Chapel Hill Fire Department

The Chapel Hill Fire Department is known for its distinct Carolina blue fire trucks. The department operates five fire stations across Chapel Hill and employs 93 people. It responds to over 4,000 incidents every year and has an operation budget of about $7 million.

PTA helps local families affected by extensive fires in The Villages of Chapel Hill

By Cy Neff | Jan. 16, 2018

On the night of Jan. 8, UNC senior Damaris Osorio was in the shower when she was informed that her apartment was on fire.

PTA Thrift Shop is collecting donations for people impacted by the fire at The Villages at Chapel Hill.

PTA helps local families affected by extensive fires in The Villages of Chapel Hill

By Cy Neff | Jan. 16, 2018

On the night of Jan. 8, UNC senior Damaris Osorio was in the shower when she was informed that her apartment was on fire.

The Chapel Hill Fire Department has five stations, one of which is on Hamilton Road.

Stop, drop and roll out of dorm rooms for fire drills

By Mark Burnett | Jan. 15, 2018

Students living on campus have all experienced the dreaded fire alarm in the middle of the night. Instead of exiting their buildings, some people have started waiting out fire alarms in their rooms. Experts want everyone to know that this is not the right thing to do — always evacuate.

Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss new fire station, American Legion property

By Ashley Peterson | Nov. 30, 2017

The Chapel Hill Town Council met last night for a business meeting to discuss the sale of a retiring fire truck to help pay for the construction of Fire Station 2, among other items.

Officer Pete McEwen works night shifts at the Chapel Hill Police Department.

Midnight lunches and Chapel Hill's third shift

By Molly Horak | Nov. 19, 2017

When Jessica Toney texts her boyfriend during her "lunch break," he's often going to sleep. Toney, a UNC senior who works midnight shifts in a lab at the UNC Medical Center every other weekend, has her routine down to a science. After a full day of classes, she eats a large bowl of pasta and takes a nap for five hours before heading into work. “I'm suddenly left alone in the world,” she said. “Everyone's asleep or getting back from their parties and I'm still going strong at work — sometimes I just post to my Snapchat story just to feel like I'm not alone, even though I know none of them will see it until the morning.”

Residents of 416 Pittsboro Street pose in front of their house before it burned down. Photo courtesy of Sam Gault.

Fire on Pittsboro Street leaves students without a home

By Cole Kordus | Oct. 25, 2017

Residents of 416 Pittsboro St. saw their house go up in flames on Oct. 17.