House Watch Charlotte Fire Station #13.
In this section, there will be information, updates and pictures posted ( regularly )about the everyday life at Fire
House 13,
Firehouse 13
Firefighter Recognized for Child Safety
Efforts
On Friday, March
14, Buckle Up North Carolina announced the recipients of the
2008 NC Child Passenger Safety Awards at their annual conference
in Atlantic Beach, NC. Charlotte Fire Fighter Jason Dixon was
recognized as the
NC
Child Passenger Safety Advocate of the Year
for his dedication
to child passenger safety. Jason was nominated for the honor by
his peers in child safety. Not only does he exemplify the
mission of the Charlotte Fire Department, but those of Child
Passenger Safety as well.
Congratulations
from all of us at Firehouse 13.
Firehouse 13
welcomes Three New Firefighters
Click On the Firefighter names
for more pictures and info
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Mike Mitchum
Captain Mike
Mitchum,
Mitchum is assigned to firehouse 13
as a relief officer on B-Shift |
Marcus
Usery
Firefighter Marcus Usery,
Usery is assigned to
Engine 13 and
Haz-Mat 1, A shift |
William
Tadlock III
Firefighter William Tadlock,
Tadlock is assigned to
Engine 13 and
Haz-Mat 1, C shift |
Two
Firefighters from 13 receive the Blue Star Awards.
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Engine 13
Captain David Newell receives an award from the
Charlotte Fire Department for his sacrifice for our
country as he was deployed to Afghanistan
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Engine 13
Engineer Russ Brown receives an award from the Charlotte
Fire Department for his sacrifice for our country as he
was deployed to the Persian Gulf of Saudi Arabia.
Click Here to see
pictures and info about Engineer Russ Brown's Deployment |
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Members of Charlotte Fire Department Chad
Hunning, wanted to recognize Fire Department
members who were serving overseas. In following
the blue star program in the city of Charlotte,
Chad came up with the idea of a magnetic decal
put on the side of the engine or ladder to show
support of a member from that company that had
been deployed overseas. The decal, will have the
logo of the branch of service the member is
serving , along with the Blue Star, also
inscribed will be " A member of this fire
company is currently serving overseas. We
support this member and his family
"The decal will be removed and mounted on a
plaque, presented to the member by there CFD
company upon there return to duty for the
Charlotte Fire Department.
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Firehouse 13
Receives Company Citations
The company
Citations and the personal awards given to these firefighters
adds to a long list of Awards presented to the men and women of
Fire House 13
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Congratulations to /Ladder Company 13-B
For their letter of Commendation
Award on October 2007
 
 
Captain
Engineer
Firefighter II
Firefighter II
Andy Osborne
Larry Kepley
Joel Goodrich
Jason Foster
 to
read the Letter of Commendation |
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Congratulations to
/Engine Company 13-B
For their letter of Commendation
Award on October 2007
 
 
Captain
Engineer
Firefighter II
Firefighter II
Scott Hunter
Cornel Lasco Shane
Alexander Ryan
Albini
 to
read the Letter of Commendation |
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Congratulations to
/Engine Company 13-A
For their
Captain J.A. Shands First Responder Award
October 2007
 
Captain Firefighter
II
Firefighter II
Firefighter II
Shane Nantz Cory Schellhase
Jeremy Rikard
Justin Belton
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The 2007
Fiscial Year Run totals For Fire House 13
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Engine 13 / 2432 Ladder 13
/ 2096 Haz-Mat
1/ 494 Haz-Mat 2/
330 |
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Fiscal year starts July 1st
and ends
June 30th.
We are now in the 2008
Fiscal year.
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For a breakdown on the
runs for firehouse 13
over the past ten years
Click Here.
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2007 Run Totals for each
Charlotte Fire Station
CLICK HERE
Fire
House 13 Gets A New
Addition
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Fire House 13 gets some much needed room. The
addition will be the workout room for the firefighters of
Station 13. The previous workout room was a small storage room
that houses the water heater. The room worked fine for years but
when Ladder 10 moved from station 10 in 1988 there
were twice the firefighters and the room became very tight. The
new room is state of the art with all new weights and treadmill.
The previous workout room will now be converted into storage for
Haz-Mat and USAR gear.
Charlotte Fire
Fighter Explorers
The Explorers visited Fire House 13 to see
what the station was all about.
They were given a tour of the station and
the trucks. Later the explorers
were given the opportunity to put on a
chemical suit and play basketball.
Doing this gave the explorers a better
feel of just how hard it is to
maneuver in the suits not to motion how
hot these suits can get.
Check out the pictures below.
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