DHFD was asked to provide coverage to the residents of the Stony Hill fire district while their department attended the funeral services of a life long member. A second crew of 6 firefighters was assembled for the task using pumper 4.
Shortly after arriving we were dispatched to a 911 call for someone with a medical emergency and unresponsive. Once on scene crews began working with a semi conscience patient. Within just a few moments the patient collapsed in respiratory arrest and then full cardiac arrest. Once EMS arrived, they upgraded the call to a full working code. Crews were able to resuscitate the patient and had a good pulse. EMS requested one of our firefighters to assist them while in route. The patient was transferee to the ER department for what we hope will be a favorable outcome.

The folks from the North Raleigh News have done an article on the artwork we received from friends of Angus. You can read the article by clicking here

The members of Durham Highway would like to thank Mr. Chuck Sannipoli for his 14 years of faithful service to the community. As a members of the Board of Directors, Chuck has lead the board as the President for most of those 14 years. Without Chucks guidance, wisdom and knowledge, Durham Highway FD and the residents of the district would not be protected by the world class organization it has become.

Friday 5/4/2012

The 2012 Annual Meeting was held at Station #1 Friday evening. One of the points of the meeting was to vote on 4 new members of the Board of Directors. These members would be replacing 4 members that rotate off. Our By-laws dictate members serve 2 year terms. Congratulations to new members.

• Mac Schultz
• Jon Laird
• Phil Griffin
• Jeff Braun

Durham Highway was dispatched this morning to a "Medical Nature Unknown" While in route units were advised that a woman called 911 yelling "HELP !!" and hung up. Once on scene it was determined that a resident had suffered a cardiac arrest. Immediate life saving services were begun including CPR. Once advanced life support arrived and began treatment. After a number of minutes a pulse was restored. The patient was transported. A great job by the the C shift crew and the folks from Wake EMS.

Artist from near and far have been kind enough to crate these works of art and donate them to the department in honor and memory of Angus. Thursday the artist of this wonderful oil painting Teresa Brown presented the department with this beautiful likeness of Angus, and is now proudly displayed in the training room. Earlier that day A Facebook friend of Durham Highway, Harry "Chip" Dillon III the Blazing Arrow Fire Dept in PA had this amazing pencil drawing commissioned and was unveiled and hung in the training room Thursday as well. Local digital artist Chris NCFireart King created this and is used in our Angus memorial video.

Durham highway is humbled by the kindness of the art community in not only thinking about the department, but taking their time and talent to create such wonderful works of art.

This morning units were dispatched from Durham Highway and Raleigh to a car accident with injuries in a local neighborhood sub-division. Upon arrival crews were presented with this scene in which a vehicle lost control and hit two other vehicles in their driveways. After initial patient assessment there were found to be no significant injuries that would have required transportation to the hospital. Crews were able to clear the scene as police investigated.

Durham highway was called by units from the Bethesda FD in Durham County, to assist with bringing a large multi-acre wildfire under control.

Durham Highway sent a pumper and Brush truck to the area of Leesville Rd near Carpenter Pond Rd about 3 PM. Units spent 2 1/2 hours fighting the fire that was being fueled by dry and breezy conditions.

As part of a Mutual Aid agreement counties will send needed resources to each other. This allows for the correct resources to be sent when and where needed. It's a cost effective and useful tool for handling incidence in neighboring jurisdictions.

Crews again from C shift were dispatched for an auto fire during the morning rush hour. The fire on 540 near Leesville rd was quickly extinguished, but as is the case in most car fires, the car was destroyed.

Dr. Amy Neligon DVM was made an honorary member of the Durham Highway FD on Thursday.

In a small ceremony that included her husband, Dr. Neligon was made an honorary member of the department for her dedication and compassion for animals and the department. Dr. Neligon was the vet from Leesville Animal hospital who assisted in Angus's final call in February.

Durham Highway has only inducted three as honorary members, and Angus was one of them. To become an honorary member you must be nominated and approved by the board of directors. Amy was given a plaque and one of the departments challenge coins which are only given to members of the department.

The crew from Durham Highway C Shift were called out just before 3PM to a car accident with the driver reportedly pinned in the car. The Heavy Rescue truck and Pumper were dispatched along with a unit from Raleigh and numerous EMS units. Once on scene it was determined to indeed be a subject pinned inside. Part of the crew was assigned to taking care of the patient, while another crew began the process of cutting the car from around the patient taking approximately 35 minutes. After removing the roof and both doors, then pushing the dashboard off of the patient, he was removed and handed off to the Wake EMS paramedics and Transported to Wake Med's Trauma unit. Units cleared about 1 1/2 hrs after they were dispatched