Saturday 1/21/2012
Amid the rubble of a Wake Forest home that burnt to the ground Friday night lies a small but precious grave, built for an Italian Greyhound named Adele that didn't survive the fire.

After extinguishing the blaze, firefighters buried the dog in the backyard, fashioning a cross from debris and placing a brick marker with Adele's name.

"In the middle of the night, they were tired, and they took the time to bury this dog," said neighbor Jennifer Lee. "That is above and beyond."
<----- See the whole story by WRAL by clicking the photo

Friday 1/20/2012
 Units from Falls, Wake Forest, Stony Hill and Bay Leaf FD were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire this evening. While units were in route, it was reported that there was no one in the residence but a dog. As units got closer to the scene they reported they had heavy fire showing from a few streets away. Once on scene Falls crews began advancing hose lines into the front of the structure. This area does not have fire hydrants so water had to be shuttled in using tankers. Numerous hand lines were needed and eventually a ladder truck master stream was used to finally extinguish the fire.  No reports on the status of the dog. Click the photo to the right for add'l pictures

NBC news 17 coverage / WRAL news coverage/Add'l Photo by Mike Legeros

Saturday 1/14/2012
Instructor Dwayne Blalock watches Falls Engineer Tommy Brown during the practical part of " Water Supply for Pumps" class on Tanker 217. Engineer Brown was demonstrating the ability to switch from the tankers on-board water supply to the dual drop tanks with out interruption of water in a simulated fire attack. Falls Pumper 212 is seen in the background at Wakefield Middle School on Saturday. The class is a continuation of the Driver/ Operator certification program. A total of 8 members from Falls FD, Stony Hill FD, Wake New Hope FD, Bayleaf FD, and Parkwood FD participated in this class held at Falls Fire Department.

Friday 1/13/2012
Falls FD units were dispatched this morning to a accident with injuries at the intersection of Falls of Neuse and Durham road.  Falls pumpers arrived with Wake County EMS to find a two car  accident with one injury. Units remained on scene for about 30 min to assist with cleaning up a large debris field until released by Wake Forest PD.

_At 430 AM, Falls FD was dispatched to a reported accident with the vehicle overturned on Bartons Creek road. While in route dispatch advised it was actually on Bartons Creek Extension. Falls arrived with 5 personnel to find one vehicle on its side and the occupant out, and appeared to be uninjured.  The pumper remained on scene with State Highway Patrol for about 30 min before returning to service.

Sunday January 1, 2011

The number of firefighters killed across America last year continued downward for the third straight year. Statistics compiled by the USFA showed there were 81 firefighters killed on duty in 2011. The number of deaths is the lowest since the USFA started keeping statistics in 1977.Those killed included 49 volunteers, 27 career, 3 wild land and 1 paid on-call. Records compiled showed heart attacks continue to be the leading cause of deaths, claiming at least 44 last year. January and June were the deadliest months with 14 and 12 deaths respectively, while one firefighter was killed in March and two in October.There were three incidents in which more than one firefighter was killed, the records showed.Statisticians also noted that 29.3 percent of the fatalities occurred in people under 40. Twenty-five of those killed were between 41 and 50, and 25 were between 51 and 60.

Click on the image of the National Fallen Firefighters memorial to see a video paying tribute to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Sunday January 1, 2012
The total number of calls run by the Falls FD in 2011.

The members of the Falls FD would like to thank the citizens and residents of the Falls fire district for all their support over the last 40 years, and to wish you all a safe, happy and prosperous 2012.

Sunday December 25, 2011
With the pending merger of the Falls FD with the Wake Forest FD we wanted to create our yearly video and dedicate it to all our members, past and the present. This video pays tribute to the effort and sacrifices made by the members of the Falls Volunteer FD during 2011 as well as some shots and footage from years gone by. Our name will change next year but the dedication to the community we serve will never change.

We hope you enjoy the video.



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