05/11/12 531 W - + 4 - 2 Evening Reading - May 11, 2012
Good evening Raleigh. Summer appears to be here! Days are getting longer, days are getting hotter. Good time for summer projects and summer vacations.
Regarding the former, Yours Truly is compiling a list of all Wake County fire
chiefs past and present. Started as question, which chiefs have been the
longest-serving? That led to a longer list, which is a few departments shy of
being completed. Names plus start and stop years, where possible. Watch this space.
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A parade is coming and you're invited! - FireNews.net posting about the
Raleigh Fire Department centennial celebration on Saturday, June 16. An
all-day celebration is planned downtown. The festivities start with a parade
on Fayetteville Street. Your department is requested to send modern or
antique apparatus. You can also participate in the apparatus muster and the
firefighter challenges. Learn more at
www.RFD100.com.
- Fairview hiring for Fire Chief - The Fairview Fire Department in Apex is
hiring to fill a full-time Fire Chief position. Applications accepted
through June 1.
See this PDF document for more information, including an application.
Congratulations again to outgoing Chief Ed Brinson, who's continuing the
family name in the North Carolina State Fireman's Association as Assistant
Director.
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FireNews and Bartosz cover triple-truck crash on I-95 - FireNews.net
posting about Wednesday's fatal, fiery truck crash on I-95 in Rocky Mount.
The city department was assisted by Red Oak FD, Coopers FD, West Mount FD,
and Battleboro FD. Plus a crash truck from the airport. (Full run card,
anyone?) Photographer Bob Bartosz contributed some 20 photos.
- Speaking of fire photographers... - Mark your calendar for Friday,
August 10. That's the date that a Fire Photography Panel will be held at the
South Atlantic Fire Rescue Expo in Raleigh. The 90-minute workshop is
scheduled from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The moderator is FireNews.net Editor
Jeff Harkey. The participants include myself. More on that one, later.
- Speaking of the Fire Expo - After you've learned about fire photography, plan to attend my workshop at 3:15 p.m. on the same day. Historian Mike
Legeros will present a Centennial History of the Raleigh Fire Department.
The 90-minute session will include a contextual history of the fire service
in North Carolina as well. And probably a lot of neat old photos.
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Salary freezes often mean double duty for area firefighters - Star-News
story about Wilmington firefighters making ends meet, and as the city faces
an estimated $4.5 million budget hole.
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Volunteer cartographer sets Google Map record straight on Triangle -
News & Observer story from Sunday about a WakeMed police officer whose a
citizen cartographer off-duty. Pretty neat.
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14 tips for raising the bar on memo writing - Modern Meeting Standing
posting on writing better. Learn from the thing, okay? You'll become a
better texter, tweeter, and e-mail writer. Might even help some folks with
blogging!
- Vacation photos from Charleston and Savannah - Mr. Blogger is about
finished with his post-vacation post-processing. Posted so far are shots
from the
Charleston Naval Yard,
Savannah Historic Firehouses, and
Savannah Temporary Firehouses (!). Pending is the Hilton Head Island
Airport Fire Department and general shots from around Savannah.