Benefit Organization – North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Foundation  (NCFFF) Registration is now open… Our 26th Annual Memorial Benefit Golf Tournament is scheduled for Thursday 10/07/21. New Venue Tillery Tradition Country Club 214 Tradition Drive Mt Gilead, NC 27306   This year we’ve teamed up with the NCFFF in what we hope will be a long […]

RALEIGH, NC - In 2020, the NCFFF was not able to attend the usual calendar of events where the bulk of our fundraising takes place. Just some of the events that were cancelled due to the Pandemic: South Atlantic FIRE RESCUE Expo, including the Memorial Stair Climb The NC State Fair Weekend Fire Schools Mid-Winter […]

Deputy Chief Jason Dean MAY 26, 1978 – SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 The family will receive friends on Monday, September 28, 2020 from 10:00 until 12:00 at Clayton Fire Department Station 1. A private graveside for family and emergency first responders only will be held at 2:00pm at Maplewood Cemetery in Clayton.  Due to COVID-19, face coverings are […]

It is with profound sadness, the Clayton Fire Department announces the passing of Deputy Chief of Operations & Training Jason Dean.   This beloved 20-year veteran of our firefighting family died overnight after a hard fight against the complications of COVID-19.   Jason was just 42 and is survived by his wife of 16+ years, […]

RALEIGH, NC - The COVID-19 public health care crisis continues to impact all of us and we are very sad to announce that our Memorial Weekend plans that were rescheduled for August (during the South Atlantic FIRE RESCUE Expo in Raleigh) are being cancelled. This cancellation includes the 15th Annual Memorial Service scheduled for August […]

Join us on Saturday, August 15 at the South Atlantic FIRE RESCUE Expo in Raleigh for the 2020 Memorial Stair Climb.  This new event will raise funds for the NCFFF.  The BB&T building is 29 floors and is across South Salisbury Street from the Raleigh Convention Center. Sponsorship opportunities are available.  Climbers will receive a […]

RALEIGH, NC - In response to the current public health crisis involving the COVID-19 Virus, the North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Foundation announces that the 15th Annual Memorial Service, scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2020 will be postponed effective immediately. The postponement includes the following events: - Survivor Family Dinner at Station 1, RFD (Private Event) […]

Throughfare FD, NC (Wayne County Station 18) - Fighter Joe J. Tucker, Jr, 62, was responding to a structure fire Saturday night, March 7,2020 and suffered a medical emergency. He was transported to a local medical facility but did not survive. Joe Jessie Tucker, Jr., age 62, died suddenly early Sunday morning while serving his […]

Corbin Lee Rogers, 20 of Carthage, passed on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Corbin was born Feb. 23, 1999, in Pinehurst to Jimmy Rae Rogers and Karen Faith (Key) Rogers. He joined the Carthage Fire Department as a volunteer in March 2018, shortly before graduating from Union Pines High […]

Funeral Services for Captain Claud Messer, Jonathan Creek Fire and Rescue are as follows: A Celebration of life will be held at noon Monday September 23, 2019 at Stuart Auditorium 20 Chapel Drive Lake Junaluska, NC. Any agencies wishing to show their respects by attending can indicate their availability at the following link.  Agencies may […]