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09/11/2024

I saw this 60 minutes episode a few years back on this date. We have all heard the stories for the past 23 years and promised to never forget them. As cheesy as it sounds, I had been wanting to be a firefighter for a long, long time. My little brother and I followed paid firefighters in the big cities like most kids would keep track of their favorite athletes. We knew names like Capt. Patty Brown, Joseph Angelini, Capt. Terry Hatton. Not just FDNY members of that time period, we knew names such as Page, Brunacini, Compton, Smith, Brannigan, and Stapleton, the list could go on. The two of us had been over the moon the year prior to 9-11-2001, because Fox had released a t.v. Show called “The Bravest” & every Saturday evening before “Cops” came on, Fox sent their cameras out to follow the big fire departments across the U.S. for an hour. There are no telling how many times we would run out to the barn as kids and practice getting inside to search. We had a golf cart that was Truck 1 and it was the baddest damn truck company to ever protect 491 Chesterfield Lake Rd. Not trying to compare our childhood playing to 9-11, just stating that this event was huge to us as kids. We knew at 17 & 12 years old, that there was no way that every firefighter made it through the collapse of the towers. I guess, think like the loss of Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Kobe Bryant for those that follows sports. The two of us lost some of our childhood hero’s and legends we read about regularly that day.

For 23 years the fire service has said never forget. When you have time today or later this week, play this video. It’s a full hour but so worth the time. To every new firefighter or person aspiring to come and be a part of the fire service, this is what it’s all about. Not one person involved in the rescue attempts that day ever let the thought of dying stop them from doing their job. We do this for them and they deserve us to arrive at our best and give it our all, if there is life to be saved. The sacrifice of the firefighters that day should be a constant reminder that there is nobody else coming to save those in a burning building. We are it! If we fail to respond they have no hope. If we put our life over theirs, they have no hope. Never Forget and love on your families, tell them bye in the morning, call them while on shift, train at the firehouse with your crews, learn and study everything you can about this job. Be safe take care and “Never Forget”.

On September 11, 2001, 343 members of the Fire Department of New York perished while trying to rescue people trapped in the World Trade Center. Scott Pelley ...

04/19/2024

08/25/2023

When you come home from work and find out you won a raffle drawing at the NCSAFRE the other week. Thanks Atlantic Emergency Solutions for the sweet cooler.

03/07/2022

Teaching a NC Firefighter Fireground Ops 17 - Water Supplies course at Angier Black River Fire Department starting at 6:30 tonight. Class meets again every Monday night until April 11 at the same time.

09/26/2021

Spent this past Friday-Sunday providing a 2013 standard NC Firefighter Rescue course through Central Carolina Community College, hosted by Buies Creek Fire Deprtment. Everyone had an all in attitude as we were able to do extrication on 4 cars, practice search techniques on a vacant 3 story building at Campbell University and make ourselves better. Could not have asked for a better group of firefighters to have taken this course with us!

08/23/2021

Dryer exhaust vent repair and cleaning from a while back. Contact us today about our powder coated metal exhaust vents or cleaning services.

12/04/2020

It is hard to believe this incident was 21 years ago today. There are many lessons we have learned in the fire service from this incident. The book “3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire & The Men Who Fought It” had so many reflections from those operating that night to help learn and make sure we do everything we can to prevent a repeat in every possible way. Six firefighters boarded their engines, trucks & rescue that night with no intention of not returning on them. We honor these men in the fire service by taking pre-plans seriously, pushing for the best radio/communication systems possible, learning to read what the building and fire conditions are telling us & training to take our job seriously because we recognize 100% that the very thing we work to extinguish is lying in wait to kill us 1,000 different ways. What’s amazing is that there are 7 of their son’s working for the fire department.

08/04/2020

This property owner was having an issue with clothes taking 3-4 dryer cycles to dry completely. They had replaced heating elements and sensors thinking those parts were the problem, but had not inspected their dryer duct. We were able to find the pipe had separated due to the original installation using regular duct tape to secure the pipe connections instead of clamps and metallic dryer duct tape. This issue created a massive blockage of lint in the duct and prior to the blockage occurring lint was blowing out inside the drop ceiling area below the roof. Along with all of that the dryer exhaust on the roof was done with rigid metal piping and two 90 degree elbows. Although this works, it is not the best practice. Our crew removed the lint blockage in the duct piping, removed the lint above the drop ceiling area, re-attached the duct where it was separated and secured the connection points to the roof top exhaust vent and the dryer connection with 4 inch band clamps, finally replacing all the improper duct tape with approved metallic dryer duct tape. The customer was excited to report they were able to complete 3 loads of laundry within an hour after we left the job. We can’t wait until they see the savings on their energy bills from the reduced work load of their dryer and as always we were happy to be able to help. Do not wait until it is to late, contact us today to schedule your dryer duct cleaning.