Winston-Salem church honors police, fire and EMS in first responders appreciation day service

VIDEO: Plenty of folks in our community have a story about how they’ve been helped by a first responder. On Sunday morning, a local church decided to give back to some hometown heroes. Joy was in the air at Ishi Pentecostal Temple in Winston-Salem, where the congregation held a special appreciation service for the city’s many first responders. "It was our desire and our passion to make sure that we took the verbal and transitioned it to something that was tangible and something that was meaningful," said Pastor Randy Myers. From Winston-Salem police to the fire department to the sheriff’s office, members of numerous departments found themselves in the pews. "They treated us like we were kings and queens," said Winston-Salem police Chief William Penn. "So, we're honored to live in a community that respects what we do."
WXII-TV NBC 12 Winston-Salem

Crystal Coast Boots ‘N Badges raise $48,300 for boy with cancer

VIDEO: A non-profit group run by firefighters and police officers in one Eastern Carolina county says they raised a record amount of money for a toddler with cancer. Crystal Coast Boots ‘N Badges raised $48,300 for Tucker Honeycutt’s family with two events last Saturday. The group is made up of Morehead City Fire-EMS and Police employees and members of the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office. The group held its seventh Boots ‘N Badges softball game and the third annual benefit ride on April 13th. Tucker is fighting Medulloblastoma and is undergoing treatment at Duke Cancer Institute. His father, Chad Tucker, is a Carteret County sheriff’s deputy. Committee members traveled to Duke to present the check to Tucker’s family.
WITN-TV NBC 7 Greenville

Firetruck damaged after catching fire at Concord station

PHOTO: A firetruck was damaged Thursday morning after it caught fire, officials said. City officials said one of the trucks at Concord Fire Department’s Station 8 caught fire inside the building. Crews were awakened by the sound of fire alarms going off within the station around 4:18 a.m. After finding the bay filled with heavy smoke, firefighters were able to get to their firefighting gear, remove the truck from the station, pull the hose lines and immediately begin fire suppression. Firefighters said nobody was hurt by the flames and the only damage was to the truck. And while they don’t yet know what caused the fire, they said it looks like it started inside of the cab area. Old Charlotte Road Southwest was blocked outside the station while the incident was controlled.
WBTV CBS 3 Charlotte

Fire forces 11 people out of home in Durham

VIDEO: A fire forced nearly a dozen people out of their home Friday morning in Durham. The Durham Fire Department was able to put out the fire at a home on Angier Avenue. Firefighters said when they arrived here just after midnight, the side of the home was engulfed in flames. There were 11 people inside the home, but all of them made it out okay. Firefighters on scene said the home has been used as a boarding house recently.
WRAL-TV CBS 5 Raleigh