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.
