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  • Three Alarm Flea Market Fire
    • ROWAN COUNTY - Authorities say it will probably take a couple of days to determine what caused the three-alarm fire that destroyed the Webb Road Flea Market this morning. more >>

  • Suspicious Fires Continue in Johnston County
    • JOHNSTON COUNTY - Two more structures went up in flames over the weekend in Johnston County, adding to the list of suspicious fires being investigated by authorities. more >>

  • Whiteville Structure Fire
    • WHITEVILLE - The Whiteville Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire on August 17th. more >>

  • Mecklenburg County Fire Units Assist York County, SC at Tanker Collision
    • MECKLENBURG COUNTY - On Monday, August 16th the Charlotte Fire Department along with other Mecklenburg County Volunteer Fire Departments and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management assisted York County, South Carolina with a motor vehicle accident involving an overturned gasoline tanker and a passenger vehicle which subsequently resulted in a large fire on Interstate 77 at the NC/SC stateline. more >>

  • 2010 South Atlantic Fire Rescue Expo
    • RALEIGH - Firefighters from around the state and region spent the end of last week and this past weekend renewing old friendships, cultivating new ones and learning about the latest in tactics and equipment at the 2010 South Atlantic FIRE RESCUE Expo. more >>

  • Yadkin County: Working Fire
    • YADKIN COUNTY - On Tuesday July 13th, the West Yadkin Fire Department was dispatched to a reported house fire at Old 421 and Windsor Road. more >>

  • Parade for SAFRE and Ray Price Night
    • RALEIGH - Some slots for NC's Main Street Fire Truck Parade remain open and your department is encouraged to participate. more >>

  • Rockingham County Structure Fire
    • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY - On July 1st, Bethany Stations 1 and 2 (Rockingham County Station 140) firefighters along with Summerfield (Guilford County Stations 9 and 29), Stokesdale (Guilford Station 12) and Monroeton (Rockingham County Station 10) responded to a structure fire on Bobcat Road. more >>

  • Rollover Extrication on I-77
    • IREDELL COUNTY - Iredell County units responded to an overturned motor vehicle on Interstate 77 near the 40 milemarker on April 18th. more >>

  • Driver Dies After I-77 Crash
    • YADKIN COUNTY - On Friday April 16th, the West Yadkin Fire Department responded to a report of a semi truck into the woods on Interstate-77 at Highway 421. more >>

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  • If It’s Green It Must Meet Code
    • Green for Operations and Inspectors On Thursday August 26, 2010 Michael O’Brian, the founder of www.inspector911.com will be presenting at Fire Rescue International (FRI) in Chicago Illinois. The program is aimed at discussing the challenges a Fire Marshal, Inspector, and Fire Chief are challenged with when enforcing model building and fire codes with growing green [...] more >>

  • NFPA Safety Alert Regarding Antifreeze in Residential Sprinklers
    • Fatal fire raises concern about antifreeze The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today issued a safety alert recommending that residential fire sprinkler systems containing antifreeze should be drained and the antifreeze replaced with water. The alert follows a research study and an initial set of fire tests conducted after a fire incident raised concerns about antifreeze solutions [...] more >>

  • Live Webcast on Fire Prevention
    • Vision 20/20 Offers Access to Model Performance In Fire Prevention Symposium Have you ever wondered what are the model fire prevention programs in the United States? Well you can tune in today and be apart of history.  The vision 20/20 symposium is on its second day of sharing the best ideas across the United States.  The free [...] more >>

  • Nominations Needed
    • International Code Council Looking for Nominations Here’s the deal there are many unsung heros that fall under the area of Inspectors.  So why not make sure they are nominated and honored. Nominations are now being accepted for the ICC Awards to be presented at the 2010 ICC Annual Conference, scheduled for October 25–28 in Charlotte, North Carolina. ICC Awards [...] more >>

  • NFPA Conference and Expo
    • Conference to Kick of this Week (June 7-10, 2010) Las Vegas plays host to this years National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) conference and exposition.  The program includes 100 educational conferences and nearly 300 exhibitors. The conference has multiple pre-confernece seminars and officially kicks off at 1:00 pm on June 7, 2010.  The conference typically brings together architects, [...] more >>

  • Display Fireworks: Keep them off the Streets
    • Do They Shoot What they Ship Article by Fire Marshal Greg Olrich Over the last 10 or 15 years I’ve had the responsible of overseeing the fireworks displays that take place in our community. My routine has been to review the proposed shows then conduct on site inspections to assure the display is safe and follows [...] more >>

  • Does This Meet Code 13
    • Proper Penetrations Multiple inspectors are challenged with systems that pass thru a fire separation or fire wall.  This can be the fire inspector looking at a fire sprinkler pipe which passes thru a 1.o hour fire separation or the Plumbing Inspector who is looking at a water filled pipe.   The common practices is to plaster [...] more >>

  • International Code Council Final Action Hearings
    • Final Action Hearings to Conclude this Week The International Code Council is currently 1/2 way thru the final action hearings in Dallas Texas.  The final action hearings for the A group of code changes began Sunday May 16, 2010 and will conclude this Sunday.  These code changes are various items that recieved public comment after the [...] more >>

  • Building Safety Month
    • May is Building Safety Month! Okay so its part way thru the month, and we thought its time for a quick reminder that its Building Safety Month.  For the first time Building Safety Week has been expanded into Building Safety Month.  BSM is growing in popularity which highlights the importance of building and designing safe, sustainable [...] more >>

  • ICC April Update
    • International Code Council Update New Green Construction Code Unveiled. The International Code Council announced the release of Public Version 1.0 of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) to regulate construction of new and existing commercial buildings. The IGCC aims to significantly reduce energy usage and greenhouse gasses. It addresses site development and land use, including [...] more >>
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