52 Catches Suspicious Fire on Hilltop Rd

Companies on Ticket -

Engines 10, 19, 52

Ladders 10, 19

Cars 3, 33

Air 1

 

Crews were alerted to a structure fire on Bridford Parkway. Upon arrival E52 found an unaatached storage building involved. The structure was actually addressed off of Hilltop Rd at Saint Timothy's United Methodist Church. 52 made their initial attack by making way through an area of thick woods.

This is the 4th fire involving a United Methodist Church in the last month.

 

 

News & Record Story and photos HERE

Another 2 Alarmer Struck in GSO Today

Furniture warehouse fire eacaltes to 2 alarms at English and Sullivan.

Not a lot of other details as of yet. Will update.

 

 

News & Record Photos HERE

 

DigTriad HERE

 

MyFOX8 HERE

 



43's First in on 2 Alarm Apartment Fire

Crews arrived at Mallard Lake Apartment Homes at 2911 Cottage Place to find heavy smoke showing from the roof and immediately went into offensive mode.

 

Companies on ticket - Engines 2, 5, 21, 40, 41, 49

 Ladders 5, 21, 43, 49

Cars 1, 4, 12, 33,

Rescue 5

Air 1

 

News & Record Story HERE

Ladder 7 Makes This Christmas Even Merrier!

Crews from Station 7 help to make this Christmas extra special for a local family!

DigTriad.com Story

 

Engine 17 Runs Fatal Pin-In

Companies on Ticket - Engine 17, Ladder 21, Rescue 5, Car 3

GCEMS, GPD

News & Record Story

Photo by News & Record

Fully Involved Structure Fire (Bond Street)

News & Record Video

Companies on ticket - Engines 2, 40, 14, Ladders 14, 43, Car 1, 4, 12, 33

Crews arrived to find a fully involved residential structure with heavy fire showing throughout and immediately went into defensive mode.

 

News & Record

City to Inspect 310 W. Meadowview

Greensboro housing inspectors are to begin a unit-to-unit inspection of Heritage House Condos today. The address has prompted over 1,100 calls of service for police, fire and EMS this year alone.

 

News & Record

SUV into building on West Friendly

 

News & Record Story

Outstanding Video of FD13 - 2012 Recap -

Firefighter Matt Cross (FD13 & Western Wake County Fire) apparently has a gift and/or a lot of time on his hands! He produced this exceptional piece that has been posted on some other websites including www.thebravestonline.com. Take the time to watch it, it's worth it!

Click the link below!

FD13 2012

 

Fire District 13 is located on the North side of Greensboro and often runs mutual aid with the city and several other local companies.

www.firedistrict13.com/

 

 

IAFF Local 947 Christmas Party

It's that wonderful time of year again! Local 947 will be hosting it's annual Christmas Party at The Elks Club again. Below is the letter Captain Price sent out (with the correct date edited and cell phone numbers removed). A great time was had by all last year! Don't miss out on this party!

 

Hello Fellow GFD Members,

The Officers of Professional Firefighters of Greensboro would like you to know about our annual Christmas Party.

It is open to ALL GFD employees and their guests. It will be December 7^th at 6pm with heavy Hors Dʼoeuvres starting at 7pm. The cost is $10/person. The party will be held at the Elks Club on Cornwallis. There is a link below with more information from central station under the headline announcements.

If you are interested in attending and buying ticket(s) the contacts for this are Tim Scarborough and Justin Price. Feel free to call or email either one of us.

Thanks,

Justin





Engine52.Blogspot IS GETTING A TUNE-UP

Some may have noticed that posts on here have been a bit scarce as of lately. One could even say, "nonexistent". There's been a lot of things changing and many unknowns within our Company's little world on the Westside. An evolution.

 

Josh, our unwavering, brave and loyal chauffeur (Engineer) was requested at another Engine house downtown. BooBoo is currently on maternity leave loving his beautiful new daughter, Aubrey. Upon his return in a few shifts, he'll be back in the saddle, operating Engine 4, Greensboro's busiest engine company.

 



Engineer Evans and SrFF Messina

(unsure which is which)

I (Vinnie) have been reassigned to Engine 11 (HazMat) on the city's southside. Station 11 is one the city's two HazMat Response stations, housing an Engine, a Ladder, a HazMat tractor-trailer, a Decon tractor trailer, Battalion (II) Chief and Shift Commander.

*52 now has a handful of new faces riding on B shift.

Brandon "krispy kreme" Boylston completed Rookie school with GFD's 63rd recruit class several months ago. He has been working nonstop since arriving at 52 and everyone expects him to do well on his FFI Probationary exam after new years. We wish him well.

 

PFF Boylston

Eng. Michael Zimmerman took the controls of the best Engine Company in the city from Josh. A great first driving assignment following promotion! Zim's gonna do well and has a great future ahead dodging oncoming traffic on Wendover and honing his skills.

 

Engineer Zimmerman

SrFF. Brandon Lucas came to 52 from Engine 49. He is already familiar with 52's ways by having ridden many, many calls with 52 as the borders of each station meet. He's a great addition.

 



SrFF Lucas


SrFF. Justin Patterson is staying put for the time being. He's knows the job, territory and rig inside and out and is an asset to any company he rides with.

 



SrFF. Patterson

NOW!

 For some changes - as I am no longer a part of The 52 House and I'm not even housed close to the Westside, I don't think having the blog named The Wild Wild West(side) makes sense....bad marketing, i dunno, false advertising, kinda? So, I'm gonna go with a new blog name and  cover a little more than my first due territory, i.e. citywide incidents, relative or meaningful county-side stories, reports or articles I believe are imperitive, issues within our local government, Our Union, etc., etc.

So, to the few of you that do (did) follow this blog, it is going back in service tonight. I will do my best to keep it updated with pics, news and stories.

Thanks. Be Safe.

Running In Memory of Captain Caviness

Several members of the Greensboro Fire Department will participate in running the Chicago Marathon this month. It is an absolutely awesome cause and a wonderful contribution to keeping Will's memory alive. Please read the article and follow up with how you may be able to contribute as well!

 

News & Record Story Here

 

IAFF Burn Foundation Website

 

 

Man found dead following House Fire in Greensboro

Companies on ticket - Engines 1, 4, 7, 56, Ladders 7, 14, 57 Cars 1, 12, 33, 37
 

A Greensboro man was found dead after comapnies arrived to find his residence fully involved.

MyFox8 Storey with Video

 

News & Record Story

Big Rig 10-50 with Multiple Injuries

Companies on ticket - Engines 16, 17, 20, Squad 17, Rescue 5, Quint 16, Car 3

 

News & Record Story & Photos Here

 

Building Constuction / Building Collapses

I ran across this compilation of building collapses through a link, through a link, through a link, etc. It reinforces the fact that we, as firefighters, must be more than just familiar with the buildings we are literally walking in to every day. We must be street-wise experts on building construction and the secrects that may one day, either save your life or take your life. Literally.

One needs to keep a keen eye, not just while you're on duty but when you're out running errands or killin' time. Look around yourself - look above, what's your ceiling type, what sort of material is it made of, is it a drop cieling, is it exposed light weight truss? There's a million different variables.
Look below your feet, what you're walking on, think about where your standing and what could potentially be there. Basement/cellar? If there is, what sort of storage is likely to be below you? What sort of details can give you hints of whats below the linoleum or tile? What do the walls look like? Which ones are load bearing vs non-load bearing? Which one are you gonna be able to punch through when you get in a pinch? This is the stuff we need to know!

Before I go much further off track, my point is this, KNOW YOUR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Rest assured that Engineers, the real ones with science degrees, are not our friends. They are here simply to come up with the most cost effective plan using the least amount of material and labor possible to construct a building. Period. Firefighters are not in the forefront of their minds as they're waiting for their paychecks.

 

Read. Learn. Share. Prepare. Never Stop.

 

10 Worst High-Rise Collapses In History

 

 

Ronan Point, London, UK

Forcible Entry Training E4, 5, 52 & L5

Engines 4, 5 (USAR), 52 & Ladder 5 (USAR) all took part in a forcible entry refresher. GTCC was gracious enough to allow us to use their props and campus. It was a few hours well spent for companies to tighten up their skills on both commercial & residential doors using everything from light irons to rotary saws.

Capt. Martin and FF Joe Kennedy

 

Engine 4

 



 FF Kennedy taking the hinges

 

*these are not endorsements of the simulators used - only links to their sites*

 

http://firehouseinnovations.com/

 

http://theinforcer.com/

 

 

Next 947 Member's Meeting

The Professional Fire Fighters of Greensboro Local 947 Meeting Notice

What: Monthly Membership Meeting

Where: 301 S. Elm St. In the 3rd Floor Conference Room

When: Monday August 27, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Topics: Fundraising Letter for Butch Cummings, Support for paralyzed Lincolnton firefighter, Mudbug

Congratulations to GFD Recruit Class 63

Greensboro Fire Department held a graduation ceremony today for it's 22 newest recruits, 19 of which are also our newest Local 947 members.Several of these folks will be coming online while the rest will go through 5 more weeks of schooling for their NC-EMT certifications.

Congratulations to all of you on surviving recruit school!

Multiple Fires Keep Greensboro Crews Busy

Two seperate, unrelated fires within a couple miles of one another kept Greensboro Fire busy yesterday. The high humidity and heat made conditions harsh for crews. Although a second alarm wasn't struck for either fire, extra companies were brought in to assist with operations, rehab & relocations.

Muirfield Drive Fire

Companies on Ticket

Engines 20, 49, 52 

 Ladders 5, 19, 43 on initial alarm followed by Engines 1, 10 & 14

Air 1, Cars 4, 12, 26, 33, 35

alpha side

charlie side

Flemming Road Fire

Companies on ticket

Engines 17, 18, 19, 21

Ladders 21 & 49

Tankers 9 & 17

Air 1, Cars 3, 12, 26, 35

(no pics yet)

MyFox8 Story

News & Record Story

DigTriad Story

52 Runs Fatal Shooting

Engine 52 responded along with multiple GCEMS units to a reported Gunshot Victim.

News & Record

DigTriad

MyFox 8