At 1235hrs, New Hope Station 2 was dispatched into Wendell for a reported structure fire in Dail Ridge Rd.  Car 2, Engine 4 & Tanker 10 all responded to the scene, and were advised by the Wendell units that they had fire showing from a single wide mobile home.  While the first arriving engine knocked down the bulk of the fire, New Hope’s crew arrived and were assigned to salvage any of the homeowners property, as well as to minimize any unburned further smoke or water damage to the property.  Crews also rescued two dogs from the residence.

At 0855hrs, RWCC received a report of a mobile home fire in Rolesville. First arriving units reported heavy fire, with the structure 50% involved in flames. Wake New Hope Car 2 (Deputy Chief Price) arrived second due and Engine 4 & Wendell 115 arrived third due, with Engine 4’s crew stretching a back up line to C/D corner of the house to knock down the heavy flames.

There were no reported injuries, and New Hope units operated on scene for 1 hour before returning to service.

At 0300hr, RWCC dispatched New Hope Station 2 for an MVA with a reported entrapment.  New Hope Car 2 (Deputy Chief Price) arrived first, reporting a single car MVA, car into a tree with 2 people heavily pinned.  In addition to Engine 4 & Rescue 14 from station 2, Chief Price special called New Hope Engine 1, Rolesville Rescue 15 & Wendell Rescue 115 to respond directly to the scene.

All the units worked together to free the injured parties, who were transported by Eastern Wake EMS to the hospital with serious injuries.  It was a great example of teamwork by all who assisted with the extrication.

With Hurricane Mathew dumping up to 16 inches of inches of rain over parts of NC, Raleigh and Wake County was flooded with 9 inches of rain and strong winds, resulting in multiple calls for wires down, drivers stuck in flooded roadways, and trees down over the roadway.

As the winds increased, so did the call volume throughout the county.  Wake New Hope Fire Department answered 18 calls for service between noon and 11pm, including one for a tree that had crashed into an occupied house on Wedgewood Dr.

During the storm, Station 1 maintained staffing for Engine 1 & Rescue 6, and Station 2 had crews staffing Engine 4, Rescue 14, Brush 7, Car 20 & Car 3.  Deputy Chief Price set up a mini Emergency Operations Center at station 2, coordinating all the calls in our fire district, as well as updating the County EOC and emergency management with updates regarding roads that were blocked by downed wires or flooded out roadways.

Thankfully, no major injuries were reported by any of our residents, and Duke energy crews are working diligently to restore electricity to those who are without power.

At 5:19pm, RWCC dispatched New Hope Stations 1 & 2 to a reported structure fire at 3628 Manly Farm Rd. New Hope Engine 4 arrived first, with New Hope Car 2 (Deputy Chief Price) right behind them, reporting a working fire in the rear of the structure, stretching an attack line to the reach of the structure.. Tanker 10 arrived next and established a water supply with Roseville E151 & Tanker 9.

Due to the quick knockdown by E4’s crew, Chief Price marked the fire under control, returning all 3 EMS units and all FD units not on scene, holding with 2 engines and 2 tankers.

Crews remained on scene for under 90 minutes completing overhaul before returning to service.