Mulberry-Fairplains Fire/Rescue

10/16/2026

Thursday night training at The 26! Tonight’s meeting started off with a quick session on our new online training module for members to gain extra knowledge when not at the station. Second part of training consisted of basic vehicle extraction using our corded Hurst tools and battery powered combi tool. Great experience for newer members to learn from more seasoned members on benefits of the tools. Followed up by packaging a patient for low angle transport using a stokes basket.
***If you have ever thought about wanting to help in your community we meet every Thursday night at 7 pm. We provide Fire , medical, and rescue services.***

10/08/2026

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Durham Fire Department and family of the firefighter that died in the line of duty. We wish a quick recovery to the other firefighters injured during an early morning structure fire.

10/04/2026

09/11/2026

On this day we remember the events that unfolded 25 years ago in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania.
At Station 26 we have Heavy Rescue 26, this truck began its service with the East Meadow Fire Department on Long Island. It responded to the World Trade Center to aide with rescue and recovery efforts. Heavy Rescue 616 provided scene lighting with its twin 30ft light towers.
Heavy Rescue 26 and Champion Fire Department’s Rescue 41 are believed to be the only two trucks in Wilkes County that responded that day and days after.
(WTC pics courtesy of East Meadow Fire Department)

07/20/2026

Earlier today, a few post was made regarding the landscaping around Mulberry Station 2 becoming overgrown. We always pay attention to comments from our community, and while some can be difficult for our members to read, we also understand that our community expects us to take pride in every part of our department.

We also seen several questions about the signage at Station 2. As many of you have noticed, we’ve recently upgraded the sign at our main station to a new digital message board, allowing us to better communicate important information, events, and emergency notifications with our community. Our previous sign has been preserved and will be relocated to Station 2 once the new sign base has been designed and constructed. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we continue making improvements to all of our stations as time, funding, and volunteer availability allow

What many don’t see is everything that happens behind the scenes. Our volunteers and staff spend countless hours responding to emergency calls, maintaining our apparatus, inspecting equipment, completing training, and keeping Station 26 and our fleet ready to answer the next call. With limited manpower, priorities have to be focused first on protecting lives and property. Sometimes tasks like mowing, trimming, and general landscaping have to wait.

Today, several of our officers chose to spend part of their Sunday away from their families to take care of the landscaping at Station 2. They didn’t do it for recognition, they did it because they care about this department and the community it serves.

We want to thank every member who continually gives up their evenings, weekends, holidays, and family time to keep Mulberry Fairplains Fire & Rescue operating. Their dedication often goes unnoticed, but it never goes unappreciated.

If this post shows you anything, let it be this. Volunteer fire departments across our county need help. The workload continues to grow while the number of volunteers continues to shrink.

If you’ve ever considered serving your community, now is the time. Whether you want to become a firefighter, help with support roles, assist with maintenance, or simply lend a hand around the station, there is a place for you.

It takes a community to protect a community.

07/05/2026

Structure Fire Response – Fairplains Road

This morning at approximately 5:20 a.m., Mulberry-Fairplains Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 1200 block of Fairplains Road.

A North Wilkesboro Police Department officer who was on patrol in the area arrived first and advised of heavy smoke and fire showing from one end of the residence. Based on that report, the incident was upgraded to a working structure fire.

Fire personnel arrived on scene and quickly initiated fire suppression operations while crews simultaneously searched the residence. Thankfully, all occupants had safely escaped the home without injury due to having working smoke alarms.

Working smoke alarms save lives. Take a few minutes today to test your smoke alarms and ensure they are functioning properly. That simple step can make all the difference in an emergency.

Mulberry-Fairplains Fire/Rescue would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all of our automatic and mutual aid partners for their assistance on this incident.

Agencies assisting:
• Mulberry-Fairplains Fire/Rescue (Primary)
• Knotville Fire Department
• Broadway Fire Department
• North Wilkesboro Fire Department
• Wilkes County Fire Marshal’s Office – Origin and Cause Investigation
• Wilkes County EMS – Medical Monitoring
• Wilkes County 911 Communications
• American Red Cross – Assisting displaced occupants with temporary accommodations
• Duke Energy

07/05/2026

We had a fantastic time seeing so many smiling faces, waving to the crowd, and sharing our passion for serving this amazing community. Events like these are a great reminder of the support we receive from the people we’re honored to protect every day.

07/04/2026

Happy 4th of July from Mulberry-Fairplains Fire & Rescue