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Havelock Receives New Quint, Station Opening Planned

HAVELOCK – The Havelock Fire and Rescue Department took two big steps into the future with the arrival of a new ladder truck on Tuesday morning and the announcement of a dedication date for the new West End Fire Station. (Video)

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Havelock Receives New Quint, Station Opening Planned

Apartment Fire in Selma; Mother, Child Found Dead

SELMA – Emergency crews found a mother and her child dead after a fire at Redwood Village Apartments near U.S. Highway 301 in Selma Wednesday morning, according to Fire Chief Phillip McDaniel.

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Apartment Fire in Selma; Mother, Child Found Dead

New Fire Chief Named for Washington

WASHINGTON – A new fire chief has been selected for Washington.

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New Fire Chief Named for Washington

Tsunami Experts Gather in Wilmington

WILMINGTON – Tsunamis are not a threat we think of often here on the Atlantic coast. Even so, two of the world’s leading experts on tsunami waves visited the Port City today to educate emergency officials on threats posed to our coast.

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Fire Rips Through Apartment Complex

RALEIGH – Fire gutted an apartment complex Friday afternoon on Arcadian Court in Raleigh near Capital Boulevard.

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Health Program Keeps Firefighters in Fighting Form

GREENSBORO – Alan “Skip” Nix credits his annual firefighter’s physical with finding his diabetes a few years ago.

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Man Reportedly Impersonates Greensboro Firefighter

GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Fire Department said today that it received a report of somebody impersonating a firefighter.

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Tie Vote Kills Raleigh Public Safety Center

RALEIGH – The Raleigh City Council deadlocked Tuesday over plans for a public safety center downtown, effectively killing the $205 million project.

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Tie Vote Kills Raleigh Public Safety Center

Missing Garner Money Could Put Strings on Wake Funding of FDs

GARNER – As state investigators probe the disappearance of nearly $400,000 from the Garner Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Wake County officials are looking at tighter rules on money given to area fire departments and rescue squads.

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Missing Garner Money Could Put Strings on Wake Funding of FDs

Durham FF Dies in Accidental Fall (Off-Duty)

DURHAM – An off-duty Durham firefighter died Tuesday morning when he fell out of a tree while cutting limbs for a tree service, authorities said.

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Durham FF Dies in Accidental Fall (Off-Duty)