35 Recruits Graduate as Part of the Greensboro Fire Department’s 67th Recruit Class

GREENSBORO – Thirty-five recruits from the Greensboro Fire Department’s 67th recruit class will graduate at 10 am Friday, June 26 at a ceremony at the Carolina Theatre, 310 N. Greene St. The 35 recruits marks the department’s largest class in its history. The ceremony is open to the public.

The graduates completed 21 weeks of intense physical and practical exercises and were required to successfully pass numerous written examinations. Each individual is now certified as a North Carolina State Firefighter. Each graduate will be assigned to one of the 25 fire stations across the city and must serve a six-month probationary period. After that, the entire class will return to the academy to complete further written and practical examinations in order to maintain employment with the Greensboro Fire Department.

The City’s rigorous training program is related to the department’s national accreditation as a  Class 1 Fire Department by the Insurance Services Office.

The graduating class consists of: Brady Alton, Shannon Boller, James Burgess, Christopher Carlan, Peter Clark, Nathan Cockman, Larry Conaway, Damion Cox, Matthew Cross, Alejandro Cruz, Kyle Daniels, Tamisha Davis, Julian Fesmire, Joshua Hall, Jurica Hargraves, Todd Hargrove, Spencer Hill, Jordan Honeycutt, Anderson Marchi, Mitchell McMillion, Kurt Pearce, Matthew Robertson, William Routh, Roy Shaw, Dustin Shutt, Tyler Strader, Lamar Sullivan, Bradley Turner, Jack Veiga, Brandon Wall, Cody Walton, Keri Wells, Derek Williams, Jessica Williams, and Dustin York.

 - a press release

Greensboro Urban Search and Rescue Team to Assist with Hurricane Arthur

"GREENSBORO, NC (July 3, 2014) –  The Greensboro Fire Department was assigned an Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) mission today by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to provide emergency assistance to North Carolina residents and visitors impacted by Hurricane Arthur. Thirty-five (35) specially trained Greensboro firefighters have deployed to Plymouth, NC to assist with potential rescue efforts due to projected flooding caused by Hurricane Arthur. The Greensboro team is slated to provide emergency assistance in the projected impact area along the Outer Banks in Dare and Hyde Counties. The mission is initially planned for 24-hours, but could be extended for up to 72-hours. Costs incurred by Greensboro to provide this emergency USAR assistance will be reimbursed as authorized by the State Emergency Response Plan. 

The Greensboro firefighters departed from Greensboro’s Fire Station 5 on Westover Terrace, which houses the State recognized USAR Team identified as Task Force 6. The State of North Carolina utilizes seven regional USAR teams,  including Greensboro, for USAR emergency response services. "

A Press Release

Photos: Fire on South Elm Street downtown Greensboro

Police tape off South Elm Street

A view from behind the building (notice the fire ladder through the smoke)

More than an hour after the fire started, smoke still poured out of the structure.

A view from Bragg Street to the north of three ladders spraying the blaze simultaneously.

One of the water lines in use.

Photos by Eric Ginsburg

PHOTOS: Greensboro Fire Department's controlled burn

The Greensboro Fire Department conducted a controlled burn of a house on Cedar Fork Road this morning as a training exercise. Photos by Eric Ginsburg.