At 22:17 hours this evening, C-Shift responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision on I85 between mile marker 165 and 170. Engine 234, Chief 201 and Eno Squad 333 and Eno Chief 305 responded to the call.
Within six minutes of dispatch, Chief 201 located the crash in the median at the end of the northbound I85 on ramp from NC Highway 86. The crash involved two vehicles such that one ended up on ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 19:36 hours this evening, C-Shift was dispatched to a residential automatic fire alarm on Coleman Loop Road north of Hillsborough. Within 50 seconds of dispatch, Engine 231 was responding to the call. While enroute to the call, Orange County Emergency Communications updated that they were receiving multiple reports of a fire on the roof with smoke and flames visible. The incident was re-dispatched ... (Full Story & Photos)

The fire department annual open house will be Saturday June 13th from 9am to 5 pm. Bring the family out to Fire Station 1 in downtown Hillsborough to see the equipment, talk with some amazing fire and EMS folks and see what a day in the life of a professional firefighter looks like. We'll have fire trucks, an ambulance and many other pieces of equipment on display. Adults can brush up on their skills ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Orange Rural Fire Department will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday June 16th starting at 630pm in Fire Station 1.

Fire Station 1 is located at:
206 S. Churton Street
Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Limited parking is available next to the fire station with additional parking available in the Eno River Parking Deck.
All property owners of the Central Orange Fire District are urged to attend the ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 23:10, Station 4 - C Shift responded to a working tractor-trailer fire on I-40 West at mile marker 260 involving a FedEx Ground trailer.

Units arrived to find heavy smoke and fire conditions on the trailer. Station 1 also responded and crews worked quickly to establish a water supply and knock down the fire, with mutual aid support from New Hope Fire Department. Multiple hose lines were deployed ... (Full Story & Photos)