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
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
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
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 … Read more
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. [googlemap … Read more