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Articles by Bob Bartosz
Rocky Mount NC Firefighters Tackle Massive Commercial Fire
More than 90 firefighters and EMS workers from multiple departments battled the blaze at a furniture manufacturer just up from the Rocky Mount Fire Department. September 29, 2019 Firehouse.com News Tweet Share More than 90 firefighters and EMS members responded to a blaze at a Rocky Mount, NC, furniture manufacturer Thursday.
Two Fallen Camden NJ Firefighters Given New Gravestones
A ceremony was recently held for two Camden firefighters who died around a century ago and whose graves had been unmarked in a Pennsauken cemetery. New gravestones recently were unveiled for two fallen Camden, NJ, firefighters—Chief Charles Worthington and Capt. Martin B. Carrigan—who died around a century ago.
Do it the Same Way, Differently
Devon Wells explains how rural volunteer fire agencies operate similarly, but differently, from their suburban and urban counterparts. A rural agency responding to an incident may use the same strategies as a suburban agency, but the tactics could vary widely.
Nash County NC Crews Firefighters Battle Fast Moving House Fire
Photos by Nash County fire photographer Bob Bartosz show crews working a fast-moving house fire on April 29. May 6, 2019 Tweet Share Bob Bartosz April 29--Nash County firefighterswere dispatched to a working house fire on the 4100 block of Castalia Rd., and the first arriving crews found heavy smoke showing and stretched two 1 3/4 lines to make an aggressive interior attack. Firefighters found fire showing through the roof and were forced back out to make an exterior attack.
Nash County NC Firefighters Tackle Huge House Fire
Thirty-five firefighters from three Nash County fire departments fought the blaze for more than an hour and a half over the weekend. February 28, 2019 Firehouse.com News Tweet Share It took 35 firefighters from three Nash County, NC, fire departments to put out a Whitaker house fire over the weekend.
Bunn Franklin County NC Warehouse Fire Firefighters Photos News
Firefighters from over 20 departments in three counties responded Friday to a large warehouse fire in Bunn that included a structural collapse. Jan. 15, 2019 Tweet Share Bob Bartosz Shortly before 8:30 am on Friday, Franklin County 911 received calls for a working warehouse fire in the 900 block of Highway 98 East in Bunn, NC. Three fire stations from Bunn along with volunteer companies from Pilot Township and Justice were initially dispatched.
Firehouse Hot Shots - November 2018
Vernon, CT, Sept. 24, 2018—Crews were toned out for numerous calls reporting a building fire on Hartford Turnpike. Companies arrived to find heavy fire through the roof in the rear of the café, which was located in the middle of a strip mall. The fire quickly moved to the front of the building, but crews were able to contain the fire to the store of origin. Photo by Patrick Dooley Lawrence, MA, Sept.
NC Fire Station Burns, Apparatus and Equipment Destroyed
On Sunday, Fire Chief Teddy Stamatis had just left his home to go shopping when a fire call came in for a working fire at the Macclesfield Rural Fire Department's station. On arrival Stamatis found heavy fire showing in the firehouse. He was able to get one of the apparatus bay doors open and remove one of his tankers to safety. He tried to get back in but the building was too heavily involved.
As Hurricane Roared, NC Fire Station Burned
On Sunday, Fire Chief Teddy Stamatis had just left his home to go shopping when a fire call came in for a working fire at the Macclesfield Rural Fire Department's station. On arrival Stamatis found heavy fire showing in the firehouse. He was able to get one of the apparatus bay doors open and remove one of his tankers to safety. He tried to get back in but the building was too heavily involved.
Red Oak NC Commercial Blaze Fire Tame Contain Firefighters Recap
Sept. 9 -- RED OAK, NC -- The Nash County 911 Center received calls for a large commercial building fire on the 3300 block of Benvenue Road in the Dortches section of Red Oak on Sunday. Fire Departments from Station 12 in Red Oak, Station 9 in Battleboro and Station 4 in West Mount along with Nash EMS units were dispatched. The Red Oak Fire Department arrived on location in five minutes.
Photos: Driver Extricated from NC Wreck
Two people were extricated from an Aug. 12 crash in Whitakers. Firefighters from Nash County stations 10 (Whitakers Volunteer Fire Department) and 3 (Stoney Creek Rescue) were dispatched along with Nash County EMS to NC Highway 33 around 3:20 p.m. A Whitaker firefighter who arrived in his personal vehicle relayed to incoming units that there was entrapment within the pickup that left the road and was on its side.
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