A single vehicle accident on Bell Farm Road knocked power out to the area. The Chevrolet Malibu left the roadway and went airborne according to an eye witness striking a power pole breaking it in half. The car the continued across Bell Farm Road before coming to rest in a corn field. Engineer Todd Bowers arrived on scene first as the incident was a block from his home. He advised that the driver was ... (Full Story & Photos)

Saturday crew took the opportunity to get some ladder training in. Captain Fred Jetter led the training with Firefighters Billy Snider and Lana Moody sharing their knowledge with some new members. We staff Firehouse 1 each Saturday from 3-11 with a crew of four. Saturday afternoon and evenings are a busy time for calls in our district. After this training the crew answered 5 calls during their shift.... (Full Story & Photos)

A two vehicle accident in the 2200 block of Mocksville Highway kept crews busy. Engine 1 and Chief 200 responded from an earlier incident on Interstate 40. Crews arrived to find a Chevrolet Truck off the road that had struck a compact passenger car. Each only had one occupant. The driver of the car was transported by EMS IMED 5 with non live threatening injuries. The other driver refused treatment. ... (Full Story & Photos)

During a heavy rain storm the 300 block of Old Mocksville Road flooded. Chief 200 responded and blocked the road for over an hour waiting for NCDOT to arrive to barricade the road. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Squad 1 and Foam 1 responded to assist West Iredell Fire Department on a tractor trailer fire in the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 at the 140 mile marker. The truck had crashed and caught fire hauling 9000 pounds of tubes for toothpaste. Foam 1 was requested to augment their foam supply on scene. Foam 1 carries two 265 gallon totes of 1%-3% AFFF foam as well as two large capacity inductors and ... (Full Story & Photos)

Tanker responded to assist Statesville on a tractor trailer fire on Interstate 77 southbound at mile marker 50. Tanker 1 remained on scene for two hours providing water to two SFD Engines.... (Full Story & Photos)

A passenger car versus a tractor trailer was the scene found when companies arrived on the scene. The driver of the car was unconscious upon arrival. The car had traveled east on the shoulder of the west bound lane before turning into the path of the westbound truck. Patient was not pinned in and was quickly treated and moved to the EMS unit. Traffic in both lanes of I-40 were closed for over an hour. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Tanker 1 and Chief 200 responded to assist Wayside with a structure fire on a hot Sunday afternoon. Tanker 1 arrived and supplied water to Engine 602 and Statesville Engine 3 which was the first company on scene. The structure was behind a house and was used for housing cats. It had air conditioning and was like a small house. Three crews rotated working the scene due to the summer heat. One person ... (Full Story & Photos)

Engine 2 and Chief 200 responded to a MVA involving a tractor trailer. It was reported that the truck had left the roadway. We arrived to find that the truck had hit something in the roadway causing the left front tire to fail. The driver was able to maintain control and bring the big rig to a safe stop. Chief 200 cancelled all other responding agencies and companies to the scene.... (Full Story & Photos)

Monday evening training. Assist Chief Jonathan Teague leads the training of some of our newest members. Members received training in house advancement techniques and how to use a nozzle. They also practiced deploying hose lines and loading them back.... (Full Story & Photos)