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Car Show and Trunk or Treat
Station 23, 4525 Lobelia Rd., Vass · Car show 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a DJ: $20 to enter a car, one BBQ plate included, and trophies for the top 10. BBQ plates are $11, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Live music 5 to 8 p.m., bounce houses all day, and Trunk or Treat 7 to 9 p.m. with a plaque for the best decorated. 50/50 tickets are $1. To set up a car for Trunk or Treat, call 910-245-4331 or message the department.
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Now hiring: full-time Firefighter/Engineer
Crains Creek Fire Rescue is hiring a full-time Firefighter/Engineer on a 48/96 schedule: 48 hours on duty at the station, then 96 off. Email crainscreekvfd@pinehurst.net or stop by the station for an application.
SourceCar Show and Trunk or Treat, Saturday, October 24
The department's annual fall fundraiser is Saturday, October 24 at Station 23: car show 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a DJ ($20 entry, one BBQ plate included, top 10 trophies), BBQ plates for $11 from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., live music 5 to 8 p.m., bounce houses all day, Trunk or Treat 7 to 9 p.m. with a plaque for the best decorated, and 50/50 tickets for $1. To set up a car for Trunk or Treat, call 910-245-4331.
SourceVehicle fire spreads to grass along N.C. 690
On a Thursday evening in late April, crews responded to a car fire on N.C. 690 near Lakebay Road that had spread into the grass beside the road. Responding units put out both the vehicle and the outdoor fire.
SourceTwo-vehicle accident at McGill Road and N.C. 690
Dispatch reported that someone might be trapped after two cars collided at McGill Road and N.C. Highway 690 on a Saturday. Crews found no one trapped and assisted the motorists.
SourceCrew assists motorists after an accident on Highway 690 near Flat Road
Just before 10 a.m. on a Friday, members responded to a two-vehicle accident on Highway 690 outside Vass near Flat Road. Both drivers were out of their vehicles on arrival.
SourceMoore County crews help save three dogs at a Harnett County house fire
Crains Creek was among the Moore County departments that crossed into Harnett County on a Monday to help at a house fire where three dogs were rescued, according to Cypress Pointe Fire and Rescue.
SourceLightning strike starts house fire on Lobelia Road
A caller reported smoke filling a home on Lobelia Road after a lightning strike on a Wednesday evening. Crews dispatched at 6:29 p.m. found smoke from the eaves and fire in the ceiling, and opened the ceiling in four rooms to make sure it had not spread. Everyone got out safely. Cypress Pointe, Fort Bragg Fire and Emergency Services, Spout Springs and Benhaven assisted, with Moore County EMS on standby.
SourceCamper destroyed by early-morning fire near Vass
Just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday, November 12, crews found a camper fully involved with two nearby vehicles exposed to the heat. A neighbor opened a driveway so the trucks could reach it; crews pushed the fire back from the vehicles and put it out. The Moore County Fire Marshal investigated.
SourceLive burn training on Lobelia Road
Crains Creek partnered with several neighboring departments for a live burn training exercise at a structure on Lobelia Road outside Vass.
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