Fayetteville City Council Orders Fire Station 4 Torn Down After Scathing Report
Fayetteville will tear down the unfinished Fire Station 4 after a consultant found the structure too compromised to repair.
Unfinished Fayetteville Fire Station 4 May Need Demolition
An unfinished Fayetteville fire station may now need to be demolished—the latest twist in a project already entangled in lawsuits and flagged for state audit.
Meet GRIFFITH, the Fayetteville Fire Department’s first crisis response dog
The 2.5-year-old-black Labrador is the Fayetteville Fire Department’s first crisis response dog and will support firefighters’ mental health as they come back from calls.
Column: Kitchen fires are the leading cause of home fires, and stovetop fire suppressors can make a difference
Capt. Stephen Shakeshaft with the Fayetteville Fire Departmentsays the No. 1 cause of home fires starts in the kitchen. The FFD responded to 50 kitchen fires in this city in 2024.
Protecting the force: Fayetteville’s firefighters are being tested for cancer
For Fayetteville firefighters, the process of having their blood drawn means something big this year: getting tested for over 20 types of cancers. The blood test is new to this year’s Fayetteville Fire Department’s annual physical.
No, there’s not a serial arsonist in Cumberland County
October was a busy month for Fayetteville Fire Department and Cumberland County Fire Marshal’s Office with fires at Kinlaws Supermarket, a Circle K and more. However, despite online rumors, none were caused by an arsonist.
Child passenger safety checks offered Friday
The Fayetteville Fire Department is partnering with Safe Kids Worldwide to host a Child Passenger Safety Check from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the Target parking lot at 2056 Skibo Road.

