Monthly Archive: July 2020

July 29, 2020 – Lightning strikes cause back to back structure fires for Engines 282 and 281

On Wednesday afternoon, a strong storm came through Wake County, bringing heavy rain and lighting to the Eastern part of the county. At 1657, Wake New Hope Engine 282 was dispatched as the closest engine to 7400 Birchshire Dr, in the city of Raleigh, for a structure fire secondary to a lightning strike. New Hope …

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New Apparatus Numbers

The Eastern Wake County Fire Departments are standardizing their unit numbers, and as a result, we will be renumbering several of our apparatus. With our original station being numbered 28, all of our new assignments will utilize the “28” prefix going forward. Our primary engine from Station 1, Engine 1, will now be referred to …

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July 21, 2020- Engine 1 first due to MVA / Car vs Building on Dansey Dr

Some photos of Wake New Hope Fire Department Engine 1 (dispatched as the closest engine) operating alongside the Raleigh Fire Department at a Car Vs. Building with injuries in the City of Raleigh