What you missed Monday: Fayetteville Fire Department data, rezoning debate
At Monday’s Fayetteville City Council meeting, the Fayetteville Fire Department shared annual data for 2023, including EMS and rescue statistics, with council members. There was also a public …
Council to get 2023 crime numbers
The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, during which council members will get a snapshot of public safety data from 2023. Here’s what’s on the agenda …
BUSINESS NOTEBOOK: FTCC president recognized with technology award
Fayetteville Technical Community College President Mark Sorrells was honored by the N.C. Technology Association as its Tech Difference Maker of the Year. Sorrells was recognized for role helping to launch the Carolina Cyber Network, a collaborative workforce development initiative through which select cybersecurity education institutions are working together to meet the growing talent needs of…
Fayetteville Fire Department handles ‘vicious cycle’ of firefighter recruitment, retention
Fayetteville Fire Chief Mike Hill has been hoping attrition at his perpetually understaffed department would slow down. Not so.
Fire Department to celebrate Sparky’s birthday with fun at Honeycutt Park
The Fayetteville Fire Department will celebrate Sparky’s birthday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Honeycutt Park. Activities for all ages will include story time with Sparky, a bounce house, face painting and live music.
Column: City battalion chief posthumously honored as Fire Officer of the Year
John Bowen was a firefighter, and proud to be a firefighter. A mentor to young firefighters under his watch. “He was your friend when you needed to talk,” Assistant Fire Chief David …
Pearce’s Mill Fire Department treasurer charged with embezzling more than $48,000
The secretary-treasurer of the Pearce’s Mill Fire Department has been charged with embezzling more than $48,000 over a nearly 20-month period, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
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Fayetteville Fire Department hazmat team receives grant for emergency equipment
The Fayetteville Fire Department will receive a nearly $10,000 grant to purchase specialized equipment to improve its response to chemical leaks from passing trains.
Fayetteville Fire Department offers incentive pay for lateral-entry jobs
The Fayetteville Fire Department is accepting applications for entry-level and lateral-entry firefighter jobs through Jan. 13, according to a news release from the city.
Sunday morning house fire displaces three
A Sunday morning fire damaged a home on East Shephard Street and left three people displaced, the Fayetteville Fire Department said in a release. Units with the Fayetteville and Cumberland Road …
Fire guts two businesses on Reilly Road
Chunson Savage lost her Reilly Road Greek-Korean restaurant early Wednesday morning to a fire. But the Korean native, who has owned and operated Gyro Kings and Bulgogi at the location for six years, will be back. She and her daughter, Sarena, are the only employees of the business that serves the public near the Reilly…
