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, it can be a life-saving decision.
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 thereafter, and encountered heavy fire in the kitchen, with extension to several other rooms, and stretched a line to begin knocking down the fire. Eastern Wake Squad 38 arrived next, performed a primary search and stretched a second line into the structure to assist with fire attack.
With the initial lines knocking down most of the fire, crews from New Hope Rescue 14 and Tankers 9 and 10 performed secondary searches, which were negative, while Engine 1 was assigned at RIT. The fire was marked under control, and additional mutual aid units were returned to service. Crews remained on scene performing extensive overhaul, with Wake County EMS performing rehab. The two occupants of the dwelling were able to escape before the FD arrived, and were uninjured
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 Academy in June. He recently completed his interior firefighter training, and has decided to pursue his career goals of becoming a career firefighter. FF Perry has already been advised that Chief Price and some of the other officers will be checking on his progress, and will be making sure FF Perry is able to do all the pushups that the instructors are expecting him to do.
Please join us in wishing Charlie Perry a successful time in the 2019 Wake County Fire Academy!!!
Crews from Wake New Hope FD took turns using various techniques on how to force open both inward opening and outward opening doors
At 22:52, Raleigh-Wake County 911 dispatched a Raleigh Fire Department box alarm to Louisburg Rd & Dansey Dr. Because the location was closest to New Hope Station 1, New Hope Engine 1 was added to the call. Engine 1 arrived second due, confirmed the fire was in the county, and reported a working fire at an abandoned house at 5000 Louisburg Rd, with fire showing from the rear of the structure.
New Hope Car 1 requested Engine 4 to respond, and due to the nearest hydrant being on the other side of Louisburg Rd, requested New Hope Tankers 10 and 11, and Rolesville Fire Department Tanker 157. Crews were able to quickly knock down the fire, with no injuries. WC 1 from Wake County Fire Marshall’s Office was requested for the investigation of the fire.
For the local news report on this fire, check out https://www.cbs17.com/news/firefighters-battle-blaze-at-abandoned-raleigh-home/
