Afternoon wrecks keep the crews busy
Thursday 2/9/2012
Falls 212 and the Tanker responded to multiple wrecks Thursday afternoon. The first was  a accident with injuries at Falls of Neuse and Raven Ridge Rd. While en route, central advised they were upgrading the call with one possibly overturned. The units from Falls arrived to find one vehicle overturned and all occupants out. Minor injuries were taken care of by EMS 15. All units returned to service within a half hour only to take in another wreck this time at Falls of Neuse and Litchford Rd.  While responding units received more information of numerous calls and one stating a possible vehicle on fire. Units found a two car wreck with minor injuries. Ems handled patient care. Falls units secured the vehicles before returning to service. 

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.

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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