At 13:12 hours this afternoon, B-Shift was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 3716 Lindsey Woods Road. Upon dispatch, Chief 201 reported seeing a large column of black smoke that was visible from Hillsborough. The first fire unit was on scene within 5 minutes of dispatch and reported finding a single family residence, fully involved in fire. Engine 231 arrived on scene and deployed multiple ... (Full Story & Photos)

The North Carolina Department of Insurance is hosting a local community event to discuss insurance fraud, what it is and how it impacts everyone.
The next stop in the series will be at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on Thursday, August 22nd and everyone is invited to join the conversation.
Registration is preferred but not required. You can register by hovering over the QR code and following ... (Full Story & Photos)

Several roads around the fire district have significant amounts of standing water. We're responding to trees down, roads blocked, trees on houses and power lines down. Since 3am, we've responded to 20 incidents.
IF you must go out, allow extra time for travel and drive slow. Increase awareness of your surroundings watch for low hanging wires and leaning or falling trees. Expect to find roads closed ... (Full Story & Photos)

It looks like we'll see some significant rainfall amounts from TS Debbie. Forecasts this morning are predicting 6-10 inches of rainfall that will start arriving later this evening as the outer bands of the storm reach our area. We want to take this time to remind everyone:
*Turn around, don't drown- stay away from flood waters both on foot and while driving. Flowing rivers and streams may look safe ... (Full Story & Photos)

Often times when somebody starts a fire, someone calls 911 to report the fire. When 911 gets the call, they usually dispatch the local fire department to go out and extinguish the fire. Unfortunately, many of the fire departments in our state are non-profit incorporated agencies working under contracts with cities and counties to extinguish fires and therefore have no legal authority to enforce open ... (Full Story & Photos)