Just before 9:30 PM on Tuesday, Goldsboro Fire Department units were dispatched to a kitchen fire on the 900 block of Fairview Circle. Firefighters quickly contained the fire to the apartment. The fire caused a water line break that caused minor damage in an adjacent apartment. 16 firefighters were on scene. The Goldsboro Police Department…… read more »
Tag Archives: Goldsboro Fire Department
Fairview Circle Fire Leaves 5 Displaced
Council OKs 5% Fire Department Retention Pay Increase
(GDN) — The City of Goldsboro makes an attempt to hang on to its firefighting brigade. This week, the city council signed off on a plan to provide retention pay for the Goldsboro Fire Department. Goldsboro Fire Chief Ron Stempien explained the need for the 5% pay increase for firefighters and engineers. Stempien says other…… read more »
GFD Responds To Structure Fire At Case Farms
Just after 3:30 PM Monday, Goldsboro Fire Department units were dispatched to a structure fire at 330 Westbrook Road, which is owned by Case Farms. Upon the arrival of the initial fire units, it was quickly recognized that additional units were needed, and a second alarm was called for. Five engines, one tower, a command…… read more »
GFD Raises Over $6,500 To Assist Local Cancer Patients
(GDN) — Another record-breaking year as the Goldsboro Fire Department helps battle breast cancer. The GFD presented the $6,560 check at Southeastern Oncology Medical Center in Goldsboro on Friday. David Grice, an Engineer with the Goldsboro Fire Department, helps coordinate the Breast Cancer Awareness t-shirt effort along with a committee of team members. He is…… read more »
Goldsboro Firefighters Battle Slaughter Street Blaze (PHOTO GALLERY)
(GDN) — Late Friday, multiple engines companies from the Goldsboro Fire Department and Wayne County EMS Station 4 were dispatched to a working structure fire on the south end of Slaughter Street. As fire engines approached the area, smoke and flames could be seen coming from an old abandoned single story brick structure. Firefighters quickly…… read more »
Goldsboro Fire Department Unveils 2021 Breast Cancer Awareness T-Shirts
Goldsboro firefighters are used to battling blazes, but this is the time of year they also join the fight against breast cancer. For the 9th year in a row, the Goldsboro Fire Department will help Southeastern Cancer Care’s Cures for the Colors with the sale of special breast cancer awareness t-shirts. Goldsboro Fire Chief…… read more »
Firefighters Rescue Two People From Argo Street Blaze
Two people had to be rescued from a house fire in Goldsboro on Tuesday morning. The Goldsboro Fire Department responded to the structure fire on Argo Street before daybreak. Four residents were in the home as the blaze broke out. Two residents managed to get out safely as the fire spread, and Goldsboro firefighters entered…… read more »
Firefighters Raise Over $8,000 For MDA During Three Day Effort
The Goldsboro Fire Department raised over $8,000 during the recent Fill the Boot event. From August 27th through the 29th, the firefighters were stationed in front of the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store on Berkeley Boulevard asking passersby to make a donation to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. By the end of the weekend-long effort, the GFD…… read more »
GFD Firefighters Filling The Boot In Front Of Lowe’s (PHOTO GALLERY)
Members of the Goldsboro Fire Department have been set up at the entrance to the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store on Berkeley Boulevard for the past two days. THey’ve been collecting donations as part of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s Fill The Boot effort. All five GFD stations are taking turns collecting donations. Today (Sunday) is the…… read more »
Excessive Heat Hampers Firefighters At Vine St. Blaze
It was a hot day Saturday morning for Goldsboro firefighters B-shift when all five stations were dispatched to the scene of a two story family dwelling on East Vine Street located between North John Street and William Street. The nine people that were living in the two story house managed to get out safely before…… read more »
