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2013

City of Durham names new fire Chief

Durham apartment fire accidental

Fire displaces occupants

Fire chief finalists field questions

Cigarette may have caused fire at Gregoria's

Fire heavily damages Gregoria's Kitchen

Durham firefighter racing up Empire State Building

New fire academy grads called top-notch

Elderly couple escapes house fire

Durham has fewer fires, more damage in 2012

Fire damages two houses, displaces residents

Fire damages convenience store

 

2012

Durham restaurant fire investigated

2 killed in Durham house fire

Duke names Durham woman "Ligth of Hope"

Fire damages Hope Valley home

Secert Stana brighten shoppers holidays in Durham

Fire damages house on Alston Ave.

Fire at Durham Regional Hospital

Fire displaces children, adults

Apartment fire displaces occupants

Firefighters demonstrate rooftop rescues at Northgate

Suspect arrested in Durham arsons

Avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning

Suspicious fire hits townhouse again

Firefighters plan rooftop-rescue demos at mall

Fire burns Durham house

Serial arsonist hits businesses, school in 9th St. area

Fire destroys house on Liberty Street

Durham firefighters honored with awards

House fire leaves occupants displaced

DFD benefits from online wish list

Fire destroys Boys and Girls Club building

Suspicious fire hits townhouse again

Firefighters plan rooftop-rescue demos at mall

Fire burns Durham house

Serial arsonist hits businesses, school in 9th St. area

Fire destroys house on Liberty Street

Durham firefighters honored with awards

House fire leaves occupants displaced

DFD benefits from online wish list

Fire destroys Boys and Girls Club building

Sky5 over Durham apt fire
Durham apt fire treated as arson
House fires displace 7 residents

The Durham Fire Dept. is hiring August 6 through August 24.

House fires injure firefighter, displace occupants

Apartment fire displaces occupant

Fire damages house while family vacations

Durham officer, another driver injured in I-85 crash

Durham officials report drop in structure fires

Durham fire chief makes promotions

Firefighters rescue dog from burning apartment

Durham fire chief to retire this year

Ex-fire captain’s death was homicide

Durham fire chief makes promotions

Durham Fire Department wins grant

Durham Fire Department offers fireworks safety tips

Fire damages two Durham homes

The DFD shows the highest level of satisfaction
among the services provided by the City.

Fire damages abandoned house on Glenn Rd.

Child taken to hospital after car fire

Fire damages boarded-up home

Fire damages home in east Durham

House fire believed to be intential

Trinity Ave. fire displaces occupant

Driver in 3-vehicle crash in East Durham dies

East Durham house fire displaces adult, 2 childern

Firefighters resuce man after trench collapses

4 rescued from platform at Durham Courthouse
Dramatic 10-story rescue downtown

Fire damages another vacant house in East Durham

Apartment fires displace occupants

Fire heavily damages vacant home

Fire destroys house under renovations

4th annual City of Durham Police/Fire Basketball Game

Durham restaurant evacuated due to fire

Firefighters battle Durham house fire

Fire damages garage with car wash

Huffington Post reports on DFD firefighter's climb

Durham firefighter steps up, climbs Empire State Bldg.

Gas explosion at apartment patio

Officials: Guitar business fire was arson

2-6-12
Firefighter racing up Empire State Building for good cause

2-5-12
Police investigate suspicious park fires

2-1-12
12 residents displaced in American Village duplex fire

1-27-12
Fire damage guitar business near East Campus

1-26-12
Application process for Academy 24 starts Jan. 30

1-18-12
Fire in jail laundry room damages inmate uniforms

1-17-12
Women, 2 dogs escapade burning house

1-13-12
Fire damages homes, displace occupants

1-09-12
Separate fires kept firefighters on their toes

1-08-12
Three fires reported in Durham

1-07-12
Fire deaths surge, property loss dips in 2011


2011

12-28-11
Firefighters use of pet oxygen mask credited with
saving dog's life

12-27-11
Dog rescued from fire that displaces family

12-26-11
Man has seizure, crashes into trees

12-25-11
Townhouses damaged after Christmas Eve fire

12-25-11
Station 2 reaches out to family on Christmas

11-25-11
Townhouse fire sends 3 to hospital, displaces others

11-24-11
Fire Academy #23 graduates 22 today Nov. 22

11-22-11
Fire damages vacant house used by homeless

11-21-11
Durham women and toddler critically injured

11-18-11
Dispatcher discovers house on fire during 911 call

11-12-11
Fire guts Guess Rd. house

11-10-11
Apartment fire displaces family of 5

11-03-11
Hazmat team handles fuel leak into Durham pond

10-24-11
Fire officials step up efforts to promote safety

10-21-11
Firefighters in Durham get pet oxygen mask

9-30-11
Residents displaced after apartment fire

9-25-11
Mike Legeros finds vintage footage of NCFC training
in Durham

9-13-11
Fire damages carpet business on Hillsborough Rd.

9-13-11
Fires increase, but property damage falls

9-11-11
Firefighters sound sirens for 9/11

9-10-11
Bells and sirens will sound to mark 9/11 anniversary

9-09-11
Early morning fire injures boy and two others
Durham fire fighters rescue boy from burning house

9-07-11
The DFD is currently leading the Fire Safety Pledge

9-02-11
Durham Fire Department wins accreditation

9-01-11
Passenger seriously hurt in single-car wreck on I-85

8-28-11
Durham firefighters head east

8-25-11
Man dies in Durham house fire

8-24-11
Tractor-trailer fire closes I-40 for hours

8-04-11
Fire officials keep close tab on Cole Mill woods fire site

8-04-11
Durham brush fire started by campfire

8-03-11
Wildfire in Northwest Durham
Fire burns 31 acres in Durham

8-03-11
Durham 911 takes text messages

7-08-11
Lighting strikes ignites house fire

6-25-11
Two displaced by apartment fire

6-24-11
Four displaced by early afternoon fire

6-21-11
House fire displaces 2

6-15-11
Accident injures 2, included police officer

5-22-11
South Durham Apartment Fire leaves residents without homes

5-17-11
Durham's emergency responders train for chemical disaster

5-13-11
WTVD news story on Station No. 2 training maze

5-13-11
City has second deadly fire of the week

5-13-11
Fatal fire in north Durham

5-12-11
The DFD has taken delivery of a piece steel
that remained from the World Trade Center after
terrorists destroyed it Sept. 11, 2001

5-11-11
Two killed, 4 escape house fire
Earlier morning blaze kindled by 3 year old

4-16-11
Firefighters battle 3 blazes none hurt

4-15-11
FIre guts Durham house

4-15-11
3 fire stations get solar hot water

4-05-11
Bedridden man killed in house fire
Durham fatal fire

4-03-11
Working House Fire @ 1306 E. Main St

3-15-11
Afternoon fire ignited in a closet

3-08-11
Youngsters invited to apply for Junior Fire
Marshal program

3-07-11
Fire displaces family with kids

3-01-11
Mike Legeros finds 1920's Ladder 1 badge

2-22-11
Fire Damages Driver St. church
Fire at funeral home closes streets

2-19-11
Fire crews extinguish Durham brush fire

2-18-11
Fake fire inspector sought in Durham

2-13-11
Pair of house fires early Saturday morning

2-10-11
Firefighters respond to 3 blazes in the city

1-31-11
Fire destroys architect office

1-27-11
None hurt in pair of fires

1-26-11
Kids escape daycare blaze
Fire at RTP daycare

1-25-11
Man injured in weekend cooking fire

1-24-11
Fire on Holloway destroys home

1-24-11
Value of property lost to fire drops in 2010

1-20-11
Fire hits Logan St. house

1-17-11
Mike Legeros post photos of Engine Co. 13
vehicle fire

1-17-11
Fire seriously damages home

1-12-11
Fire damages Duke West Campus lab

1-02-11
Durham business complex burns

1-01-11
New Years Eve fires displace residents


2010

12-14-10
Family of five escapes house fire
Family of five loses everything in fire

12-01-10
Durham Fire Department Christmas PSA

11-19-10
FF Lee O'Dell (Ladder Co. 2) speaks in a news story
about Boron Steel in new cars

11-16-10
Fire damages Budget Inn
Durham Crews Investigate Motel Fire

11-11-10
Fayetteville St. blaze displaces four people

11-10-10
Mike Legeros post story of DFD accident in 1955

11-03-10
Fire temporarily closes Stadium 10 at Northgate

10-26-10
Man burned in Durham house fire

10-26-10
Junkyard blaze mostly smoke

10-21-10
Gas leak forces business, schools evacuations
Gas leak prompts evacuations in downtown Durham

10-12-10
No injuries in house fire

10-04-10
Fire, smoke damage local grocery store

10-01-10
Fire displaces 2 families, none hurt

9-24-10
Woman rescued in morning house fire
Woman, neighbor injured in house fire

9-21-10
Brush fire burns in southern Durham

9-17-10
Blaze guts house on Macon St.

9-02-10
Capt. Angelica Stroud (E6) on the cover of Fifteen 501 magazine

8-26-10
One killed, three injured in related I-85 crashes
One killed, three injured in wrecks on I-85

8-22-10
Home catches fire during storm

8-16-10
12-year-old killed in fire

8-16-10
Durham sees fewer fires

8-15-10
Dedicating a fire station
Community turns out for dedication of fire station

8-02-10
Fire destroys home on Ash St.
Residents missing after blaze

7-29-10
House fire displaces one adult, two children

7-26-10
Flipped car closes Durham's Gregson Street

7-10-10
2 Alarm Apt. Fire

Firefighters battle blaze at Durham apartment complex
Firefighters treated after battling apartment fire
Residents clean up after apartments destroyed
Major apartment blaze in South Durham

7-07-10
Firefighter rescues possible drowning victim

7-05-10
DFD keeps top rating

7-01-10
Durham fire officials offer water safety tips

Engine Co. 16 and Battalion 3 respond to suspicious package that shuts down I-40

6-26-10
Firefighters battle house blaze, no one hurt

6-21-10
New fire station begins service

6-21-10
Durham builds fire station for Treyburn

6-17-10
Engine Co. 8 first in at house fire

6-17-10
Cupola is removed from top of Station No. 2

6-10-10
Ninth Street fire station cupola gets $150,000 facelift

6-08-10
Suspicious package found to be no threat

6-08-10
Hazmat team response to suspicious package at immigration office

5-19-10
DFD gets new No. 2 man in Curia

5-19-10
Wee-hours wreck on Hillsborough Rd.

5-17-10
House fire on Camden Ave

5-13-10
Fire Engineering article by Durham FF Josh Shumate

5-12-10
I-Team: Fire a risk on Durham buses?

5-6-10
No one injured in house fire

5-4-10
Accident involving DOT truck snarls I-85 traffic

5-4-10
Glancing collision turns serious wreck

5-3-10
Durham firefighter gets national recognition

4-21-10
Downtown Durham Y catches fire

4-20-10
DATA bus engine catches fire

4-16-10
Durham apartment fire displaces seven

4-8-10
Craige Motor Co. hit by fire early Thursday

4-7-10
Durham Firefighters battle trio of blazes overnight

4-2-10
The DFD graduates Fire Academy #22

3-31-10
Boarded up houses burn

3-25-10
12 apartments evacuated after blaze

3-25-10
Family loses all, but no one injured

3-24-10
No one seriously hurt as blaze quickly extinguished Tuesday

3-12-10
Fire damages house, but no one hurt

3-06-10
'Loyal friend, brother, son'

3-06-10
Friends, loved ones say goodbye to Durham Firefighter

3-04-10
Durham firefighting fraternity to send off fallen brother Brad Roberts sadly, fondly

3-3-10
Firefighter dies in fall while off duty

3-02-10
Working house fire on Enterprise St. ,
Fire on Enterprise Street guts house

2-25-10
Driver crashes SUV into building and then sets it on fire

2-23-10
Three blazes damage homes over the weekend

2-19-10
Working Warehouse fire in Golden Belt

2-18-10
Fire razes empty Roxboro St. house

2-18-10
DFD units response to arson call

2-18-10
Engine Co. 4 responds to MVA involving a tractor-trailer and box truck on Hwy 55.

2-12-10
Fire damages duplex, but not one is injured


2-12-10
The Herald-Sun interviews Durham's first female battalion

2-04-10
Durham's first female battalion


1-26-10
Duke lab evacuated after toxin spill


2008

2-14-08
Engine Co. 7 makes rescue in North Durham apt. fire

2-9-08
Engine 3 rescues two subjects in East Durham house fire.

1-21-08
Explosion gutted a house on Ninth Street, two other house suffered damage.


1-10-08
Two dogs, two cats die of fire injuries


2007

8-22-07
DFD firefighters make two rescues in South Durham.


7-1-07
High-Rise Fire at 118 Parrish St.

5-31-07
High-Rise fire downtown Durham.
Crews found heavy flames showing from a 7th floor apt at 335 W. Main St.
Click for video from WTVD 11


4-9-07
RESCUE MISSION FIRE
(E-3 1ST IN)

3-31-07
APARTMENT FIRE
(E-7 1ST IN)

3-25-07
FIRE VS POLICE HOCKEY GAME AT RBC CENTER


3-8-07
DURHAM COUNTY LIBRARY FIRE

3-4-07
THE DFD INSTALLS SMOKE DETECTORS


2-22-07
2 KILLED IN HOUSE FIRE

1-22-07
APARTMENT FIRE
(E-1 1ST IN)


2006

12-25-06
CHRISTMAS DAY ACCIDENTS


12-25-06
CHRISTMAS MORNING FIRES


12-19-06
TWO VACENT HOUSES BURN
(E-1 1ST DUE)


12-12-06
SECOND HOUSE FIRE
ON HILLSIDE AVE. IN TWO WEEKS


12-9-06
STATION 16 HAS OPEN HOUSE


11-29-06
NORTH DURHAM APT. FIRE
(E1 1ST IN)


11-27-06
APT. FIRE ON GREEN ST.
(E-1 1ST IN)


11-26-06
NORTH DURHAM APARTMENT FIRE
(E-7 1ST IN)

10-10-06
HIGH RISE FIRE
(E-5, E-1, L-1 SQ-1 IST IN)


9-28-06
EAST DURHAM HOUSE FIRE
(L-1 1ST IN
)

9-22-06
FIRE GUTS MODULAR CLASSROOM
(E-4 1ST IN)


9-22-06
MULCH FIRE MAY BE OUT BY THIS WEEKEND


9-21-06
LANDFILL MULCH FIRE


9-11-06
9-11 SERVICE AT DUKE


9-11-06
DUKE LAB FIRE
B2, E2, L2, SQ2 (1ST IN)


9-6-06
PARENTS CHARGED IN APARTMENT FIRE


8-30-06
UPDATE ON CHILD RESCUED FROM HARDEE ST. APT. FIRE


8-28-06
CAR CRASH KILLS MAN
B1, E1, L1, SQ1, FD5


8-26-06
2 YEAR OLD RESCUED FROM APT. FIRE
(E-3, E1, L1, SQ1, B1 - 1ST IN)


8-24-06
HOUSE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN ARSON
B3, B1, E12, E4, E611, L12, L1, SQ4, MS1


8-21-06
STATE TROOPER IN CAR CRASH
WEST DURHAM


8-8-06
FIRST BLACK FEMALE PROMOTED TO FIRE CAPTAIN

8-4-06
FIRE DEPT. PROMOTIONS


7-25-06
2006 AWARDS CEREMONY


7-23-06
BROTHERHOOD OF FIREFIGHTERS


6-1-06
CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT NAMED


5-28-06
CHURCH FIRE CONTAINED
LADDER CO. 1(1ST IN)


5-24-06
HAZMAT TEAM RESPONDS TO MERCURY SPILL


5-14-06
WOMEN KILLED IN HOUSE FIRE
TWO FIRES IN 2 HOURS

5-11-06
THE DFD DEDICATES TWO NEW PUMPERS

3-9-06
MAN FOUND DEAD IN HIGH RISE FIRE
ENGINE CO. 1 (1ST DUE)

2-17-06
THREE FIRES IN 3 HOURS


1-20-06
2 ALARM APT. FIRE
ENGINE CO. 12 (1ST DUE)


2005

12-6-05
FATAL HOUSE FIRE
ENGINE CO. 10 (1ST DUE)


12-1-05
DURHAM FF'S TRAIN TO SAVE PETS


11-9-05
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS
NORTH AND SOUTH DURHAM


7-11-05
HAZMAT DRILL
E-13, E-3


7-10-05
SOUTH DURHAM APT. FIRE
(E4 1ST IN)


5-1-05
TEEN TRAPPED UNDER RECYCLE TRUCK
E-3 (IST IN)


4-27-05
MVA TAKES OUT TREE
E-3 1ST IN


4-27-05
NORTH DURHAM HOUSE FIRE
E-7 (1ST IN)


4-26-05
1200 LEDNUM ST.
APT. FIRE
L2, E7 1ST IN

4-24-05
1216 CORNELL ST.
HOUSE FIRE
(E-5 1st DUE)


4-14-05
MAN TRAPPED UNDER BUS
MORGAN ST.
(E1, L1, L2, SQ1)


4-10-05
2000 AVONDALE DR.
WORKING RESTAURANT FIRE (E-3 1ST IN)

4-6-05
2 ALARM APT. FIRE.
3523 MAYFAIR ST.
(E-11 1ST DUE)


4-5-05
AUTO SHOP FIRE
S. MIAMI BLVD
(E-13 1ST DUE MUTAL AID)


4-5-05
WATER RESCUE CALL
ENO RIVER
(E-7, E-14 1ST DUE)


4-4-05
ANGIER AVE. HOUSE FIRE
(E-1 1ST DUE)


3-4-05
DFD RESPONDS TO GAS LEAK
(E-2 1ST DUE)


2-17-05
1211 PARK AVE.
SMOKE DETECTOR SAVES FAMILY FROM HOUSE FIRE
(E-3 1ST DUE)


2-12-05
DFD hands out free smoke detectors


1-19-05
Snow Hits Triangle


2004

12-25-04
Young arson victims get toys, from Durham firefighters


12-24-04
Fire Safety tips


12-21-04 (2 alarms plus)
2406 Bogarde St.
Ladder Co. 2 (1st due)- with video
Story 2
Story 3 - with video
Story 4 - with video
Story 5

12-19-04 (2 alarms plus)
2406 Camellia Dr.
Engine Co. 2 (1st due)

12-16-04
309 Bobs Ln.
Man rescued from working house fire Engine Co. 7 (1st due)


12-10-04
Durham Fire Chief honored


12-2-04
1112 Spruce St.
Engine Co. 3 (1st due)

Story 2

11-23-04
FIRENEWS.NET
FORMER DURHAM FIREHOUSES

11-15-04 (2 alarms)
918 Pearl St.
Engine Co. 1 (1st due)


11-13-04 (2 Alarms)
4230 Garrett RD.
Engine 11 (1st due)


9-9-04
30 Ridgeway Ave.
Engine Co. 4 (1st due)


8-22-04
Starlight Drive-In Fire
Engine Co. 9 (1st due)


8-21-04
2004 Awards Banquet


7-27-04
Dearborne Dr.
Engine Co. 9 (1st due)


4-22-04
1306 S. Roxboro St.
Engine Co. 1 (1st due)


4-20-04
2917 Salvone Ct.
Engine Co. 8 (1st due)


2-5-04 Firehouse.com
Vehicle Fire
Engine Co.2


1-22-04
406 Muldee St.
Engine 8, Engine 3 (1st Due)


1-11-04
1106 Driver St.
Engine 3 (1st due)


2003

10-15-03
Duke University Rd.
Engine 5 (1st due)


9-14-03
Terror Drill


8-18-03
Wreck critically injures Riverside student
Engine 10 (1st due)


8-15-03
Roxboro man critically injured in wreck
Ladder 2 and Engine 7 (1st due)


7-22-03
Fire razes Chestnut St. duplex
Engine's 5, 3, 4 (1st due)


6-11-03
Trench Rescue
Engine Co. 10(1st due)


5-15-03
Three Duke students escape harm as fire strikes house
Engine Co. 2 (1st due)


5-10-03
Four southern Durham businesses hit by apparent arson
Engine Co. 12 (1st due)


5-20-03
ABCs of urban rescue


4-21-03
Durham blaze kills litter of puppies
Engine Co. 4 (1st due)


2-17-03
Storm closes schools, snarls Triangle traffic


2-13-03
Blaze claims mother, son
Engine Co. 7 (1st due)