| George Hildebran Receives CPS Permanent Checking Station Grant |
| Sun. Aug 9th 2009 |
George Hildebran Fire Rescue recently received a grant through the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshall to become a permanent child seat checking station. The grant allowed us to acquire materials such as a fold up tent, chairs, scales to weigh the children and other items to aid us during s...
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| MVA: Rollover With No Patient Found (Until One Hour Later) |
| Mon. Mar 16th 2009 |
GHFR First Responders were dispatched to Rogers Rd. for an MVA with unknown injuries. When units arrived on the scene they found a vehicle upright that had rolled over several times, no patients were found in or around the vehicle. A search of the area also proved to be nega...
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| GHFR Participates In Dr. Seuss Reading Parade |
| Thu. Mar 5th 2009 |
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue personnel were invited to participate in the Dr. Seuss Parade at George Hildebrand Elementary School on Thursday, March 5th. GHFR personnel were in a short parade around the school and stayed for a balloon launch. The event was to promote reading in the schools. The ball...
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| MVA: Entrapment With A Fatality |
| Sat. Feb 7th 2009 |
George Hildebran Fire Rescue personnel were dispatched to a MVA on Miller Bridge Rd near Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Firefighters and first responders had just located a patient on a separate call for an injured ATV rider. Byrd Farm Rd command requested Icard Fire Rescue to respond to the MVA on Mil...
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| Off-Road Motorcycle Accident In A Remote Area |
| Mon. Jan 19th 2009 |
George Hildebran Fire/Rescue First Responders were dispatched to an off-road motorcycle accident around 10:30 AM. After recieving further information about the location of the patient, GH fire personnel were dispatched for a possible carry-out. First arriving units were briefed by family member...
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| 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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