As the weather turns colder again, we would like to remind you……More than one-third of Americans use fireplaces, wood stoves and other fuel-fired appliances as primary heat sources in their homes. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the fire risks when heating with wood and solid fuels. Heating fires account for 36% of residential home fires in rural areas every year.
Often these fires are due to creosote buildup in chimneys and stovepipes. All home heating systems require regular maintenance to function safely and efficiently. We encourage you to practice the following fire safety steps to keep those home fires safely burning. Remember, fire safety is your personal responsibility ...Fire Stops With You!
ELFD Demonstrates Sound Fiscal Practice According to Professional Audit
By Jason Moir & Jason Saine
It would seem natural that the members of the East Lincoln Fire Department demonstrate a keen sense of ability in fighting fires given that is their job, but over the last year it would seem they have had to fight a different kind of fire. The fires they have continually attempted to put out have been those of innuendo and half-truths created by a few critics including local area tabloid The News @ Norman.
The Tribune spent numerous hours this week researching the financial soundness of the East Lincoln Fire Department as well as other fire departments across the county.
by: Alice Smith, Lincoln Times-News
(1/7/2005)
North Carolina’s new child restraint law is posted on the shelves of Wal-Mart. Diane Turbyfill / LTN Photo
A new state law requiring children under age 8 or 80 pounds to ride in car seats is causing a rush on area stores — and some confusion for parents.
“They’re waiting for them as we unload them off the truck,” Wal-Mart manager Steve Land said.
Checking the car seat aisle is how Land starts his morning. And that continues throughout the day — making sure the aisle is stocked and orders are made.
Land said he ordered more car seats then he thought the store would need in preparation for when the law took effect. Wal-Mart’s home office also ordered extra seats, but the need is still great.
At approximately 11:55AM today, an accident involving a tractor trailer and a Duke Energy service truck happened on Highway 16 near Dellinger Building Supply. Engine 30 of the East Lincoln Fire Department was one of the first to respond. There were no injuries but the accident snarled traffic for almost an hour.
East Lincoln Fire Department had six firefighters on the scene and quickly had traffic moving once the State Highway Patrol arrived to investigate the accident.
Firemen from Denver and East Lincoln Fire Departments visited children in our Preschool on Wednesday.
From Unity Presbyterian's Website
DENVER, N.C. -- Rescue workers from Mecklenburg and Lincoln counties continue to search Lake Norman for two missing boaters.
Authorities said that Bobby Dennis, 62, and Robert Perkins, 54, both from Denver, were reported missing around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday by a fellow fisherman who was with them.
The search began at the Little Creek access, where their boat was found about 200 yards away from the dock. It has broadened from that area as authorities are still trying to determine what happened to the two men.
Lincoln Times-News
February 5, 2003 - Firefighters from Denver Volunteer Fire Department and East Lincoln Fire Department responded at 11:52 a.m. to a structure fire at 7797 Red Robin Trail. Damage is estimated as "high," since smoke damaged the entire house, said DVFD firefighter and chaplain Matt Gunter (pictured).
Fire Marshal Mike Futrell determined that an iron which had been left on was the cause of the fire. No one was hurt in the blaze. The fire was under control at 12:07 p.m.
(Photo by Diane Turbyfill)
By Jason Foster Gazette Staff Reporter, The Gaston Gazette
DENVER — Some compared the rush of murky water to high tide at the beach, while others described it as an avalanche of red.
About 3 inches of rainfall fell over 90 minutes Wednesday afternoon, turning the Triangle Crossroads shopping center parking lot into what witnesses described as an ocean of muddy water. Some witnesses reported as much as 3 feet of water in places.
The flooding did not cause any apparent injuries, but left some stores damaged, forcing them to close early for the day.
Kim Moonly was working at The Intelligent Pet Shop when she saw the water rushing toward the store.
"The next think we know, it was coming in the store," said Moonly, 21. "It happened really spontaneous. It was crazy."
Moonly and others at the store used more than two dozen 40-pound bags of dog food to block the flow of water. That left about $600 worth of dog food ruined.
By ANDIE LEATHERMAN, LTN Staff Writer
June 21, 2002 - TRIANGLE – A 12-year-old eastern Lincoln County youth says he was acting on instinct when he pulled his drowning girlfriend from Lake Norman shortly after noon Thursday.
Jessica Williams, 12, of Iron Station is in serious condition at Carolinas Medical Center’s pediatric intensive care unit. Doctors expect her to make a complete recovery.
Jessica Williams, her mother Becky Williams, her two younger brothers and two other children were visiting Jessica’s friend Stanton Shirley and his grandmother Pat Shirley at their Wanzer Drive home Thursday.
