On Friday evening Wake Forest Fire Department, Stony Hill Fire Department, Durham Highway Fire Department, Bay Leaf Fire Department, Creedmoor Fire Department, and Brassfields Fire Department were all called in to help try to save a home under construction that was engulfed in fire. Here is one of the dispatch calls that went out. Just finding the brand new house …
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On Saturday around 2:40 PM emergency responders were dispatched for a car that appeared to lose control on a wet Ligon Mill Road curve near the corner of Greenville Loop Road. The car was headed towards Wake Forest when it looks like, for whatever reason, it decided to try its hand at speed skating. The car wound up sliding mostly …
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This morning at 8:45 AM one of the most heartbreaking tragedies occurred in Wake Forest to Alexander Blake Dart. Alexander said was just driving along Capital Blvd and turned onto Wake Union Church Road when he noticed smoke coming from the heater in his truck. “The whole truck just started filling up with smoke, I threw it into the ditch …
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Last Friday afternoon I had the opportunity to spend time with the members of the Wake Forest Fire Department and sit down with both officers and crew to talk about life inside the department. I now cover quite a few fire departments around the Wake Forest area and one thing that is universal is the tight brotherhood that exists among …
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On Tuesday afternoon as the sun was setting, four vehicles managed to become entangled at S. Main Street and Ligon Mill Road. One person at the scene said his mother-in-law had been driving the black Ford Focus and was traveling south on Ligon Mill Road on a green light when she was struck by a white Kia minivan traveling west …
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This afternoon a line of strong winds passed through Wake Forest as the Weather Service issued tornado warnings. While no confirmed tornados hit Wake Forest, residents suffered damage from the strong winds, downdrafts, or microbursts. It is too early to say even if a tornado struck the Town but some big trees and power lines suffered fatal damage. The tree …
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At 2:26 AM this morning a fire alarm went off and then the call went out for a fire in Saint Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church just down the road from the Bay Leaf Fire Department. The church is located at 12333 Bayleaf Church Road, Raleigh. In what seemed like a scene straight out of a twisted mystery movie we …
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At 11:25 this morning two motorists had the misfortune to meet over the Neuse River today. It appeared to be a nose job with the fronts of both cars suffering the brunt of the damage. You can listen to the dispatch call below. Luckily nobody appeared to be badly injured as EMS 10 appeared to leave headed for Wendy’s and …
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At 4 AM on this frigid winter Saturday morning, Wake Forest Fire Department and many other departments were called to 1000 Streeter Lane in Raleigh for a structure fire. Other departments called to the scene included Stony Hill Fire Department, Wake New Hope Fire Department, Durham Highway Fire Department, and Bay Leaf Fire Department. The streets as far as you …
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The loss of a loved one is so much pain it is hard to put into words. But that is exactly what members of the Youngsville Fire Department are feeling right now. The public is invited to honor this fallen firefighter. Details are below. On December 25th their beloved Assistant Chief Jeff Fields died suddenly after surviving a heart attack …
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