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.

At 0306 hrs, RW911 received a 911 call for a residential structure fire at 7725 Brookdale Drive, in the New Hope Fire District.  New Hope Car 3 (Captain Lee) was the first arriving unit, reporting smoke visible from several blocks away.  Upon his arrival he found a fully involved garage, located at 7724 Brookdale Dr, upgrading the assignment to a working fire.  Captain Lee reported the fire would be a defensive operation only, because of the amount of fire showing and the fact that the roof had already collapsed prior to his arrival.  Raleigh Fire Department Engine 28 (responding as closest engine) and New Hope Engine 4 arrived next, with New Hope Engine 4’s crew stretching an attack line to knock down the fire.  Crews encountered heavy fire from all sides the garage and the nearby cargo container that had been used for storage.

New Hope Car 1 arrived next and assumed command, requesting  a tanker task force to respond.  With New Hope Tanker 9 supplying Engine 4, crews began to knock down the bulk fire.  New Hope Engine 1’s crew arrived to assist Engine 4 with fire attack, and Tanker 10 assisted with water supply. Rescue 14’s crew arrived and assisted with overhaul.

Once the fire was marked under control, units remained on scene for several hours performing extensive overhaul and assisting the Wake County Fire Marshals Office and Sheriff’s office with their investigation.

Chief McCauley and Captain Lee would like to thank all the men and women who assisted us at this fire, including crews from Rolesville Pumper 153, Wendell Engine 115, Wake Forrest Tanker 2, Wake Forrest Engine 5, Bay Leaf Tanker 258, and Wake County EMS 5.

At 2004, RW911 dispatched New Hope Stations 1 & 2 for a reported structure fire in the area of Forestville Rd & Buffaloe Rd, in Station 2’s primary response area. As units were calling enroute, the 911 center began to receive multiple calls for a fire, at the address of 4728 Forestville Rd. NH Car 2 (Deputy Chief Price) was on scene 3 minute after the dispatch, reporting a working fire, New Hope Engine 4 and Raleigh Fire Department Engine 27 (responding as closest engine) arrived next, establishing a water supply and stretching attack lines into the building. Due to the amount of smoke showing from the gables, Chief Price requested engines from Rolesville and Wake Forrest to respond directly to the scene. Chief McCauley(NH Car 1) arrived shortly afterwards, and assuming the role of accountability officer.

New Hope Engine 1 arrived soon after, and it’s crew was directed to check the attic for any extension and to open up the structure. Wendell Engine 115 was directed to ladder the roof, in case vertical ventilation was needed Crews from New Hope Rescue 14, Tanker 9, Tanker 10, Tanker 11, & Brush 7 arrived shortly afterwards, and reported to the manpower pool. Interior crews were able to knock down the fire, and it was placed under control at 2023 hrs.

Chief Price would like to thank all the Wake New Hope firefighters, as well as all of the mutual aid companies (Wake Forrest Engine 3, Rolesville 151, Wendell Engine 115, Raleigh FD Engine 27, Eastern Wake Pumper 2, and Eastern Wake EMS 68, 63 and EMS District Chief 9), who assisted at this fire.