We will never forget 911. The brotherhood in the fire service is something very strong. On this day 19 years ago we stood stronger than ever. We still stand strong today as family and brothers in the fire service. Pray for those who didn't return home from shift. Pray for … [Read more...]
We took the new engine for a spin this morning and did some drafting before it goes in service. We have most everything mounted and ready except a couple things still on order. We even decided to let Tanker 1 play a little as well. Training is the foundation of a successful fire … [Read more...]
Check out our Facebook page to see some videos of us doing hose pulls. https://www.facebook.com/archerlodgefire … [Read more...]
We never want to see property destroyed by fire. When it happens though, we try to put a knock down on it as quick as we can. This is a photo of us doing work in the lodge this week. … [Read more...]
We have moved to a low pressure hose line and nozzle at Archer Lodge. We took it for a test run today and tried different pulls and hose control. We work hard to be the best at what we do and it shows. … [Read more...]
We got a break and had a cool evening to do some training. We took advantage of it and dropped a dump tank on the ground and flowed some water. … [Read more...]
We stay ready to respond in a moments notice. With the storms possible today and tomorrow we are taking a little extra time to look closely at the tools we might need to help our community. … [Read more...]
We got the chance to pump the new truck a little. … [Read more...]
We had a great turnout this week at our meeting night. We want to say a big thank you to the Garner Fire Department for providing dinner for us. They were looking a place to train that was different than what they have used in the past and we were more than happy to have them use … [Read more...]
With much pride we welcome home engine 2 to ALFD. It's a 2020 Pierce Enforcer that holds 1000 gallons of water and and pumps 1500 gallons per minute. This truck was designed by our department with the town of Archer Lodges needs in mind. We will outfit the truck with state of the … [Read more...]
Congratulations to or JR Firefighters who graduated this year. 2020 started out a wild year for all of us and made it completely different from most senior years. We thought we would make graduation different for them as well. They opted to do a drive up ceremony and what better … [Read more...]
We had some new shirts made to match our challenge coins! What do you think? … [Read more...]
It was great being able to get together as a group again last night. Covid-19 has made it challenging to fellowship like we have in the past. We passed out challenge coins and matching shirts to the members. Our new truck is getting closer to completion and we are all looking … [Read more...]
On 5/20/20 around 4:30pm we responded to a home on fire from a lightning strike. B Shift responded along with our volunteers and surrounding departments to put the fire out. Thanks to a neighbor who heard the thunder and looked out to see and smell smoke and was able to report … [Read more...]
It was a little warm outside but that didn't stop us from being prepared for emergencies. … [Read more...]
