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05/29/2026

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05/26/2026

🔥 On Friday, some of DFD’s Relief Drivers officially completed the Ladder Academy — our Truck Company Operations school.

The Ladder Academy gives relief drivers the chance to not only learn how to drive and operate our aerial, but to sharpen their full skill set as a Truckie. It’s hands‑on, high‑expectation training built to prepare our people for real‑world Truck Company work.

Some of the skills covered included:
- Forcible Entry — technique, speed, and tool control (smoke filled environments)
- Search — oriented, targeted, and efficient
-Victim Drags— keeping the airways out of heated gases
- Ventilation — coordinated and purpose‑driven
- Single‑Person Ladder Throws — 28ft two section and 35ft two section

Another step forward for one of our own — and another win for the citizens we serve.

05/22/2026

05/13/2026

DFD × American Red Cross 🔥⛑️

Durham Firefighters don’t just respond to emergencies — we work every day to prevent them 💪.

Did you know one of the core duties of Durham Firefighters is fire safety education and prevention?

Today, our members teamed up with the American Red Cross to canvass Station 4’s primary district — testing, inspecting, and replacing smoke alarms to help ensure Durham residents are protected long before an emergency ever happens.

Prepared communities are safer communities.

This is how we keep Durham safer, one home at a time.

05/05/2026

Precision, speed, and solid teamwork 🎯

Rollover in Station 1's primary today. Crews made quick work of the scene, freeing the patient in under 15 minutes. The 1 House showing out again 💪🏽

05/05/2026

Here’s the rundown on our busiest units for April…

🔥 19 WORKING Structure Fires

☣️ 85 Hazardous Conditions Calls

🛠 23 Technical Rescue Calls

🚒 2,864 Total Incidents

-With EMS carrying the weight of the call load....

Shoutout to the members! Strong work💪😤🔥

DurhamFireDepartment

04/28/2026

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John Lyon was one of the first Black firefighters hired in Durham in 1958. He was part of a groundbreaking group known as the "Original Ten."

04/28/2026

04/25/2026

04/24/2026

Our hearts are heavy. Thank you for the everlasting legacy you left 🙏🏼 🕊