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

At 1852, New Hope Station 2 was dispatched to the area of Old Watkins Rd and Beagle Retreat Dr for a reported overturned tractor trailer with the driver entrapped. Engine 4, Rescue 14 and Car 2 immediately responded. Engine 1 was at Station 2 for a meeting, so they added themselves to the call and responded as well. Rolesville E151 was also in the area, and offered to assist, which was much appreciated.

New Hope Car 2 (Deputy Chief Price) was first on scene, reporting an overturned dump truck at the end of Beagle Retreat Dr, with the driver still in the cab. Engine 4, Rescue 14 and Engine 1 arrived at the same time, with Engine 1’s crew assigned gaining access and assessing the patient, Engine 4’s crew assigned to mitigate the oil spill and pull a charged line, and Rescue 14 assigned to further stabilize the cab using their struts. Once the patient was assessed, the decision was made to extricate them via the front windshield of the cab.

Engine 4’s crew and Rolesville E151 removed both windshields, and cut the center support bar with our electric Hurst cutter, while Engine 1’s crew applied a KED. The patient was extricated shortly thereafter, and turned over to Wake EMS to transport to the hospital.

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At 1912hr, RW911 dispatched New Hope Stations 1 & 2, and RFD Engine 27 as the closest engine, for an overturned truck and trailer.  Engine 1, Rescue 6, and Car 1 responded from Station 1, and Rescue 14 and Car 3 responded from station 2.  When the units arrived on scene, they found a pickup truck on its side, with the trailer it had been pulling also overturned, and all the landscaping equipment it had been carrying on the ground.

At 2321, RW911 recieved a report of a motor vehicle crash in the area of I-540 EB and Capital Blvd. This dispatched New Hope Engine 1, Rescue 14, Raleigh FD Engine 19 (as closest engine), as well several other auto-aid County Fire resources. Wake EMS District Chief 3 was on scene in under a minute, reporting an MVA with 1 person pinned, and advised resuce would need to pop a door and possibly lift the dash. Because the call was updated, New Hope Rescue 6 responded from Station 1 to assist the units on scene.

Engine 19 was first on scene, followed by New Hope Car 1 and Engine 1 was the first unit on scene and able able to free the patient with their newly inservice eletronic rescue tools, and transferred patient care to Wake EMS Ambulance #5. Additional units arrived from New Hope to assist NC Highway Patrol with scene safety and their investigation, and the county mutual aid units were cancelled by Car 1. Units cleared the scene in under 90 minutes.