Mar-Mac Volunteer Fire Department

05/30/2026

2026 Helmet Raffle

05/26/2026

*****UPDATE*****
117 North Bound is back open to normal traffic patterns. Thank you!

*****ALERT*****

117 North bound, at Five Points Road, is down to one lane of traffic due to an MVA. Expect minor delays if you are traveling through area. Thank and have a safe day!

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

Memorial Day Weekend starts early for our crews. Mar-Mac Engine 6 and Mar-Mac Car 1 are assisting our brothers and sisters of Goldsboro Fire Department. Engine 6 and Car 1 are staged at Goldsboro Station 1 to assist with calls in the city while Goldsboro Fire Department units are out on structure fire. Please pray for the residence and our brothers and sisters from Goldsboro Fire Department.

05/21/2026

We would love to have you be a part of our team! We meet every Thursday at 7:00 PM. Stop by and see what it’s all about.

Picture this:

It’s 2:14 AM in Wayne County.
Rain pouring. Somebody’s house is on fire. Kids are standing outside barefoot. A family’s entire life is changing in real time.

And somewhere nearby, a pager goes off.

Not for a superhero.
Not for a paid celebrity athlete.
For an ordinary person who decided to volunteer.

A mechanic.
A lineman.
A farmer.
A water plant operator.
A person who was sitting on the couch 3 minutes ago.

That person gets up, throws on shoes, and goes.

That could be you.

Most people spend their lives wanting to matter more. Wanting purpose. Wanting something real. Volunteer fire service gives you that immediately. When you show up on scene, people are relieved just because you arrived.

You’ll do things most people never experience:

* Ride a fire engine lights and sirens through your own community
* Train with people who become family
* Push yourself physically and mentally
* Learn how to stay calm when everybody else panics
* Be part of something bigger than yourself

And years from now, when somebody says:

“Thank God the fire department got here…”

You’ll know you were part of that.

You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to be fearless. Every firefighter started as the new guy who didn’t know anything.

What matters is showing up.

Wayne County’s volunteer departments need people willing to answer the call. Not someday. Now.

So the real question is:

If your community needed help tonight… would you want to be standing on the sidelines watching, or stepping off the truck helping?

05/16/2026

05/15/2026

Thursday May 14th our paid staff and volunteers trained together on some new hose lays on our Engines. These new hose lays will help us more quickly and efficiently deploy our attack lines. We are proud of the teamwork of our paid staff and volunteers showed. Coming together for a common goal to better serve our community.

05/08/2026

We’ll be out at the fairgrounds with some of our equipment, and we’ll be selling helmet raffle tickets! See anyone from our department at Touch-a-Truck to purchase yours!

Just 1 day until our 9th Annual Touch-A-Truck! 🚜🚓🚒

Tomorrow’s the big day! Get ready for an unforgettable experience filled with hands-on fun, exciting vehicles, and smiles all around. Your little ones will love getting up close and exploring their favorite trucks!

Set those reminders, gather the family, and we’ll see you there! 🎉

05/08/2026

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Our Fire Muster scheduled for May 30th at the Wayne County Fairgrounds is going to be postponed to September 19th, 2026 and will be hosted at our fire station as part of our 65th anniversary open house.

If you purchased tickets for the helmet raffle for the muster, we will still be drawing for it on May 30th, we’ll go live on Facebook to announce the winners, and we are still selling tickets for it! You can contact any member of the department for raffle ticket purchases.

05/06/2026

****CALL REPORT APRIL 2026****

First Responder 52
Motor Vehicle Collision 11
Mutual Aide 4
Automatic Aide 6
Fire Alarm 5
Structure Fire 3
Vehicle Fire 1
Woods/Grass Fire 3
Illegal Burn 5
Wrong Location 1
Service Call 3
Good Intent Call 4
Arr-Mac Search Team (ATV) 1
Total Calls for April 2026 = 99
Total Calls for 2026 = 323

We had a busy month of April. We had 1 working vehicle fire (Lawnmower) which ended up starting a working structure fire. 1 grass fire that also started a working structure fire. That gave us a total of 4 working structure fires in April. We also ran 1 motor vehicle collision with a pin-in in district. We also ran 4 calls in the City of Goldsboro to assist the City of Goldsboro Fire Department. We want to thank Thoroughfare Volunteer Fire Department, Arrington Volunteer Fire Department, Dudley Volunteer Fire Department, Grantham Volunteer Fire Department, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Wayne County EMS, Wayne County OES, NC State Highway Patrol and Goldsboro Fire Department for their assistance. We want to thank our community for their continued support as always.