08/28/11 247 W - + 9 - 5 Evening News, August 28, 2011
Sundry stories to end our Sunday, most are storm-related. Plus one incendiary device, lobbed last week into the fire news reporting from Atlanta...
- North Carolina USAR Task Force 8 Deploys - That's our headline for a City of Raleigh press release, about the 70-member Type I team that left Raleigh for Rocky Mount on Friday. Add Wake County EMS to list of member agencies cited, in addition to fire departments from Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, and Durham.
- Durham Firefighters Head East to Help Hurricane Victims - Durham Herald-Sun article also about the deployment of Task Force 8. Ten Durham firefighters were among the members who departed Raleigh on Friday, with an 11th member arriving Saturday.
- Rescue Team Takes Blackhawk For Assistance - Salisbury Post article about NCHART team of Charlotte firefighters, that departed for eastern North Carolina on Saturday. Task Force 3, also from the Charlotte Fire Department, has also been deployed.
- Firefighters Hope Irene Puts Dent in Swamp Blaze - Virginia-Pilot article about wildlife officials and their hopes that the hurricane helps extinguish the 6,000-acre blaze that's been burning for weeks in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
- Swedish Expert Outlines 'Stupid' U.S. Practices - Provocative headline from Firehouse.com, about their recap of fire service criticism from Dr. Sefan Svenson at last week's Fire-Rescue International conference and expo in Atlanta. Handful of reader comments thus far. See also this Firehouse.com forums thread, though it's already derailed a bit.
Mike, we got alot of the assets in our county working… Wayne Co Sheriff and Mar Mac Swiftwater teams have made multiple successful rescues in Pamlico Co. TF-9 has deployed here, NCEM Western Branch IMT is also here operating with us. Check the news and observer tomorrow… Had their media folks with us all day today. Had many areas with Katrina type damage.
Chris Murray - 08/29/11 - 00:13
Thanks Chris. Here’s that story, http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/29/1...
Legeros - 08/29/11 - 08:25
Mike,
I wouldn’t mind seeing a thread about the Swedish fire professor. I read it and it looks like it could open a good discussion without a lot of bashing or trash talking
Scooter - 08/29/11 - 20:15