On the Job
12/31/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire-Rescue ends this year with a working house fire on Buckhorn Rd. Garner Engine 3,Engine1,Engine 2, Rescue 1, Car 3,Car 2, Raleigh Engine 2, Wake County EMS, and WC-1 responded to this incident. The fire started outside the garage in a trash can. The Red Cross also responded to assist the one occupant. Thanks to Lee Wilson for taking the photos.
12/29/2010 (A Shift)
E-1, R-1, Car 3 responded to MVC at I 40 and Hwy 70. One person trapped, 2 ejected.
12/9/2010
35 members of the Garner Fire-Rescue were apart of the Garner's Recruit Graduation and Promotional Ceremony.
Probationary Firefighters
Patrick Schambs, Jeff Gulley, Christian Kemp, Scott Rietvelt, Bryce Overton, Dean Falzon, Bradley Harper, Jason Pope, Matthew Spivey, Jeff Wommack, Ben Fredette, Michael Henderson, Robert Hodge, Jason Bellissimo, Robert Shoemaker, George Sutherland, John Booth.
Captains
Don Johnson, Mike Bishop, Jeff Jordan, Jason Deitch, Brandon Smith
Lieutenants
Ronnie Correia, Thomas Baucom, Daniel Ward, Kevin Kenny, Greg Hodges, Scot Camden.
Firefighter 1st Class
Robert Beasley and Jason Stephens
Volunteer Engineers
Jody Steadman, John Miller, Lindsey Putman, and Danny Durham
Deputy Chief
Tim Herman
Fire Chief
Matthew Poole
12/7/2010
10 Garner Firefighters finished a 5 month firefighter recruit academy with the Wake County Fire Training Center and Wake Tech today. This academy is the 3rd in Wake County and has shown to be a great success. Wake County Recruit Academy 3 has 23 recruits from departments throughout this area. The academy is run by 2 training specialist, Joe Knurowski and David Zoltoski, who work for the Wake County Fire Marshal’s Office under the Training Director Ricky Dorsey. The classes are taught by Wake Tech Instructors from this area. Each day starts at 0800 hours with physical fitness. After 45 minutes of hard core exercise they start their training. In this academy the recruits became Emergency Medical Technicians, North Carolina certified Firefighter Level II, and North Carolina Rescue Technicians. They also received training in Hazardous Materials, National Incident Command Systems, Firefighter Safety & Survival Skills, and many other functions of becoming a Firefighter. All in all, it comes to 771 hours of training in 5 months. Blood, sweat, and tears were a part of becoming the future of the Garner Fire Service and the new members surely deserve to be called Garner Fireman.
12/1/2010
Fire scene tape cutting ceremony was today and and the Station will open Monday 12/6/2010.
12/1/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue E-1, E-3, L-1, C-3, C-2, and Raleigh E-2 handle a small structure fire off of Tryon Rd.
11/18/2010
Garner Volunteer Fire-Rescue department’s Board of Directors has appointed its new Fire Chief. Matthew R. Poole was appointed to the new position on November 17. Poole was the department’s interim Chief following the retirement of former Chief in June. The Board of Directors also announced that Captain Tim Herman was appointed Deputy Chief.
11/8/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Engine 3 and Car 3 respond to a residential gas leak.
11/6/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Engine 2 responded with Cleveland FD and 50-210 FD on a working mobile home fire on Dutchess Dr.
11/2/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire-Rescue had a working fire in a mobile home off of Ten-Ten Road. Engine 2 stopped the fire in the kitchen before it could spread throughout the rest of the home.
11/1/2010
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 3, Rescue 1 and Car 3 respond to an accident with injuries on Fayetteville Rd at Kitchen Dr.
10/21/2010
Garner Fire Rescue attended a Structural Collapse School in Raleigh sending Capt. Donnie Lindsey, Capt. Barrett Penny, and Lt. Brandon Smith. 65 students, 25 instructors, 11 days, 100+ course hours, 12-14 fire departments representing six state USAR task forces. Sponsored by North Carolina Emergency Management and hosted and taught by Task Force 8, which is comprised of members from Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh fire departments.
Capt. Lindsey
10/21/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire-Rescue Engine 1 at Fire Prevention.
10/16/2010
Garner Fire Engine 1, Rescue 1 and Car 3 respond to and accident on I440 w.
10/16/2010
Garner Fire Engine 1, Rescue 1, Car 3, Clayton Fire Engine 1 and Rescue 1 respond to and accident with injuries and intrapment on HWY 70 east.
10/9/2010
Garner Fire Rescue played in the Archer Lodge Fire Department Softball Tournament and made it to the final 4 before losing to Clayton Fire Department. It was a great day for a public safety softball tournament and the money raised will go to the NC Jaycee Burn Center in Chapel Hill.
10/2/2010 (Fireman's Day)
Garner Fireman's Day was a great success and we would like to thank all who supported this great day! Click the photo below for more pictures from this years Fireman's Day and information about the funds we raise.
10/1/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue started providing Rescue service in the Town of Garner today. We welcome Jason Bellissimo, Robert Shoemaker, and George Sutherland to the Department as our newest Firefighters on our staff.
9/19/2010 (A Shift)
Engine 1, Car 3 and Garner Rescue 881 responded to a 3 vehicle MVA with one overturned and one in a power pole. No injuries reported.
9/15/2010 (A Shift Training)
Haz-Mat Drill on Garner Station Blvd. This was the 1st day of a 3 day excercise. The scenero was an accident between a bus, fuel tanker & a mini van. Started at 10am. Had injuries, fuel spill & a HM product in the van. Agencies on scene: Raleigh FD Hazmat Team, Garner FD, Fayetteville Hazmat Team, Wake County EMS, Emergency Management, Raleigh PD.
Click Photo for more Pictures from Lee Wilson.
9/15/2010
Station 4 in coming together!
9/11/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Engine 1 set up for fire prevention at Characters on Hwy 70.
9/10/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Engine 3, Car 3, Rescue 1, and Raleigh Engine 2 respond to an accident with injuries at Tryon rd and Junction Blvd.
9/5/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a grill fire at 109 Belmore Cir. Eng 3, E-1, R-1 and Car 3 responded. The fire was out upon arrival.Liam is the boy in the picture. He is 5 years old. He was outside sitting on the deck not more than 5 feet or so from the grill. His Dad lit the grill, and then went back inside while it preheated. For unknown reasons LP was leaking from the tank or hose. The vapors ignited and went back to the bottle lighting the grill and deck on fire. Liam heard this, looked up and was smart/brave enough to run inside and alert his parents that the back deck and grill was on fire. While Mom called 911, Dad grabbed 2 fire extinguishers and the garden hose. He extinguished the grill and the deck. Was it not for Liam's quick thinking and actions the outcome of this could have been much worse.
9/5/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Engine 1 and Rescue 1 respond to a MVA pin in on Clifford Rd. Patient extrication was less than 20 minutes from dispatch.
9/01/2010 (A Shift)
Engine 1 and Car 3 responded to a vehicle fire in the backyard of the residence.
8/19/2010 (B Shift)
RT-VMR Refresher Training with new equipment from FEMA Grant. Click Photo for more Photos!
8/18/2010
New page added to website following our 2010 Recruit Academy.
8/9/2010 (C Shift)
Progress of Garner Station 4, still on track to open at the end of the year. Wake County EMS will also share this station with us.
8/4/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire/Rescue was awarded a FEMA Grant for updating our rescue equipment. This process was started in 2008 and after many hours of research, paperwork, and waiting we finally got the new equipment in this week. The equipment received is used to extricate victims who may be trapped or pinned in a vehicle after an accident. Our current tools used were outdated and in need of replacement. The grant award was $47,000.
7/24/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 1 responds with Eastern Wake and Raleigh Fire Departments on a working house fire on Branch Rd.
7/22/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 1 and Car 3 responded to a vehicle fire on I 40.
7/20/2010 (A-Shift)
Severe Thunderstorms rolled through Cloverdale Subdivision
7/17/2010 (C Shift)
On July 17th at 1519 hrs Eng 3, Eng 1, and R-1 responded to an accident on Benson Rd at Timber Dr. Arriving units had 2 patients pinned in the Ford Escape. As a result of great teamwork both patients were extricated in under 16 mins from the dispatch time of the incident.
7/14/2010 (B-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 fire prevention at Kingdom Kids Daycare on Holman Dr.
7/13/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 1 and Car 3 responded to Raynor Rd. & Spaceway Ct. for a MVA with entrapment.
7/11/2010 (A-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 and Rescue 1 respond to a single car MVA on Jones Sausage Rd.
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7/11/2010 (A-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 and Rescue 1 respond to a MVA over turned on Auburn Church Rd.
7/05/2010 (B-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 reponded to a vehicle fire on I- 40.
7/03/2010 (B-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 responded to single vehicle mva at Agrisupply.
7/01/2010 (A-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 2, Rescue 2 and Car 3 responded to a single vehicle accident with 4 fatalities on Rock Service Station Rd.
6/28/2010
Garner Fire/Rescue hired 13 new recruits that started work today. Four will go online today and nine will start a six month academy to get all the required training. The probationary firefighters are: Jeff Gulley, Christian Kemp, Scott Rietvelt, Bryce Overton, Dean Falzon, Bradley Harper, Jason Pope, Matthew Spivey, Jeff Wommack, Ben Fredette, Michael Henderson, Patrick Schambs, & Robert Hodge.
6/10/2010 (A-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 and Rescue 1 respond to a MVC rollover on E.Garner Rd.
6/4/2010 (B-Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 4, Engine 1, Rescue 1, Tanker 7, and Fairview Engine 3 respond to a working house fire on Colonial Dr.
5/31/2010
Garner Fire Rescue welcomes Wake County EMS to all 3 Garner Fire Stations. They start service today for the Garner area and will be located at Garner Fire stations 1,2,& 3.
5/29/2010 (C Shift)
Update picture of Station 4
5/26/2010 (B Shift)
Low angle rescue training. The Rescue Technicians you see here are training to access a victim that is located below grade with limited access. They will repel down to the victim, treat injuries, package the patient, and then raise them to the surface for transport to the hospital. All 36 Firefighters are trained as a Technical Rescue Specialist certified by the State of North Carolina.
5/25/2010 (A Shift)
Pre-planning the new water treatment plant. Garner Fire Rescue trains and records information about all buildings in our response area so we can be better prepared to handle any incident that may occur.
5/27/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 2, Rescue 2 responded to a single car MVC rollover with entrapment on Mal Weathers Rd.
5/23/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 2, Engine 9 and Rescue 2 responded to a house struck by lightning on Swordfish Dr.
5/20/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue responded to a motor vehicle accident on fire at I 40 and the US 70 Bypass.
5/17/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1, Engine 3, and Rescue 1 responds to a shed fire behind a business on Mechanical Blvd.
5/15/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 and Garner Rescue 1 responds to a MVA on fire on White Oak Rd
5/14/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Engine 1 responds to a MVA at Garner Rd and Benson Rd.
5/14/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Engine 1 responds to a MVA on Garner Rd and Vandora Springs Rd.
5/12/2010 (B-Shift)
Garner E-2 and Rescue 2 on the scene of an accident on Hwy 50 South.
5/12/2010 (B Shift)
Garner E-2 responds with Fuquay Fire Dept. to a vehicle accident on Old Stage Rd.
5/09/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Engine 1 and Garner Rescue 1 responds to MVA overturned on Auburn Knightdale Rd.
5/09/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Engine 2 and Garner Rescue 2 responded to a single vehicle accident on Rock Service Station Rd.
5/5/2010 (A Shift)
Raleigh Engine 12, Ladder 8, Garner Engine 1 and Tanker 7 respond to a tractor trailer fire on Jones Sausage Rd.
5/5/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 Fire Prevention at Klassy Kids Daycare
5/5/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Station 2 doing dump tank training.
5/1/2010
Garner Fire Rescue takes part in the North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
4/29/2010
Mass Casualty Response Training with WakeMed & N.C. State Medical Assitance Team
4/21/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Engine 3 responded at an accident with injuries at Hwy 70 and Mechanical Blvd. Driver door was opened using hurst tools.
4/25/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 1 checks out station 4 after a fire alarm around the corner. Things are looking good! We were there long enough to snag a pic before being dispatched to a soon to be station 4 call near the Johnson County line. That station is going to cut those response times in that area in half.
4/18/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 1 responded with Clayton Fire Department on a well envolved house fire near the county line.
4/17/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 2 responded to a car fire at a junk yard on Mary Hobby Rd.
4/16/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 1 responed with Clayton Fire Department on a 15 acre woods fire approaching homes. Engine 1 stood by to protect the structures in it's path. The Forestry Service was on scene with 2 plows and an airplane spotter.
4/16/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue responded to a house fire on Silver Pine Ct. Garner Car 1, Car 2, Car 3, Engine 1, Engine 3, Rescue 1, and Raleigh Engine 26.
4/15/2010
The Garner Volunteer Fire-Rescue, Inc. attended the Chairs of Hope event on 04/15/10 at Vandora Springs Elementary School. It was a silent auction of chairs that had been painted by students in the theme of musicals. The proceeds go towards Relay For Life, fight against cancer. We had the pleasure of winning one chair which had the theme of "Godspell" a Christian based musical that opened in 1970.
April 2010 Semi-Annual Hydrant Testing. Garner Firemen will be working throughout the Garner area during the entire month of April to test all hydrants.
April 2010 Annual Hose Testing
4/5/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Ladder 1 responded to a 15,000 sqft. daycare fire in Clayton.
3/31/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1 on a MVA Motorcycle incident.
3/31/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue trained with 50 other people who would respond to Garner High School after a incident at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant to set up a decon area and shelter. That is one of many shelters that people may go to if evacuated. This drill takes place every year.
3/27/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 5 and Tanker 7 responded to Clayton to a Structure Fire. 2000 feet of 5 inch hose was used to get this fire under control.
Engine 5 and Tanker 7 wait to dump their water.
3/26/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 1 and Car 3 operate at an overturned log truck on I-40.
3/24/2010 (B-Shift)
B-Shift spends a sunny day training on rappelling off of Ladder-1
3/17/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Engine 1, Rescue 1, Car 3, and Cleveland FD respond to a MVA on I 40 @ the county line with one patient trapped.
Below are photos of a MVA on Jones Sausage Rd. later in the day.
3/15/10 (B Shift)
Deputy Chief Poole assists Garner Engine 3 on working mobile home fire. Units on scene from Garner St. 1 & 3 and Fairview Fire.
3/2/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 2 and Engine 3 visit local schools to read books for the kids.
2/27/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 1, Engine 5, Tanker 7, Rescue 1, Car 2, and Eastern Wake Fire Rescue responded to a barn fire on Auburn Church Road.
2/23/2010
Station 4 updates. Click on Photo for more on Station 4.
2/19/2010 (C-Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 1, Rescue 1, and Car 2 responded to this MVA on I 40 near Jones Sausage Road.
2/19/2010 (C Shift)
Hazmat Training
2/13/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue E-2, R-2, T-12, Fairview E-3, T-7 respond to a structure fire on Old Stage Rd.
2/12/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Ladder 1 getting the annual UL test.
2/12/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 1, Rescue 1, and Car 2 on a MVA on White Oak Rd.
2/4/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire E-1, E-3, Car 2, Raleigh E-2 responds to a kitchen fire on Axum rd.
2/2/2010 (Tuesday Night Training)
Lt. Don Johnson teaches a class in Fire Alarms and Communications
2/1/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue starts the morning off with some MVA,s. No major injuries.
I40 @ US 70
US 70 @ Benson Rd.
Engine 5
Engine 3 and Rescue 1 on Old Stage Rd.
1-29-2010 (B-Shift)
E-2,Rescue 2, Car 2, Car,3 responded to a single car MVA Hwy 50 South @ Arbor Green Dr. Occupant walked away with no injuries. Seat belts and air bags save lives!
1/28/2010 (A shift)
Garner fire E-3, Car 2, Raleigh E-2 responds and an accident at Tryon rd and Junction blvd.
1/26/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue at a MVA @ West Garner & Vandora Springs Rd.
1/26/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Engine 3 and Car 2 respong to a working car fire on Wiljohn rd.
1/23/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Engine 3 responded to an early morning wreck on Buffaloe at Navan. Believe it or not no one was really hurt, they both got ejected and landed 20 ft from the car.
1/22/2010 (B Shift)
A late night MVA on I-40 for Garner Fire Rescue.
1/22/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue responded to a chimney fire Friday night.
1/21/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 3, Engine 1, Rescue 1, Ladder 1, Car 2, Raleigh Engine 2 responded to a commercial structure fire at 1450 Garner Station Blvd. After thorough investigation it was found that there was actually no fire, but a ruptured water line that caused the drop ceiling to fall and an electircal odor in the building.
1/21/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 1, Engine 3, Rescue 1, Car 2, Car 10, and Raleigh Engine 10 responded to a house fire at 1010 Southerlund Dr. Fire was held to the living area but with smoke damge throughout.
1/21/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Engine 2, Rescue 2, Car 3 work a motor vehicle accident at 10-10 & Benson Rd.
1/17/2010 (A Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue crews work a motor vehicle accident on Crowder Road.
1/9/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 2 and Rescue 2 responded to a motor vehicle accident at Jordan Rd. & Ten-Ten Rd.
1/7/2010 (C Shift)
Video from 1st fire of the year on North Spring Garden.
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1/6/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue handles a crash on I 40 near Jones Sausage Rd.
1/5/2010
Not much progress at the site of Station 4 during this cold snap.
1/4/2010 (B Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 1, Engine 3, Rescue 1, and Car 2 were dispatched to a reported house fire at 102 Nivens Ct. Units found smoke in the upstairs of the house coming from the heating unit. Firefighters handled the problem and removed the smoke.
1/3/2010 (A-Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue Engine 3, Engine 1, Ladder 1, Car 2, and Raleigh Engine 2 were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at 1602 Mechanical Blvd. at the Econo Lodge. Units extinguished a fire in a dryer and removed smoke.
1/1/2010 (C Shift)
Garner Fire Rescue brings in the new year with 2 working fires at the same time. Garner Station 2 and 3 and Fairview FD units handled a working mobile home fire on N. Spring Garden and Garner Station 1, Swiftcreek, and Raleigh Engine 2 had a working fire in a commercial garage off Purser Dr. Both are under investigation by the Wake County Fire Marshall's Office.
