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Two new apparatus added to the Wake New Hope FD fleet
This past weekend we added two new trucks to our fleet: Lego Engine 4 and Lego Rescue 14. Both trucks were built by WNHFD Cadet Gavin Jeckel, son of Captain Dwight Jeckel. Designed as scale models of Engine 4 and Rescue 14, Cadet Jeckel built both using custom lego parts, and the decals were all …
See the Dramatic Difference a Door Can Make
In a house fire, are you safer sleeping with your bedroom doors open or closed? See the dramatic, life-saving difference a door can make. #CloseBeforeYouDoze Before you go to sleep, always make sure your bedroom door and the doors to all of your loved ones (kids, parents, pets) are closed. As the video bove shows, …
DEC 1, 2019 – WORKING FIRE ON OLD CREWS RD (NEW HOPE FIRE DISTRICT)
At 1945, RW911 dispatched Wake New Hope FD stations 1 and 2 for a reported mobile home fire at 1912 Old Crews Rd, in unincorporated Wake County. New Hope Car 1 (Chief Price) was first on scene, reporting a singlewide mobile home with flames visible through the roof. Engine 4 and Knightdale 131 arrived shortly …
FF Charlie Perry has been accepted into the Wake County Fire Academy
The Wake County Fire Academy is a physically and mentally challenging 6-month program, and upon completion of the program, graduates will have completed Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials, EMT Basic, ICS, Firefighter Rescue, Firefighter Survival, and Technical Rescuer. FF Perry has been with WNHFD for 4 years as a Junior Firefighter, and graduated from East Wake …