Moriah Volunteer Fire and Rescue

10/08/2026

Our prayers are with our brothers and sisters of the Durham Fire Department this morning.

10/05/2026

This week is Fire Prevention Week. This years focus is charging safety. Everything has a battery operated option these days and some charging systems produce large amounts of heat. So it is important to pay attention to items that are being charged to make sure they have good air flow and do not overheat.

10/04/2026

In the 10am to 2pm timeframe there will be bikes on the roads of the district. This is the annual Mountains to the sea bike ride. They will enter the district on Bowen road, Continue down stoney Mountain Road. Then Jim Latta and Glen Fogelman Road then they will cross over 158 and take Thomas Store Road to Roxboro Motorsports and then Exit the county via Pixley Pritchard Road. If traveling these roads you may encounter slow moving es**rt vehicles and bikes.

09/18/2026

A big THANK YOU to Antioch Baptist Church for our huge box of goodies and notes they left!!! Also a huge thank you to Red Mountain Baptist Church for providing dinner for our firefighters and board members on Aug 11th! We are blessed to be supported and loved by our community!

07/17/2026

As most everyone has seen it’s smoky outside. It is smoke from Canada wildfires. According to the news it may be around a few days.

06/29/2026

This week we will see a heatwave we have not seen in years. Start now hydrating and be sure to check on those with health issues and the elderly. As we all know the drought has not improved even with the inch of rain we got last night so continue to be careful with sparks.

06/11/2026

We are honored to be featured in this Enbridge article highlighting the impact of their Safe Community First Responder Grant Program.

As a volunteer department, grants such as these play a critical role in helping us provide the highest level of service to the citizens of southeastern Person County and northeastern Durham County. Through Enbridge’s support, we were able to equip a donated fire engine with the tools necessary to place it into service, and later purchase battery-powered hydraulic extrication equipment that helps us respond more effectively to emergencies.

We are grateful to Enbridge for investing in first responders and the communities we serve. Their partnership helps ensure that when our neighbors call for help, we have the equipment needed to answer that call.

Thank you, Enbridge, for your continued support of Moriah Volunteer Fire & Rescue and volunteer emergency services across our region.

North Carolina fire departments get equipment boost from Enbridge Gas’ Safe Community grants

06/11/2026

Been the story of the year. Drought and high fire danger. New drought map is as expected with very little rain over the past several weeks we have made it to the worst level of drought. Be safe with any outside work including mowing grass and be careful where you part your car if there are tall weeds nearby. Postpone burning if at all possible.

05/17/2026

If you are in the area of the landfill be cautious. There is a water shuttle operation going on at this time for a fire at the landfill. we have a water point set up at the drag strip.

05/05/2026

FYI. Camp Butner is burning 200 plus acres if you see smoke in the area of the county line.