| Fatal Entrapment On NC 18 |
| Wed. Dec 3rd 2008 |
Late on December 3rd George Hildebran First Responders were dispatched to a MVA with injuries. The first arriving personnel found the vehicle down an embankment and on its top with the patient entrapped in the driver’s seat. The call was made to request Fire and Rescue as well as to put a heli...
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| Chilly Weather For Live Burn Training |
| Sat. Nov 22nd 2008 |
On a chilly Saturday morning firefighters from George Hildebran Fire/Rescue attended a Live Fire Training Burn hosted by the Lincolnton Fire Department. The training involved the demolition of two houses side-by-side owned by the Boger City Baptist Church. The church donated the houses to the Fire D...
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| GHFR Personnel and Apparatus Participate In Burke County Fire Rescue College |
| Fri. Oct 17th 2008 |
Members of George Hildebran Fire/Rescue along with hundreds of other participants from all over North Carolina descended upon Western Piedmont Community College for the Burke County Fire Rescue College. The weekend college is sponsored by the Burke County Firefighters Association and was held on Oct...
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| Fire Prevention Day at George Hildebrand Elementary School |
| Mon. Oct 6th 2008 |
Firefighters from GHFR had a wonderful day, October 6th, educating the 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students at George Hildebrand Elementary School. Each year during Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11) our firefighters use the Burke County Firefighter’s Association Fire Safety House to educate the c...
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| Hometown Firefighter Now Serving Our Country |
| Sun. Sep 28th 2008 |
Former GHFR Firefighter/EMT and 2006 Firefighter of the Year, Josh Robinson is currently stationed in Germany as a Firefighter for the US Army and Department of Defense. He and his fellow firefighters have been tasked with learning, training, and preparing this specific ARFF for transport to i...
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| George Hildebran Fire/Rescue Receives NC Division of Forest Resources Matching Grant |
| Thu. Aug 14th 2008 |
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue was recently awarded the NC Division of Forest Resources matching funds grant for Wildland Firefighting Personal Protective Equipment. The department received funding for 25 pairs of wildland firefighting gloves, 5 pairs of wildland firefighting pants, 5 wildland...
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| George Hildebran Fire/Rescue Awarded Assistance to Firefighters Grant |
| Fri. Aug 1st 2008 |
On August 1st 2008 George Hildebran Fire/Rescue was awarded $62,054 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program toward the replacement of all fire hose and nozzles. The department will be responsible for 5% of the total requested funds. We requested the grant to purchase 28 - 100&rsqu...
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| George Hildebran Fire/Rescue Awarded NC State Matching Funds Grant |
| Thu. May 15th 2008 |
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue received a matching funds grant from the NC Department of Insurance and Office of State Fire Marshal. The department applied for the grant to replace 4 mobile truck radios, 4 handheld radios and provide a base radio unit for the fire station. The total for all eq...
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