Franklin Fire Rescue
MACON COUNTY – Franklin Fire and Rescue has taken delivery of a 2011 Pierce Impel 75′ rear-mount ladder from Triad Fire. The rig is equipped with a 2,000 gpm Waterous pump, a 500 gallon tank, TAK-4...
View ArticleFive Killed in Macon County Plane Crash
MACON COUNTY – Five bodies have been recovered from a Macon County Airport jet crash site, according to new information from emergency services officials. That is up from three people who officials...
View ArticleAt the Command Post – Franklin Plane Crash
FRANKLIN - Franklin is a town in Franklin Township, Macon County, within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was 3,490 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Macon County. Franklin...
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FRANKLIN – Franklin Fire Rescue has taken delivery of a 2012 Pierce Freightliner Responder PUC. The rig features a 1250 gpm Waterous pump, 1000 gallon water tank, ten inch Newton dump, pump and roll...
View ArticleFranklin Fire Rescue Improves Rating
FRANKLIN – NC Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced on October 22, 2012 that the Franklin Fire District completed its routine inspection and received a 3 rating, which...
View ArticleFirefighters Save Family Dog from Structure Fire
MACON COUNTY – On Friday, January 4, 2013 Franklin Fire and Rescue was dispatched to fire at a home at 193 Kinsland Road. The caller advised that their oxygen machine had caught fire and they were...
View ArticleStubborn Fire Burns Businesses at Western Carolina University
CULLOWHEE – Firefighters have contained a fire that broke out this morning in a commercial building on Centennial and Central drives on the Western Carolina University campus. WCU spokesman Bill...
View ArticleMacon County – Firefighter Death Notification
MACON COUNTY - A Volunteer Firefighter was killed in an overnight fire at his residence.
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