Monday, July 30th, 2012
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George Hildebran Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire on Scotts Mountain Road off of Walkers Chapel Road. Station 73 responded along with mutual aid departments and personnel arrived on sce...
Monday, December 26th, 2011
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George Hildebran Fire Rescue First Responders were dispatched to a MVA on Rogers Road. 730 and First Responders arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle with three occupants had left the roadway...
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
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George Hildebran Fire/Rescue responded to an overturned tanker truck on Highway 18 South in the early morning hours of December 8, 2011. The initial dispatch was first responders for medical response...
Monday, January 24th, 2011
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George Hildebran Fire/Rescue responded to a large fully involved structure fire in the early morning hours of January 24, 2011. The fire department was initially dispatched for a large brush fire then...
Saturday, April 13th, 2013
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George Hildebran Fire & Rescue Department will be having a Benefit Fundraiser BBQ on April 13th 11:00 till 7:00 at our department. All profits from this BBQ will go to a GHFR firefighter that has ...
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
1 pm till 5 pm, GHFR will be hosting our first Community Day. We will be having free hot dogs and drinks, open the station to the community, have an open house for our new addition, show off our appa...
Monday, June 4th, 2012
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue is sponsoring a blood drive in conjunction with Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. The drive will be held Monday, June 4, 2012 from 4 pm until 8 pm. The promotion ...
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
George Hildebran Fire & Rescue will be holding its fall BBQ fundraiser on October 22, 2011 from 11:00 AM untill. Plates will be $7.00 and call in's are welcome. Contact us at (828) 874-4610. Co...

                                                                                                                               

The housing ceremony set for September 12th has been canceled, and will be rescheduled at a latter date.

 

 

                          

 

 

Governor Pat McCrory has declared a State of Emergency in all 100 counties in preparation for severe weather that is predicated to cause severe flooding throughout the state. At a news conference at the North Carolina Emergency Operations Center, the governor said that weather systems, independent of Hurricane Joaquin, are likely to dump flooding rains on the state. Hurricane Joaquin will increase rainfall totals should it make landfall in North Carolina. Presently, the hurricane is predicted to brush the Outer Banks. 

 In the event of flooding or other emergency in our area, the George Hildebran Fire Department will be opened up as a shelter. Please check back here and our Facebook page throughout the next few days for more information.  

 

                                                       

 

 

                                           

George Hildebran Fire Rescue is proud to announce that after years of hard work we have lowered our ISO rating from a 7/9 to a 5/9. This new rate will take effect on November 1st, 2015. What does this mean for you? If you live in our fire district, in an area with fire hydrants, you will be able to get a reduction in your home owners insurance. Please contact your insurance provider and let them know. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the station at 874-4610.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          

 

George Hildebran Fire Rescue was visited by Congressman Mark Meadows. Congressman Meadows presented the department with a FEMA Grant check for over $160,000. This money will be used to update our SCBA inventory. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Need smoke detectors? George Hildebran Fire Rescue will install them in your home for free. Please contact the station Monday through Friday, between 8am and 5pm to schedule a time for us to meet with you. Our number is 828-874-4610.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Do you have what it take to serve your community? We are now accepting applications. 
As our senior firefighters are reaching retirement, hanging up their helmets for the last time and leaving long time service replacing them and their experience is a task. There are 19 departments in Burke county most in which are always looking for new firefighters. 
Benjamin Franklin started the first fire department in 1736. since then the fire service has always been ran by mostly volunteers. Today NFPA states that 69% of all firefighters in America are volunteers. 
Being a firefighter can be hard work and training a must yet a reward that words can't describe. 
If you have ever thought of being a firefighter contact your local department. 
We are Now accepting applications for Firefighters & Junior Firefighters.
Volunteers come from all walks of life. There are Bankers, Engineers, Factory workers, Preachers, Business Owners, & Truck drivers. You name it, They are firefighters.
Ever wondered how to give back to your community, Or help Others. The feeling of helping someone when something has went wrong in their life is Priceless.
Contact the department at 828-874-4610 Mon-Fri 8-5
Or Chief Bobby Craig (828)-855-4765

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seat Belts save lives. Also a reminder George Hildebran Fire & Rescue is an official child safety seat inspection station through Safe Kids. Stop by Monday -Friday 8:00 till 5:00 for a free inspection of your child's car seat. Let us help you keep your children safe.
Call for an appointment (828)-874-4610

 

 

 

 

 

 
                             
                           

 MVA - 18 South & Sugar Loaf Rd.

Station 73 First Responders were dispatched to an MVA at the intersection of NC 18 South and Sugar Loaf Rd.  Station 73 responded Rescue 1 and First Responders to the scene of a 2 vehicle MVA.  Station 57 was also requested for traffic control.  Responding personnel treated 1 patient that was transported to the hospital.  Longview Chief Eric Sheperd was driving by the scene and stopped to assist prior to Station 73’s arrival. Robert Neal from Station 56 was also in the area and assisted with traffic control until Station 57 arrived.  Personnel remained on scene and assisted with cleanup of debris. After both vehicles were removed from the roadway, all units cleared the scene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHFR Awarded Smoke Alarm Grant

 George Hildebran Fire Recue to Install Free Smoke Alarms for Residential Homes

RALEIGH — Fire Chief Bobby Craig of the George Hildebran Fire Rescue would like to announce that the department had been initially awarded 54 new smoke alarms from the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal. These alarms have been distributed; the Fire Department has received 102 more.

The fire department will be for canvassing at risk communities to insure that homes have working smoke alarms. The goal is to insure that every level of the home has working smoke alarms and to replace smoke alarms that are more than 10 years old.

The alarms are being provided by the North Carolina Department of Insurance through a federal fire prevention grant that was awarded to the Office of State Fire Marshal. The goal of this program is to properly install long life, battery-powered smoke alarms in homes that do not have working alarms to protect the lives of local citizens.

Each week, staff from the George Hildebran Fire Rescue will go door-to-door to ask residents to allow firefighters into their homes to check their smoke alarms. If any smoke alarms need to be replaced, new alarms will be installed in the proper locations. If no one is home at the time of the visit, a notification tag will be left on the front door to notify the residents that the fire department has stopped by for a courtesy check of their smoke alarms.

For additional information about the smoke alarm installation program, go to www.ghfr.org, or call the fire station at 828-874-4610.

 

 

Structure Fire - Maple Grove Ave.

On 03/27/13, Station 73 was alerted for a structure fire on Maple Grove Avenue, with Stations 56 and 74 alerted as automatic aid.  South Mountains Tanker 1 was the first unit to arrive on the scene of a single story residential structure.  560 arrived on scene and advised smoke showing.  73 Engines 1, 3 and 4 responded to the scene.  The fire was along B-side wall at the floor. It had burned along the floor and wall, where some of the floor joists had been burned.  Personnel extinguished the blaze and a PPV fan was set up at the front door for ventilation.  Crews used a vent saw cut into the flooring to allow for extinguish of hot embers.  Part of the outside siding had to be removed also.  The Fire Marshal’s Office was also requested to the scene.  Fire crews then reported to a rehab area set up and ran by Burke County EMS.  The fire marshal determined that the fire started from the chimney that was in use.  All personnel cleared the scene.

 

Firefighter Taylor Completes Rookie School 

Captain C. Richard Patton during Pinning Ceremony on March 8, 2013.  Firefighter Stephen Taylor completed Cleveland Community Colleges’ Rookie School, Class Number 8. He has certifications in Firefighter Level I and Level II, Rapid Intervention and is Hazardous-Materials Level 1 Responder.  Captain Patton was given the honor during the pinning ceremony by Firefighter Tayor.  Congratulations Firefighter Taylor for this accomplishment.

 

MVA - 18 South

Station 73 FR was dispatched to NC 18 South near Miller Bridge Road for an MVA with roll over.  Units arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle that had ran off the roadway and over turned with two patients.  Both patients were out of the vehicle when crews arrived and both were transported to the hospital.  73 personnel assisted with traffic control until the vehicle was removed from the scene, then all 73 units cleared the scene.

MVA - 18 South

Station 73 was alerted for an MVA at the intersecton of NC 18 South and St. John's Church Avenue.  Units and personnel arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with multiple patients.  Only one patient required transportation to the hospital with minor injuries.  73 personnel assisted with traffic control until both vehicles were removed from the scene, then all 73 units cleared the scene.

 

MVA with Rollover

 Station 73 was alerted for an MVA with entrapment on Sugar Loaf Rd.  Inclement weather was a factor in the crash.  Burke County EMS arrived on the scene first and advised routine traffic, that the patient had self extricated.  Engine 1 arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle MVA.  The vehicle, a Nissan pick up truck, was found resting on the driver's side.  The vehicle had slid on ice, ran off the roadway and overturned.  The driver was uninjured and able to exit the vehicle under their own power.  73 Personnel remained on the scene for traffic control until Burke County REACT arrived.  After they arrived on the scene and set up, all 73 units cleared the scene.

 

 

 

 

GHFR FIRST RESPONDERS RECEIVE RECOGNITION

 

 
 

George Hildebran Fire & Rescue First Responder Team receives recognition from Burke County EMS for their performance on a recent call.  Burke County EMS BLS Coordinator , Sgt Major Mike Brown (middle) presents George Hildebran First Responder Team Leader Lieutenant Richard Patton with a certificate of appreciation.  The team was dispatched for a patient that upon their arrival was found breathless.  The team established and maintained an intubated airway and performed rescue breathing until further treatment could be provided when EMS arrived.  Due to the teamwork and effort of the first responders and Burke County EMS, the patient survived and was recently released from the hospital.  Picture left to right, Chief Bobby Craig, Assistant Chief Derek Brittain, EMS Sgt Major Mike Brown, Captain Richard Patton, Firefighter Aaron Hildebran. Also responding but not in the picture Firefighter Kyle Boice.

 

MVA with Rollover

 
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue First Responders were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Wilkies Grove Church Road.  Station 73 responded to find a singe vehicle accident with two patients.  The A-posts were compromised and the windshield pushed down into the occupant space.  The passenger side door opened but the driver's door was temporarily jambed closed.  Rescue 1 responded but while en route, the driver's door was freed and opened.  Rescue 1 continued on to the scene for scene security and clean-up.  Wilkies Grove Church Road was temporarily closed while patients were loaded, full C-Spine, into the ambulance.  All units cleared the scene.  George Hildebran was assisted by Burke County EMS and North Carolina Highway Patrol.

 

 

Senator Daniel Visits GHFR

On August 24, 2012, NC Senator Warren Daniel visits George Hildebran Fire & Rescue to present the department with a flag that had been flown on the state house.  Senator Daniel was accompanied by his wife Lydia.  Senator Daniel and Chief Craig discussed things such as grant programs, Viper radio system and funding for emergency services training with Community Colleges.  Things also discussed were a new district for Senator Daniel, which includes Burke & Cleveland Counties.

 

Blood Drive a Huge Success!

George Hildebran Fire/Rescue would like to thank all of those who supported our blood drive.  With your help, we were able to collect 40 pints of blood.  With a goal of 20 pints, 40 pints was an overwhelming success.  American Red Cross will be able to support our local hospitals and help save 120 lives with these donations. 
 

Structure Fire:  Kitchen Grease Fire

 
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire on Scotts Mountain Road off of Walkers Chapel Road.  Station 73 responded along with mutual aid departments and personnel arrived on scene to find a single story structure with smoke showing.  Initial knockdown was performed by the homeowner via a portable fire extinguisher.  Station 73 utilized thermal imaging cameras to search for possible fire extension into adjacent walls and ceiling behind and above the stove.  Fire had extended into a wall and burnt some electrical wiring.  This was extinguished and the homeowner's stove, hood and cabinets above the stove were removed.  Burke County EMS arrived and set up firefighter rehabilitation while a representative from the Burke County Fire Marshall's Office arrived and started their investigation.   The homeowner was advised to contact an electrician to make circuits safe before turning any breakers on.  All units cleared the scene.  George Hildebran was assisted by South Mountain FD, Enola FD, Burke County EMS and Burke County Fire Marshall’s Office.

GHFR Blood Drive a Huge Success!

 

 

George Hildebran Fire/Rescue would like to thank all of those who supported our blood drive.  With your help, we were able to collect 40 pints of blood.  With a goal of 20 pints, 40 pints was an overwhelming success.  Community Blood Center of the Carolinas will be able to support our local hospitals and help save 120 lives with these donations.  For any CBCC questions or for more information on sponsoring a blood drive with CBCC, contact Kim Jones, Director of Sponsorship Development at (704) 972-4727.

http://www.cbcc.us/

 

 

GHFR Shows Appreciation to Smokey's Wrecker Service

Captain Rodney Brittain (right) presents Smokey Lail (middle) and Jeff Lail (left) with a plaque to show GHFR's appreciation for all they do for the department and for the community.  Smokey's Wrecker has always provided cars for rescue and vehicle extrication training, allowed the use of their land for this training, towed fire department apparatus, pulled fireman and apparatus when stuck during calls and have always supported the department in fund raising projects.  Thank you Smokey's for all do!

 

Chief Martin Retires as Chief, Stays on Roster as Assistant Chief 

Chief Michael Martin (left) is presented an award in appreciation of being Chief of the department by Captain Derek Brittain.  Michael agreed to stay on as Assistant Chief.  Bobby Craig is the new Chief of George Hildebran Fire & Rescue.

 

 

 

Structure Fire: Working Fire

 

George Hildebran Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire on Sugar Loaf Rd and Horse Whispering Trail.  Engine 1, Engine 3 and Service 1 responded along with mutual aid departments and personnel arrived on scene to find a single story structure with fire and smoke showing.  EOC could not confirm if the structure was occupied so an initial knockdown was performed and a primary search was then completed with negative results.  Lengthy salvage and overhaul was then started while the arriving owners could confirm that all occupants were accounted for.  Burke County EMS arrived and set up firefighter rehabilitation while a representative from the Burke County Fire Marshall's Office arrived and started their investigation.   The fire was ruled accidental and all units cleared the scene.  George Hildebran was assisted by South Mountain FD, Salem FR, Mtn. View FD, Icard Township FR, Lovelady FD, Burke County REACT,  Burke County EMS and Burke County Fire Marshall’s Office.

 

 

On-line Training Calenders for WPCC 

 

Helmet Cam Video of Mayday As It Happens

 

 

There Are NO Valid Excuses!

 

 

 On-line Burning Permits

 Online Burning Permit

 

 

 

George Hildebran Fire Recue to Install Free Smoke Alarms for Residential Homes
 
RALEIGH — Fire Chief Bobby Craig of the George Hildebran Fire Rescue would like to announce that the department had been initially awarded 54 new smoke alarms from the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal. These alarms have been distributed; the Fire Department has received 102 more.
The fire department will be for canvassing at risk communities to insure that homes have working smoke alarms. The goal is to insure that every level of the home has working smoke alarms and to replace smoke alarms that are more than 10 years old.
The alarms are being provided by the North Carolina Department of Insurance through a federal fire prevention grant that was awarded to the Office of State Fire Marshal. The goal of this program is to properly install long life, battery-powered smoke alarms in homes that do not have working alarms to protect the lives of local citizens.
Each week, staff from the George Hildebran Fire Rescue will go door-to-door to ask residents to allow firefighters into their homes to check their smoke alarms. If any smoke alarms need to be replaced, new alarms will be installed in the proper locations. If no one is home at the time of the visit, a notification tag will be left on the front door to notify the residents that the fire department has stopped by for a courtesy check of their smoke alarms.
For additional information about the smoke alarm installation program, go to www.ghfr.org, or call the fire station at 828-874-4610.

 

 

George Hildebran Fire Recue to Install Free Smoke Alarms for Residential Homes

RALEIGH — Fire Chief Bobby Craig of the George Hildebran Fire Rescue would like to announce that the department had been initially awarded 54 new smoke alarms from the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal. These alarms have been distributed; the Fire Department has received 102 more.
The fire department will be for canvassing at risk communities to insure that homes have working smoke alarms. The goal is to insure that every level of the home has working smoke alarms and to replace smoke alarms that are more than 10 years old.
The alarms are being provided by the North Carolina Department of Insurance through a federal fire prevention grant that was awarded to the Office of State Fire Marshal. The goal of this program is to properly install long life, battery-powered smoke alarms in homes that do not have working alarms to protect the lives of local citizens.
Each week, staff from the George Hildebran Fire Rescue will go door-to-door to ask residents to allow firefighters into their homes to check their smoke alarms. If any smoke alarms need to be replaced, new alarms will be installed in the proper locations. If no one is home at the time of the visit, a notification tag will be left on the front door to notify the residents that the fire department has stopped by for a courtesy check of their smoke alarms.
For additional information about the smoke alarm installation program, go to www.ghfr.org, or call the fire station at 828-874-4610.

 

Saturday, April 13th, 2013
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George Hildebran Fire & Rescue Department will be having a Benefit Fundraiser BBQ on April 13th 11:00 till 7:00 at our department. All profits from this BBQ will go to a GHFR firefighter that has cancer and is undergoing treatments.
Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
1 pm till 5 pm, GHFR will be hosting our first Community Day. We will be having free hot dogs and drinks, open the station to the community, have an open house for our new addition, show off our apparatus and equipment, have a bouncing gym for the kids, pictures with Sparky the Fire Dog and have th...
Monday, June 4th, 2012
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue is sponsoring a blood drive in conjunction with Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. The drive will be held Monday, June 4, 2012 from 4 pm until 8 pm. The promotion for the months of May - July is "Pints for Patriots.
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
George Hildebran Fire & Rescue will be holding its fall BBQ fundraiser on October 22, 2011 from 11:00 AM untill. Plates will be $7.00 and call in's are welcome. Contact us at (828) 874-4610. Come out and help support YOUR department.
Monday, July 30th, 2012
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George Hildebran Fire/Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire on Scotts Mountain Road off of Walkers Chapel Road. Station 73 responded along with mutual aid departments and personnel arrived on scene to find a single story structure with smoke showing.
Monday, December 26th, 2011
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George Hildebran Fire Rescue First Responders were dispatched to a MVA on Rogers Road. 730 and First Responders arrived on the scene to find a single vehicle with three occupants had left the roadway, rolling over into a field and coming to rest on the vehicles top.
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
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George Hildebran Fire/Rescue responded to an overturned tanker truck on Highway 18 South in the early morning hours of December 8, 2011. The initial dispatch was first responders for medical response and fire/rescue due to being a rollover.
Monday, January 24th, 2011
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George Hildebran Fire/Rescue responded to a large fully involved structure fire in the early morning hours of January 24, 2011. The fire department was initially dispatched for a large brush fire then later change to an occupied structure fire.

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