Hundreds or thousands of daily miracles and good deeds happen each day that go unnoticed. People silently do amazing things to help others in need with any expectation of even a pat on the back. But in this case I’ve got to publicly recognize the amazing folks that helped in collecting Toys for Tots recently. … Read more
On Wednesday evening just before 9 PM an accident occurred on I-540 eastbound, near Ray Road. A passenger car plowed into the back of a truck in trouble. Both Durham Highway Fire Department and Bay Leaf Fire Department had units on the scene to deal with the accident and the ensuing traffic mess as all … Read more
As part of the South Atlantic Fire Rescue Expo held in Raleigh last week, Saturday events included a fire truck parade for attendees. Both local and regional departments had trucks traveling down blocked off Raleigh streets on Saturday under hot blue skies. Departments included Durham Highway Volunteer Fire Department, Sharpsburg Fire Department, Bay Leaf Fire … Read more
After noon on Thursday I was down on 540 when a call went out for Bay Leaf Fire Department units to respond to what could have been a vehicle over the embankment and driver pinned call. Both Bay Leaf Rescue 36 and Pumper 251 with their super awesome firefighters were dispatched along with the stellar … Read more
I stumbled across a bike versus accident at Durham Road & Peed Rd. It appeared the bicyclist was shaken up and possible had an injured leg or ankle. The handlebars of his bike were fairly bent. Bay Leaf Fire Department and EMS 12 were quickly on the scene and transported him to the hospital. If … Read more
The call went out at 6 PM on this wet Monday night, with low temperatures and intermittent sleet, for a house with flames coming out the roof at 3400 Donner Trail in Wake Forest, NC. The home was occupied by the Kennedy family who was renting the home after relocating from Atlanta. The home is … Read more
On February 8, 2013 a wide contingent of fire departments was called out for a house under construction that was fully engulfed in fire. That house was located off Blue Larkspur Avenue at the far edge of the Wake Forest area. On Sunday afternoon, just eight days later, another call went out for a structure … Read more
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 … Read more
Not that long ago we had the chance to meet with Chief Tim Pope at the new Bay Leaf Station 1 and take a tour of the new building. While Bay Leaf is typically a bit out of our range of coverage on a regular basis we had to go take a look once we … Read more
WARNING: This not our usual fun-loving upbeat story but it is one which we accidentally became involved with and wanted to follow to try to understand why this all happened. On January 11, 2014 an unusual tragedy unfolded in north Raleigh which resulted in significant fire damage to a family home, a burned Catholic church, … Read more