01/05/2026
WEEKLY SUMMARY
From December 28, 2025 through January 3, 2026 your Fayetteville Firefighters responded to 563 incidents. Incidents included the following:
12/29: Fayetteville Firefighters responded to a report of an apartment fire in the 6400 block of Yadkin Road. Engine 9 and Truck 9 arrived on scene first and reported smoke showing from a two-story apartment residence. Units immediately began suppression and searches in the fire apartment. During primary search, one adult and one toddler were located. Both were removed from the structure with CPR in progress. Both were transported by Cumberland County EMS to Cape Fear Valley Hospital where the adult was pronounced deceased. The child was subsequently flown to UNC Hospital.
1/1: Engine 4, Squad 4 and Engine 9 were dispatched to a report of an outside fire in the 4900 block of Fieldcrest Drive. Upon arrival, units found a duplex heavily involved in fire. Additional units were requested. The fire was extinguished with no injuries to civilians or FFD personnel reported.
1/2: Engine 8 was dispatched to a report of a vehicle accident on Cliffdale Road. While en route, the call was upgraded and multiple other FFD units were dispatched. Arriving units found a serious vehicle accident with one vehicle overturned and on fire. Fayetteville Firefighters immediately initiated fire suppression and patient care. One victim was pronounced deceased at the hospital, while two more victims were taken to Cape Fear Valley Hospital in critical condition.
1/3: Engine 6 was dispatched to a report of a shooting at a popular restaurant on McPherson Church Road. Immediately afterwards, Truck 6 was dispatched to a report of a head-on collision on Cliffdale Road. While Engine 6 was en route to its call, Squad 4 was requested due to reports of multiple victims. While Truck 6 was en route to their collision, Truck 8 was requested due to reports of multiple victims. Engine 6, Squad 4, Truck 6, and Truck 8 along with Cumberland County EMS and the Fayetteville Police Department managed these significant overlapping incidents with professionalism.
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