At 0607, RW911 dispatched Engine 4 and Rescue 14 for a motor vehicle crash with a person pinned at Old Milburnie Rd and Rolesville Rd. Units arrived on scene to find a single car MVA. New Hope crews removed the driver from the vehicle, and turned her over to EMS for transport.

At 0913 hrs, RW911 dispatched Engine 1, Rescue 14, and Wake Forrest Engine 5 for an overturned auto at I540 & Capital Blvd. New Hope Car 1 was first on scene, and updated the address to I 540 and Triangle Town Center. Units from New Hope found no entrapment, and treated the injured personnel until EMS arrived. Crews also assisted NCSHP with closing three lanes of traffic to protect everyone while the involved vehicles were removed.

At 0151, RW911 dispatched Engine 4, Rescue 14, and Raleigh FD Engine 27 (as closest engine) to an MVA with injuries at Forestville Rd & Buffaloe Rd. When the units arrived on scene, they advised it was a serious MVA, and requested New Hope Engine 1 & Car 1 (Chief McCauley),  Raleigh FD Engine 28 & Rescue 1 to respond directly to the scene to assist. Units stood by to assist EMS and NCSHP with clearing the scene. The crash is currently under investigation by the NCSHP

For local news reports of this crash, please visit http://www.wral.com/3-killed-in-overnight-crash-in-raleigh/17277800/ & http://wncn.com/2018/01/21/3-teens-killed-in-head-on-wake-county-crash-officials-say/

At 1611, RW911 dispatched New Hope Engine 1 and Rescue 14 for a reported rollover with possible ejection at I540 EB by Buffaloe Rd . New Hope Car 1 was first on scene, and reported a single vehicle MVA, in the WB lanes of I540, between the Louisburg Rd and Buffaloe RD. Car 1 reported the vehicle had rolled from the EB lanes into the WB lanes, with no injuries being reported. Engine 1 and Rescue 14 provided blocking of the crash until NCSHP removed the vehicles.

At 1040, RW911 dispatched New Hope Engine 1, Raleigh Engine 27, and Ladder 5 for a fire alarm at 4828 Jelynn St, in the city of Raleigh. New Hope Engine 1 was first on scene, reporting heavy fire from division 2 extending into the attic.  Engine 1’s crew upgraded the assignment to a working fire, and initiated a transitional attack. Engine 27 secured a water supply, and crews stretched two lines into the house. The fire was knocked down and placed under control in under 30 minutes, however the structure was heavily damaged but there were no injuries reported.

Due to the extreme cold, Wake EMS EVAC 1 was requested to the scene to assist with rehab.

Photos of the fire can be found at Mike Legeros’s website

Wake New Hope Fire Department recently completed our hiring process, and would like to welcome Driver/Operators Christopher Pendergrass, John Long, and Nolan Rigda. All three come with years of experience; D/O Pendergrass previously worked as a Captain with the Henderson Fire Department, D/O Long worked with the Ferrals Fire Department, and D/O Rigda was a volunteer with the Wake New Hope Fire department, and was previously a firefighter with the Raleigh Fire Department. All three have been assigned to Station 2 along with the existing career Captains