Lincolnton Fire Department

04/24/2026

🔥 Mutual Aid - Commercial Fire🔥

Battalion 1, Engine 4 and Squad 4 assisted with the large fire by adding support in fire attack, water supply and supervising water supply operations.

04/21/2026

(Final Update)
✅Roadway is back open✅
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🚗⚠️ Road Hazard ⚠️🚗

Engine 1 and Ladder 1 are on scene of a paint spill on East Main St near Truist Bank.

Both west bound lanes are shut down while crews assist with clean up, NCDOT has been contacted as well.

Please use alternate routes as crews continue to work
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(This post will be updated)

04/19/2026

(Final Update)
✅Roadway is back open ✅
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⚠️ Road Closure ⚠️
📍E NC 150 HWY near Curve View Rd

(09:20am Update) The scene has been turned over to NCDOT as they have detour barricades up.
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Squad 4 is currently on scene of a large tree that’s fallen on E NC 150 HWY near Curve View Rd. The tree has also brought down power lines.

🚗 Traffic is being re-routed down Curve View Rd.
(Check comments for map view)

NCDOT has been contacted to assist with cleanup.

Duke power has been contacted for the downed power lines.
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(This post will be updated)

04/18/2026

Battalion 1, Engine 1, Rescue 2 and Gator 1 assisting!

04/11/2026

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***

Lincolnton, NC, April 10th, 2026

At 1732 hours Lincoln County communications dispatched Lincolnton Fire Department along with Lincoln County EMS, for a report of a small aircraft that had crashed near the Lincoln County Airport. Lincolnton’s Engine 5 arrived on scene so find a small aircraft in a field near the 3500-Block of Caldwell Cir. With 1 occupant still inside the aircraft with serious injuries and another occupant that was well and uninjured. Crews immediately began extrication of the patient inside the aircraft and had that patient removed within 5 minutes. A Med Center Air helicopter was requested to the scene. LFD crews assisted with patient care and created a landing zone for the helicopter. The patient was airlifted to a trauma facility.

No hazards were found, LFD would like to thank Lincoln County Communications, EMS and Med Center Air, for their roles in an aggressive performance which played a part in quick extrication and patient care and rapid transportation to a Trauma facility. The scene is under investigation by the NC SHP, FAA and NTSB.

(Departments involved)
Lincolnton FD, Lincoln County Emergency service, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and North Carolina SHP

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04/10/2026

🛩️🚨Small Plane Crash🚨🛩️

Updates:

A press release was issued: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1E4cVA9WAG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Patient has been airlifted and scene has been turned over to NCSHP.

Lincolnton FD is currently working a small aircraft incident near the Lincoln County Airport. Crews have extricated 1 patient and assisting with patient care and working with Med Center Air for landing a helicopter.

This post will be updated as more details are released.

04/07/2026

04/01/2026

🎉 Help us congratulate Firefighter Lucas Mclear on his completion from Brown Emergency Training Center (Cleveland Community College) EMT program!!

03/29/2026

🔥🚫 Burn Ban in Effect! 🚫🔥

Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28 until further notice.

Under North Carolina law, the ban prohibits all open burning in the affected counties, regardless of whether a permit was previously issued. The issuance of any new permits has also been suspended until the ban is lifted. Anyone violating the burn ban faces a $100 fine plus $183 court costs. Any person responsible for setting a fire may be liable for any expenses related to extinguishing the fire.

The burn ban does not apply to fires started within 100 feet of an occupied dwelling. The local fire marshal has authority to issue a burn ban within those 100 feet.

Read news release: https://www.ncagr.gov/news/press-releases/2026/03/28/statewide-burn-ban-issued-north-carolina-due-hazardous-forest-fire-conditions

03/26/2026

Our firefighters stay ready for any challenge 💪🚒
Come out and support our team this Saturday at Lincolnton High School as they compete in a basketball tournament. 🏀
Together we can help support a great cause for our community.

03/23/2026

🔥 Outside Fire 🔥

***Update***
All units cleared around 1930 hours.

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Lincolnton Fire Department and multiple mutual aid departments are currently working a large outside fire in the wooded area (Behind Chick-fil-A).

The incident is currently under control, and crews will continue to be working in the area.

Departments assisting:
North 321 Fire Department Ore-Bank Pumpkin Center VFD South Fork Fire Department Crouse Fire Department N.C. Forest Service

03/20/2026

🔥Structure Fire - Mutual Aid🔥
Battalion 1 and Engine 4 assisted with fire attack and water supply operations.

🔥 Working Fire🔥
Alexis Fire was dispatched to a structure fire off Orchard rd in Lincoln County at approximately 11:30 am, Alexis first due Engine arrived on scene to a working structure fire, No injuries were reported.
Assisting departments 🚒
Lincolnton fire department, East Lincolnton fire department, Denver fire department, and pumpkin center fire department.