Posts Tagged: North Carolina
Two former NC fire chiefs found not guilty in case of junior firefighter shocked with stun gun. Incident happened at an East Spencer FD Christmas party.
Former police officer accused of providing stun gun also found not guilty.
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North Carolina Board of Transportation reverses itself. Asheville bridge now expected to be named for Capt. Jeff Bowen.
Policy generally excluding firefighters from such honors is being reviewed.
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Raw video of controlled burn: Evacuation ordered at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
House fire on the Outer Banks.
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Told no because he’s not a cop Asheville firefighters push ahead to have bridge named after fire Captain Jeff Bowen. Online petition growing.
Petition has 6500 names so far.
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Best of the Rest – Quick Drills, Shoutouts, FDNY Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund, Jay Bettencourt, and much more
The Best of the Rest is back with plenty from across the Fire Service World. Check out some of what the other blogs and web sites have to offer!
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A must read from STATter911.com: The loss of Captain Jeff Bowen. The inside story from Firefighter Jay Bettencourt, Asheville Fire Department.
The first of two parts as Firefighter Bettencourt describes the desperate attempt to save his captain and himself.
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East Spencer, NC chief called ‘ringleader’ is fired in teen firefighter taser incident. Assistant chief cited as a ‘abusive’ & ‘negative influence’ told not to return.
Scathing letters from town administrator orders both men not to return to department.
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News reports: East Spencer, NC fire Chief & former chief borrow on-duty officer’s taser to shock teen firefighter 9 times. Cops resign. Chiefs face assault charges.
Rowan County teen firefighter now said to be having chest pains.
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Holly Springs Fire District Audit Reveals Possible Conflict
HOLLY SPRINGS - Findings from the Holly Springs Fire and Rescue District’s annual audit reveal a possible conflict with the terms of a 2008 FEMA grant used to pay for a new brush truck. The audit findings were announced during a short Wednesda…
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Firefighter Accused of Sexual Assault… in the Fire House…
INMAN - Wade Hampton Firefighter Charlie Holleman, 31, is in jail after being charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. According to a Spartanburg County Sheriffs Office he has been remanded on a $10,000 bond.
Holleman's arrest warrant …
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Asheville Fire Department chief says it took ‘extended’ amount of time for an effective attack on fire that killed Capt. Jeff Bowen. Also, video of weekend fundraiser for Bowen family.
Chief Scott Burnette tells local paper "it took an 'extended' amount of time before firefighters were able to mount an effective interior attack."
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Chief & assistant chief charged with shooting power line down. Fire started & electricity cut for 16,000 customers in Red Oak, North Carolina.
Two men are on leave of absence from fire department.
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Video of procession in Asheville, North Carolina honoring Capt. Jeff Bowen. Funeral at 11:00 AM today.
Citizens lined the streets on Monday as Capt. Bowen's body was moved from the funeral home to the church.
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Funeral arrangements for Captain Jeff Bowen, Asheville Fire Department. Firefighter Jay Bettencourt getting out of hospital.
Firefighters paused at overpasses as Captain Bowen's body was returned to Asheville following autopsy.
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Asheville, NC Firefighter Jeffrey Bowen Dies in Fire. Many others injured
One Asheville Firefighter is dead and many others injured after a fire in a medical building near Mission Hospital. The current total is that eight other firefighters were taken to the hospital for various reasons.
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UPDATE Asheville, North Carolina Fire Captain Jeffrey Bowen dead. Seven other firefighters injured at medical office building near Mission Hospital. Watch afternoon press conference.
Chief about to have press conference.
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UPDATED Video: Tornadoes in North Carolina. As many as two dozen people dead.
Home video of tornadoes and damage in Sanford & Fayetteville.
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Live coverage & public safety audio: Possible tornadoes moving through North Carolina.
Severe weather underway in and around Raleigh.
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Video: Charlotte, North Carolina house fire. A department telling its own story.
Charlotte Fire Department video of a recent house fire.
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Helmet Cam: Ladder 1 Working a Duplex Fire in Durham, NC
Check out this helmet camera video captured at a house fire in Durham, North Carolina. I still think that the helmet camera has excellent use for training.
The video states:
Durham Fire Department in the Bull City NC. Riding with B shift Ladder 1 on a single story duplex fire. Quick knockdown and vertical ventilation. Units responding; E-1, L-1, Sq-1, B-1 first due district, E-2, L-2, B-2, E-9 second due district.
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Bullet narrowly misses firefighter sleeping in Raleigh, North Carolina fire station. Women battling out on the street.
Women fighting outside firehouse sends a stray bullet six inches from sleeping firefighter's head.
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Helmet-cam: House fire in Durham, North Carolina.
Fire early on Monday morning.
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LODD – Parkton, NC Assistant Chief James Walters Sr.
Assistant Chief James Walters Sr., 57, of the Parkton Volunteer Fire Department in North Carolina has passed away in the Line of Duty.
Walters was doing paperwork at the station when he collapsed. Personnel at the station immediately began CPR. Unfortunately, Chief Walters passed away at the hospital from an apparent heart attack.
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FireTruckBlog.com: Glenn looks at the trooper ticketing the fire chief. You will want to read this one. Plus, another example of why the chief was right.
Trooper didn't like that chief had blocked two lanes.
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Video roundup: Fires in NC, NY, IL & NJ.
Three house fires and a condo fire.
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