LKNVFD - Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department - Archive

Man dies trying to save dog from fire

Mon, 04 May 2009 08:13:00 -0400

A 20-year-old man died Sunday night after trying to rescue a dog inside his parents' burning house in Mooresville. The Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department received a call at 4:21 p.m. about a house on fire on Wildiris Drive, west of Interstate 77 off Brawley School Road. The fire was out by 5:45 p.m., an Iredell Sheriff's dispatcher said Sunday night. Neighbors say the 20-year-old was outside when he was asked if anyone was inside. He said only the dog and ran inside to rescue the animal. Firefighters had to carry him outside. He was unconscious when an ambulance took him to Lake Norman Regional Hospital, neighbors said. Late Sunday, WCNC-TV, the Observer's news partner, reported that he had died. The dog died, too. Update May 6, 2009 Cause of Fatal Mooresville Fire Undetermined Fire officials said this morning they weren't able to determine what caused Sunday's fire on Wildiris Drive that killed Joshua Waynick, 20, when he went into his home to try to rescue the family's dog.

Waynick was outside the home when the fire started in the master bedroom, Iredell County Deputy Fire Marshall David Souther said. His parents were out of town at the time.

Autopsy results are pending at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, Souther said. The dog also died in the fire.

Mooresville 4-year-old fights for his life

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:08:00 -0400

A 4-year-old Mooresville boy is fighting for his life after being injured by a lawn mower April 22. Preston Loyd was playing in the yard of his Corona Circle home when he was accidentally run over by a lawn mower operated by his grandfather. Preston is the son of Mooresville residents Ashton and Cinamon Loyd, and a preschooler at Peninsula Baptist Church. [More]

Lake Norman VFD receives FEMA grant

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:09:00 -0400

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today awarded $1,081,279 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funding to local fire departments and emergency medical services organizations in the state of North Carolina. Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department received $61,750 for operations and safety. [More]

A boating class...just for girls

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:47:00 -0400

The Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold a safe boating class in Mooresville March 21 for girls only. Open to girls 14 and older, the class will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department on Brawley School Road. [More]

LNVFD halts works on its boat until problem fixed

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:33:00 -0400

Cornelius-Lemley Fire and Rescue will have to wait a bit longer to start training on its newest piece of equipment - and that also means one other Lake Norman-area fire department has put its training plans on hold. A $400,000 fireboat delivered to Cornelius-Lemley Fire and Rescue in December will be going back to the California manufacturer's plant for upgrades because the boat did not pass the department's shakedown tests on Lake Norman. The fire department received the 37-foot Harbor Guard Boats fireboat - the first of its model sold - on Dec. 13 after flying out for the boat's sea trials on the Pacific Ocean. [More]

Lake Norman VFD receives FEMA grant

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:39:00 -0400

Family glad to be alive after losing home to fire

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:02:00 -0400

For one Mooresville couple, 2008 will be remembered as the year they "stayed alive." "It's not a bad thing when you survive a tragedy," said Doris Nash, whose multi-million dollar home with husband Michael burned to the ground in the early morning hours of Christmas Day. Choosing to remain optimistic escaping the blaze unharmed before their three-story home in The Point collapsed Doris said she may never know what ignited the flames that decimated their house, belongings and at least two vehicles, yielding $3.2 million in damages. [More]

Officials let fire burn on N.C. island

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:58:00 -0400

A fire that started Tuesday on an island on Lake Norman is expected to burn for a few days, officials said. Rangers from the N.C. Division of Forest Resources have been letting the fire burn on an 18-acre uninhabited island because it doesn't pose a threat to people or properties, said Brian Haines, a spokesman for the division in Raleigh. [More]

Pointe House Fire

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:00:00 -0400

Lake Norman fire investigators still don't know if lightning caused a fast-moving house fire in Mooresville Thursday night. The fire broke out shortly after six o'clock at a home in The Point community on Brawley School Road. [More]

Boat Fire July 5, 2007

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 10:25:00 -0400

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Grand Opening September 30, 2006

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:36:00 -0400

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Highway 150 Training May 4, 2006

Thu, 04 May 2006 10:43:00 -0400

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Donations secure life-saving equipment for Lake Norman VFD

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:45:00 -0400

With two donations totaling $27,000 the Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department recently bought several pieces of essential, life-saving equipment. The Hope at The Point Foundation gave the department a $10,000 grant and the H.B. Ebert Charitable Foundation donated $17,000. The new rescue tools include a glass master, which cuts glass out of a car windshield allowing firefighters to get a victim out of a car; hydraulic extensions that can roll back a dash; the jaws of life, which can cut through solid steel to free a victim and a spreader that can force open a smashed car door and take it off the hinges. The department also bought a portable generator to use at accident scenes. The generator would allow several pieces of equipment to be used at the same time. [More]

Body of missing firefighter found in N.C. lake

Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:49:00 -0400

The body of a Lancaster County firefighter missing in a North Carolina lake since Jan. 1 has been found, authorities said. Steven Kish, 30, apparently fell into Lake Norman after stepping onto the deck of a boat to smoke a cigarette. Kish had been boating with a brother and friends [More]

North Carolina Woman Lost Home, Thanks Firefighters

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 00:41:00 -0400

Cecile Ebert lost her $1.7 million Lake Norman mansion to a fire after her fiance tried to jump-start a Porsche in her garage. Sparks from the car engulfed the home in flames. No one in the home was injured, but a firefighter suffered a minor injury. Ebert, trustee of the H.B. Ebert Charitable Foundation, said the experience taught her the value of local fire department services, after firefighters from eight departments attempted to save her home. [More]