This week, the Raleigh Fire Department honored Assistant Chief of Logistics Danny Poole for his 45 years of service. He was also recognized as the longest-serving member in department history. See this Instagram posting for photos from his celebration or read this city news story. Below is a quick montage[1] of the top twenty-one longest-serving […]
Vintage Photos of Apparatus at Station 1 in 1987
Our historian recently came across these fantastic new-old pictures of apparatus at Station 1 on South Dawson street. They’re scans of negatives by local Durham-based fire buff Jon Umbdenstock and likely taken between January 13, 1987, and March 16, 1987. What’s shown here? We interpret as Engine 3 and Truck 5 leaving Station 1, after […]
Slideshow of Raleigh Fire Department Retirees
Last month, a luncheon was held for retired members of the Raleigh Fire Department. For the occasion of the event, we created a video slideshow of all retired members. The 23-minute video features portraits and pictures of 589 retirees, sworn and civilian, from the start of the city retirement system in 1936 to present day. […]
Whatever Happened to the Newsletter?
What ever happened to the Raleigh Fire Department Newsletter? That question was asked last week at a luncheon for our retirees. Answer is… it was replaced by quarterly web-based newsletter that started in 2022. It’s located on this page. The earlier newsletter was an eight-page, print-based document created by RFD historian Mike Legeros, for active […]
Training Center History
Ever wondered what all those buildings are for at the Keeter Training Center, when you visit the Raleigh Fire Museum? Here’s a new infographic, adapting an aerial photo from May 2022. Plus some history. The training grounds were opened in 1954, along what was then called Highway 15-A, now South Wilmington Street. The access […]
New Feature, Looking Close
Did you that know the Raleigh Fire Museum has hundreds of old photos online on our Flickr site? They include images from the superb photojournalism of the Raleigh News and Observer. We’re starting a new online feature and are looking closely at those finely detailed 35mm negative scans and revealing details within the images. See […]
