Ladder GMC Tankers (2)
1960s
Foam Truck
Black Firefighters
• Early career firefighters– Wilmington, 1898 (18)
• Later career firefighters– 1951, Winston-Salem (4) – E4
– 1958, Durham (10) – E4
– 1961, Greensboro (28) – E4, T4
– 1963, Raleigh (6) – E2 (partial)– 1967, Charlotte (1)
• Integration– 1951, Winston-Salem
– 1966, Greensboro
– 1967?, Winston-Salem
– 1969, Durham
Winston-Salem - Durham
1950-1969
• March 3, 1952 – K&W Motor Company
• July 28, 1958 – Edenton Street Church
• March 4,1959 – Man Mur Bowling Center
• September 5, 1962 –Hayes Barton Church
• February 22, 1965 –Pullen Hall atState College
• April 1968 – Race Riots
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April 20, 1965
Line of Duty Death – Lt. Paul Mimms
1970
Demographics
44.93 square miles
122,830 residents
Nine fire stations
196 members
1970s
Station 10 Station 11 Station 12
Station 14 Station 15 Station 16
1971 – 1971 – 1974 – 1974 – 1974 – 1979
1970s
Mack Fire Apparatus
1970s
Chevy service truck Mack aerial platform
Chevy rescue squads (2) Mack tractor
1970s
• Third shift of personnel added. (1970)
• First two battalions (districts) created. (1971)
• Raleigh/Wake ECC established. (1972)
• Third battalion (district) created. (1977)
• First recruit academy. (1978)
• First female firefighters hired. (1978)
• EMT / First Responder program started. (1979)
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1970s
• Third shift of personnel added. (1970)
• First two battalions (districts) created. (1971)
• Raleigh/Wake ECC established. (1972)
• Third battalion (district) created. (1977)
• First recruit academy. (1978)
• First female firefighters hired. (1978)
• EMT / First Responder program started. (1979)
EMS and EMT
• North Carolina EMS system started in 1969
• North Carolina EMS act in 1973
• Some FDs became EMS providers
• Some FDs added ambulances– 1974, Wilmington– 1978, Salisbury
• Many FDs added first responders
Parkwood (Durham County)
First Responder Programs
• 1974 – Wilmington
• 1977 – Greensboro
• 1978 – Charlotte
• 1978 – Salisbury
• 1979 – Winston-Salem1
• 1980 – Raleigh
• 1993 – Durham
• 1999 – Winston-Salem2
Raleigh
Female Firefighters
• 1973 – Winston-Salem (1?)
• 1975 – Durham (public safety FF)
• 1978 – Greensboro (2)
• 1978 – Raleigh (8)
• 1980 – Charlotte (1?)
• 1981 – Fayetteville (1)
• 1982 – Durham (regular FF)
• 1982 – Rocky Mount (1?)
• 1983 – Wilmington (1)
• 1984 – Wilmington (2) Raleigh Greensboro
LaborLaws• Overtime laws change, 1970
• Work weeks reduced
• Personnel added– 1969, Charlotte adds third shift
– 1970, Greensboro adds third shift
– 1970, Raleigh adds third shift
Actions • 1967 – Walkout threat
• 1970 – Slowdown tactics
• 1974 – Class-action suit
• 1976 – Sick out
• 1981 – Sick out
Public Safety Officers• 1957 - ? Winston-Salem Fire Police
• 1970 – 1985 Durham• 1971 – 1993 Chapel Hill• 1973 – present Butner (Granville County)• 1973 – 1987 Winston-Salem• 1976 – present Morganton
• 1983 – present Havelock (Craven County)• 1996 – 1998 Washington• 2002 – present Knightdale (Wake County)
Knightdale
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Color Changes
▲ Greensboro, 1973–1987 Winston-Salem, 1971–1991 ▼
Lee Wilson photos
Color Changes• Bailey (green) • Beaver Dam (Watauga) (lime) *• Bethany• Carthage• Castle Hayne (chrome yellow)• Charlotte (lime)• Cumberland Road (black/lime)• Durham (white/lime)• East Rockingham *• Efland *• Fair Bluff• Fayetteville (lime)• Forbush• Fort Bragg (lime)• Frisco• Grover Rural
• High Shoals• Icard Township (Burke)• Madison (chrome yellow)• Nags Head (white/chrome y.) *• Nahunta• Orange Grove• Rocky Mount (white/lime)• Swannanoa (white/lime) *• Vander (chrome yellow) *• Wentworth (Rockingham)• West Iredell• Wilson (white/lime) • Yrac (lime)
* Color still used today
1980
Demographics
55.17 square miles
150,255 residents
15 fire stations
325 members
1980s
Station 17 Station 19
Station 18 Station 20
◄1984
1988 ►
◄1987
1989 ►
1980s
Mack (2) Pirsch EEI / Pemfab (2)
Seagrave Pierce Pierce (3)
1980s
Fiberglass Cabs
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1980s
Command Post / Mobile Air
Mini Pumpers (3)
Haz-Mat
1982
Keeter Training Center Completed
1980s
• Part-time fire investigators added. (c.1980)
• Fiberglass helmets replace plastic helmets. (1984)
• Haz-Mat unit placed in service. (1984)
• Honor guard organized. (1984)
• Explorer post started. (1985)
• Services moves to Station 8 basement. (1987)
• First closed-cab fire apparatus. (1989)
Origin of Haz-Mat Placard
• July 9, 1959
• Charlotte Chemical Company
• Burning vat inside building being demolished
• Materials exploded during suppression
• 13 firefighters injured, several critical
• Metallic sodium sealed in kerosene caused explosion
• Fire Marshal J. F. Morris developed marking system
• NFPA adopted as standard 704
1970-1989• June 24, 1970 –
Peeble’s Hotel
• July 10, 1975 – White Oil Company
• February 16 & 17, 1976 – Pine State Creamery
• March 16, 1980 – News & Observer Building
• July 7, 1981 –Mangel’s Building
• November 28, 1988 –North Raleigh Tornado
1990
Demographics
91.40 square miles
212,092 residents
18 fire stations
355 members
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1990s
Station 211998
Station 221998
Station 41993
1990sAmerican LaFrance / LTI ►
Chevrolet / Frontline (2) ►
◄ Pierce Dash (2)
◄ Pierce Lance (2)
◄ Quality / Spartan (8)
◄ Simon-Duplex / E-One
Simon-Duplex / LTI ►
Spartan / LTI ►
1990s
• First Division Chief. (1992)
• Fire safety house delivered. (1993)
• EMT-D program started, with first automaticdefibrillators issued. (1993)
• Confined-space rescue, collapse rescue, and high-level rescue training started. (1993-95)
• Engine 3 runs over 2,000 calls in one year. (1994)
• Rapid Intervention Teams (RIT) started. (1997)
2000
Demographics
118.71 square miles
286,834 residents
22 fire stations
431 members
2000s
Station 23 Station 24 Station 25
Station 26 Station 27 Station 28
2000 – 2001 – 2001 – 2003 – 2003 - 2007
2000s
New engines, ladders, rescues, mobile air unit
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2003
N.C. Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force 8Raleigh – Cary – Chapel Hill – Durham
2005
Tower Demolition
2006 2006
Construction Division Added
January 22, 2008
Line of Duty Death – Lt. Herman Jones
2009
Ladder 41117122242026
Rescue 19714
Ladder 12345678
Rescue 123
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2000s
• First permanent child seat fitting station in state. (2000)
• Thermal imaging cameras. (2000)
• Plain talk replaces radio codes. (2003)
• Fourth battalion created. (2004)
• New maintenance shop and services center. (2004)
• N.C. Haz-Mat Regional Response Team 4 moves to Raleigh. (2004)
• Full-time fire investigators. (2007)
• Eighth ladder company placed in service. (2009)
1990-2009
• March 18, 1990 – Wake County Courthouse
• September 6, 1996 – Hurricane Fran
• August 7, 2001 – CP&L Substation
• October 5, 2006 – Apex Chemical Fire
• February 22, 2007 – Pine Knoll Townes
2010
Demographics
143.87 square miles
405,197 residents
27 fire stations
568 members
2010
Phase one of pre-incident survey project
• Over 12,000 structures surveyed over 18 months.
• Every occupied structure city, except single/double-family homes.
• Conducted by fire companies.
2011
Fire MuseumOpens
2010s
New tiller
New decon trailer
New training system
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2010s
• Safety Officer, Shift Deputy Fire Marshal added. (2010)
• New radio procedures. (2011)
• Emergency Fire Dispatch started. (2011)
• Portable personal monitors added to engines. (2011)
• New water supply procedure. (2011)
• Project to locate and test all fire hydrants. (2012)
• Planning for single-rescue/two-squad concept. (2012)
• Planning for fifth battalion. (2012)
2010s
• March 24, 2010Armadale Lane
• February 19, 2011Wakefield brush fire
• April 16, 2011Raleigh tornado
Today
Administration
Training OperationsOffice of theFire Marshal
Services
Today
27 Fire Stations
28 Engine Companies
8 Ladder Companies
3 Rescue Companies
4 Battalion Chiefs
575 Uniformed and Civilian Personnel
Questions?
Learn more atwww.raleighfirehistory.org