Wake County EMS

Dryer Vent Probably Started Unexpected Fire

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This afternoon a most unfortunate alleged dryer accident ignited a house in Wake Forest at 1040 Bear Hollow Road. Located at the end of a dirt road that wound back through the thick trees, the fire trucks, Wake EMS and Wake County Sheriff’s office managed to wind their way in. [googlemap src=”https://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&q=1040+Bear+Hollow+Road,+Wake+Forest&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x89ac55b3afa9d615:0x5286b72d5c129235,1040+Bear+Hollow+Rd,+Wake+Forest,+NC+27587&gl=us&ei=v5q8UofuKpOrsQTu5oHgBw&ved=0CC4Q8gEwAA” ] The Channel … Read more

More Strangers Meet at Ale House Ramp

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Earlier this month we covered an accidental threesome at the Carolina Ale House and this afternoon two more strangers met at the same spot. It seems the entrance ramp onto Capital Blvd headed south is a bit problematic for some. Just the other day we found ourselves the likely participant in an errant merge at … Read more

Wake Forest Boy Got Some Splaining to Do

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Thankfully 12-year-old Chris Collins was located early this morning after he wandered off around 8:30 PM from a recital at the Wake Forest Renaissance Center last night. Official reports listed his ADHD as a contributing factor in his disappearance. The parking lot at the Wake Forest Renaissance Center is well lit at night and it … Read more

Accidental Threesome at Ale House

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Trying to sneak past accident.

On an overcast, cold, and cloudy day last week three vehicles managed to clog up the entrance ramp in front of the Carolina Ale House from Dr. Calvin Jones to U.S. Route 1 South. According to official reports the pickup truck stopped to allow for other traffic merging onto the entrance ramp. Unfortunately the driver … Read more

Wake Forest to Add Hot Chocolate & Panini Truck for Police and Fire Departments

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Initial Design of Wake Forest Emergency Food Truck

Recently we made a casual suggestion in this story that maybe on cold, dark, and rainy nights the Wake Forest firefighters and police officers could really benefit from some free hot chocolate while on the scene. And of course the media as well. Well the suggestion picked up some steam and plans are now in … Read more

Crotch Rocket Hits Curb, Catches Fire, Makes Toast

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Motorcycle Burns

Being motorcycle riders ourselves, albeit not sports bikes “crotch rockets” we have observed a number of young riders doing some pretty silly things on bikes that wind up with a poor outcome. You can translate that as WTF Dude! Now in the interest of full disclosure, we’ve done some kinda stupid things ourselves. But unlike … Read more