Formerly introducing Ladder 13.  This truck is not new but it is new to us.  This 90's model Pierce 105' aerial formerly served a small department in NY.  It was very well taken care of and has a lot of life yet to give.  The project started several years ago to replace our former rescue truck either with a larger rescue truck or ladder truck.  We were able to find this truck that had the space we needed to carry all the equipment from the former rescue truck, met our size requirements, and also offered an aerial ladder, aerial waterway, full compliment of ground ladders, and a small water tank and pump.  While there are no high rise buildings in the Flowes Store area, there has been a lot of larger new houses built in the area that are the size of a 3 story building and have roofs with a very steep pitch.  These challenges can make our job very difficult when we need to access upper floors and roofs with ground ladders.  This truck will help us to overcome those challenges and make our job a little easier and safer.  Personnel have been training with this truck since the first of the year and Ladder 13 officially went into service in May of 2021.  You can take a tour of the truck by checking out the photos below.  

Porters Landing 4th of July Parade 2021

6/26/2021 - Training Fire

Members were able to train on their firefighting skills under live fire conditions.  Good day of training with Georgeville VFD and Cabarrus County Sq410.  This was the old parsonage for Hopewell Baptist Church.  

05/2021 - Working  Fire Assisting Robinson VFD

Flowes Store just cleared a medical call and responded to assist Robinson with a fire in a 2 story residence.  

Flowes Store Units on the call:  Engine 1, Squad 1

04/2021 - Fire extinguisher class with the local 4H group. We taught them about using fire extinguishers and they taught us a little about handling horses.

04/2021 - Vehicle Accident

2 serious vehicle accidents on Flowes Store Road within feet of each other.  This accident happened the day after a fatal wreck in the very same spot. Please be careful and pay attention on country roads where speed limits are high.

02/2021 - Working Fire in Flowes Store's Area

Detached garage fully involved;  This was the 2nd working fire on this night

Units on the call:

Flowes Store Engine 2, Tanker 1, Squad 1

Harrisburg Engine 33, Batallion 31

Midland Engine 3, Tower 1

Allen Engine 3, Tanker 11

Robinson Engine 4

CCS410

CCFMO

CCEMS

02/2021 - Working Fire Assisting Mint Hill FD

Flowes Store Units on the call:  Engine 2, Tanker 1, Rescue 1

02/2021 - Working Fire Assisting Allen FD

Flowes Store Units on the call:  Engine 2, Tanker 1, Rescue 1, Squad 1

12/2020 - MVA with Pin-In Assisting Midland FD

 Hwy 24/27 & Bethel Church Rd.

 Flowes Store Units on the call:  Engine 2, Rescue 1, Squad 1

10/2020 - Working Fire in Flowes Store's area

Units on the call:

Flowes Store Engine 2, Tanker 1, Squad 1, Tanker 2

Midland Engine 3, Tower 1, MI10

Harrisburg Engine 3, Battalion 1, HB11

Allen Engine 3, Tanker 11, Engine 2

Georgeville Tanker 1, Engine 1, Squad 2

CCSQ410

Working Fire and additional tankers:

Cabarrus County EMS

Cabarrus County FMO

Concord Engine 8, Engine 4, Battaion 1

West Stanly Tanker 1

Mint Hill Tanker 4

08/2020 - MVA with Pin-In and fatality

Hwy 24/27 & Flowes Store Road

Flowes Store Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue 1, Squad 1

Midland Engine 3, Engine 2, Rescue 1

CCSQ410

Cabarrus EMS 

CMC Med Center Air

08/2020 - Flowes Store VFD Receives Assistance to Firefighters Grant from FEMA

Flowes Store VFD received a grant from FEMA through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program in the amount of $64,536.19.  This grant was awarded for the purchase of a new SCBA air compressor and fill station.  

06/2020 - MVA involving motorcycle

Flowes Store Engine 1, Engine 2, Rescue 1, Squad 1

CCSQ410

Cabarrus EMS

CMC Med Center Air

04/2020 Flowes Store VFD Recieves $24,785 Grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation

Flowes Store VFD recieved a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to purchase a new set of vehicle extrication equipment at a cost of $24,785.  See the full story on the documents page.   https://www.flowesstorefd.org/documents/

04/2020 - Working Fire Assisting Midland FD

Flowes Store Units on the call:  Engine 2, Tanker 1, Rescue 1

4/2020 - Flowes Store FD assisting Midland FD with a fire on the deck of a house.

Flowes Store Units on the call:  Engine 1, Tanker 1

04/2020 - Water Rescue

Units on the call:

Flowes Store Engine 2, Engine 1, Rescue 1, Squad 1, & Brush 1
Cabarrus EMS #61
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office

04/2020 - Outside fire assisting Harrisburg FD

04/11/2020 - Second quarter county-wide water haul training.   #socialdistancetraining

03/2020 -  Working Fire in Flowes Store's area involving a mobile home. 

Units on the call:

02/2020 - Vehicle accident with entrapment assisting Midland FD.

Flowes Store Units on the call: Engine 2, Rescue 1, Squad 1

02/2020 - Vehicle accident, overturned dump truck

Flowes Store Units on the call: Engine 1, Rescue 1

01/2020 - Vehicle accident 

Flowes Store Units on the call: Engine 2, Rescue 1, Squad 1

1/11/2020 - County wide water haul training.  A great turn out from the Cabarrus County Volunteer FD's.

Our Thoughts and Prayers are with

the Family of Richard Sheltra and the 

Pineville Fire Department