Firefighters over the past week assisted an occupant stuck in a stalled elevator at the Davidson College Baker Sports Complex and responded to multiple alarm activations caused by burned food on kitchen stoves. Engine 1 was canceled while responding to assist with searching for a missing 2-year-old once the child was found, and emergency personnel helped manage a car wreck on N.C. 73 at Stanley McElrath Road after fluid began to leak from one of the vehicles. Details on these incidents and others (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

This week, firefighters assisted homeowners with fire alarm activations caused by burned food on a stove and a malfunctioning carbon monoxide detector. Units also were called to and then canceled from several minor collisions on I-77. Details on these stories and a tally of the week’s medical calls may be found below. Read the full story

This week, firefighters and a Medic ambulance assisted Davidson police with a minor accident in which a school bus sideswiped an SUV. No one was injured, but firefighters inspected both vehicles to ensure that no hazardous fluids were leaking. Elsewhere, a condominium on Harper Lee Street was found to have slightly elevated carbon monoxide levels, but emergency personnel were unable to locate the source. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters assisted emergency personnel in Cornelius with a number of calls this week, including a kitchen fire on Torrence Chapel Road that produced heavy smoke that could be seen outside of the residence. Davidson units also came across an accident on I-77 at Exit 30  involving five vehicles while responding to assist Cornelius firefighters with an accident at Exit 28. No one was injured in the Exit 30 accident, and firefighters quickly cleared the scene after helping a state highway patrol officer manage the vehicles along the roadway. Details on these incidents and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

Josh Peklo (left) takes over from Jeff Almond, whose three-year term is up. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Josh Peklo began volunteering with the Davidson Fire Department while a Davidson College student in the mid-1990s. This month, he became the department’s chief, taking the reins from outgoing chief Jeff Almond on Jan. 1. Read the full story

This week, firefighters assisted Cornelius emergency units with setting up a landing zone for a medical helicopter following a vehicle accident on Catawba Avenue and investigating a number of false alarms. Burnt food triggered a smoke detector in a Davidson College administrative building on Faculty Drive, and a malfunctioning residential fire alarm on Davidson-Concord Road prompted an emergency response  on Wednesday afternoon. Details on these calls and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters over the past week responded to an automobile wreck on Concord Road as well as variety of false alarms and smoke detector activations. Details on these incidents and a tally of the week’s 17 medical calls may be found below. Read the full story

Firefighters assisted homeowners with a number of household problems this week. A woman on Cotton Gin Alley called 911 after waking up early Sunday to the smell of electrical smoke, but firefighters were unable to detect smoke or any other hazards upon investigating.  A malfunctioning residential fire alarm on Rollingdale Lane prompted an emergency response last Friday, and a homeowner on Callaway Hills Lane requested assistance for an oven broiler that would not turn off. Details on these incidents and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story