I live right by this place. They have a lot of calls. You can hear them rushing out to help others…read more This Fire Department is very clean. There is also a police sub station attached to the building. Good to know our area is covered. Rescue is here also. Great place to bring your kids. And great to know they are so close to the schools.

Swift is right! I…read moreleft a message for the Swift Creek Fire Department inquiring where the closest fire hydrant was located to another home in the area that I'm considering for purchase (since I couldn't find one.) I received a prompt returned call from Andy and he was extremely polite, friendly, and helpful. He answered all my questions and provided me with additional information regarding emergency response. I appreciate his prompt reply, subject matter expertise, and excellent communication. Thank you for your service.

State of North Carolina Marianne and Daughter Love North…read moreCarolina. I've got family members and my friends living there who I've had for over 50 yrs. Then years ago we made Manhattan friends that originally came from North Carolina. I've been to North Carolina staying in my Aunt and Uncle's time share. I can't say enough about how much I enjoy this State. If I didn't have to have a car to get around in North Carolina I'd want to move there in a heartbeat. But that's only if I had to leave Manhattan for some reason. Naturally I love and want to stay here in Manhattan. I'm so happy that I have so many connections in my personal life to this state. It's definitely welcoming and I can visit when I want! If you're looking for a place to retire or relocate for any reason I recommend North Carolina!

Other than two years when I was living in the UK, I've lived in the Tarheel State for the last…read moresixteen years. I've lived in six states (NY, MA, FL, PA, AR, NC) and two countries (US, UK). This is my favorite place. Our motto: "To be, rather than to seem." Don't fake it. North Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies, the twelfth to join the Union and the last to join the Confederacy during the Civil War. We're in the South now, y'all. It's a huge state, incorporating the cities of Charlotte, Raleigh (the state Capitol), Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville and Asheville. We have the barrier islands, the Great Dismal Swamp, the steel and concrete jungles, the mountains, beaches and the rivers. North Carolina has the highest point in eastern North America, Mount Mitchell. Our license plates say "First in Flight" (because the Wright Brothers flew here first at Kitty Hawk) and "First in Freedom" (as my fellow Charlotteans declared independence a full year before John Hancock signed that other famous Declaration). We have 420 miles of I-40 (the busiest east-west corridor in the USA), 182 miles of I-95 (the busiest north-south), 231 miles of I-85, I-77, I-74, I-73. I-26 clips the corner of the western end of the state and at 12.9 miles long, I-87 is the shortest designated primary Interstate. To drive from Tennessee border (west) to the Outer Banks (east), it's about six hours. Or you can drive three hours from north to south. Could we do better? Sure. North Carolina got worldwide news and boycotts for the enactment of HB2. Officially the "Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act" it got notice as the "Bathroom Bill" that required people to use the bathroom that corresponded to their birth certificate. We're also known for the gerrymandering of our 12th Congressional District that was described as "political pornography" by the WSJ. We hosted the 2012 Democratic National Convention and the 2020 Republican National Convention. We currently have a Democrat governor and both houses of the legislature are Republican. It's interesting. We are home for the Carolina Panthers (football), the Carolina Hurricanes (hockey), the Charlotte Hornets (basketball) and we have the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Charlotte Motor Speedway and Rockingham Speedway host car races. Minor league baseball include the Charlotte Knights and the famed Durham Bulls. The North Carolina Museum of Art, the North Carolina Museum of History, the Durham Performing Arts Center and the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. In education, Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest University are routinely ranked in the top 100 best colleges in America. Thirteen of the Fortune 500 are based in North Carolina, including Bank of America, Lowe's Home Improvement and Honeywell International. Charlotte-Douglas International Airport is the sixth busiest airport in the world after Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Chicago and Los Angeles, ahead of Orlando, Guangzhou and Las Vegas. The Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte is the 56th tallest building in the United States. Pepsi-Cola was invented in New Bern, Cheerwine in Salisbury, Texas Pete hot sauce and Krispy Kreme Donuts in Winston-Salem and we have the headquarters for Bojangles Famous Chicken N' Biscuits in Charlotte. The UPC bar code and the CTRL-ALT-DEL key sequence were developed in our state. You might be wondering why we have a NORTH Carolina and a SOUTH Carolina. Here you go: https://www.carolana.com/Carolina/thesplit.html We don't talk to them much. :) Taxes are not excessive, the roads are okay, the crime rate is climbing and it's all good. I love it here. Come visit! [Review 19084 overall - 3402 in North Carolina - 53 of 2023.]

The Wake Forest Community House is a town building and can be rented for functions. It serves as a…read morepolling location on election day as well. There is street parking available as well as a small parking lot. The new community pool is located outside the building. On my recent visit here I took a class with Femme Fromage and made a Charcuterie & Cheese Board. The facility worked great for the class.

What wonderful guys! So kind, patient, and helpful when I had to call them to help my husband get…read moreinto a lift chair due to his disability. I needed some men with muscles and knowledge of how to handle a large, severely handicapped male safely, and they were perfect for the task.

This fire station helped me install my car seat. They provided a 20 minute personal "class" on…read moresafety and installation, and were amazingly nice and helpful! I believe it was Chad who helped me. Thanks guys!! So worth it!

These kind firefighters helped me install my baby's car seat so they will always have a warm spot…read morein my heart. :)

My husband called them because my mother was having a stroke. Instead of taking her right away to…read morethe hospital, they were wasting precious time by asking all types of stupid and unnecessary questions like why did I think she was having a stroke (when they could see her showing every single sign described in a stroke)? It's amazing that even though this is their job, they don't know what a person with a stroke looks like. Perhaps they haven't been taught that for every minute delayed in treating a stroke, the average patient loses 1.9 million brain cells, 13.8 billion synapses, and 12 km of axonal fibres; they should move as fast as possible to prevent further damage.

The North Carolina Fallen Fire Fighter's Memorial is a nice tribute to the men and women who lost…read moretheir lives in the line of duty. The Memorial is in Nash Square in Downtown Raleigh and across the street from a fire station. The large memorial is a bronze statue with four firefighters. Three firefighters are rescuing a fourth that was under a steel beam. The names of the fallen heroes who have died since 1902 had to be redone as they ran out of room as unfortunately more names needed to be added. They also include those who have died of heart attacks and car accidents. If you are near Nash Square make sure to stop by this memorial.

Nice park located in the heart of Raleigh to honor the lost Firefighters that we lost during 911…read more Park it's self is simple piece that covers a sq block that has beautiful landscape and trees. But other than that it has no playground or anything that makes it a place to come hang out and chill.