Three Apex firefighters (pictured left to right: Lt. Bob Pascucci, Engineer Pete Cirasole, and Engineer Jason Nesbit), traveled to Hyde County in Brush 1 to assist with firefighting efforts at the Evans Road fire from 6/8 - 6/11/08. At that time, the fire had scorched about 40,000 acres and was about 40% contained. Started by lightning on 6/1/08, in two weeks it had impacted 24,402 acres of federal, 502 acres of state, and 15,075 acres of private land. Over 500 emergency personnel were on scene at the time our firefighters were deployed.
Several other departments from Wake County were deployed at the same time, including Morrisville FD, Wake Forest FD, Eastern Wake EMS and Wake County EMS. Apex and Wake Forest firefighters were teamed up to make Task Force 4, pictured at right, and spent some time out on the fireline putting out hot spots. Front row, left to right: Pete Cirasole (AFD), Jason Nesbit (AFD), Bob Pascucci (AFD), Nick Carter (WFFD), David Collins (WFFD). Back row, left to right: Reginald Rogers (WFFD), Ben Davis (WFFD), Ed Barrett (WFFD), Tony Lamberti (WFFD).
Photos were provided by Jason Nesbit and Pete Cirasole. Click the thumbnails below to view a larger photo in a separate browser window.
Photos by Pete Cirasole
Quite the impressive smoke plume
How often do you see the mid-day sun like THAT?
Awww... isn't that sweet!!!!!
Jason (far right) and Bob (3d from right) are at one with the snakes
Three Apex firefighters (pictured left to right: Lt. Bob Pascucci, Engineer Pete Cirasole, and Engineer Jason Nesbit), traveled to Hyde County in Brush 1 to assist with firefighting efforts at the Evans Road fire from 6/8 - 6/11/08. At that time, the fire had scorched about 40,000 acres and was about 40% contained. Started by lightning on 6/1/08, in two weeks it had impacted 24,402 acres of federal, 502 acres of state, and 15,075 acres of private land. Over 500 emergency personnel were on scene at the time our firefighters were deployed.
Several other departments from Wake County were deployed at the same time, including Morrisville FD, Wake Forest FD, Eastern Wake EMS and Wake County EMS. Apex and Wake Forest firefighters were teamed up to make Task Force 4, pictured at right, and spent some time out on the fireline putting out hot spots. Front row, left to right: Pete Cirasole (AFD), Jason Nesbit (AFD), Bob Pascucci (AFD), Nick Carter (WFFD), David Collins (WFFD). Back row, left to right: Reginald Rogers (WFFD), Ben Davis (WFFD), Ed Barrett (WFFD), Tony Lamberti (WFFD).
