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Duck Fire Department members, from left, Deputy Fire Chief Trey Batschelet, Christian Dick, Brandon Boyd, Duck Fire Chief Donna Black and Cameron Whitaker.
Duck Fire Department: Evolving to meet the needs of the town it serves by Philip S. Ruckle Jr.
To say the area around the village of Duck has changed in recent years could be an understatement. Little more than a name on a map prior to the 1970s, the area was of little interest to anyone other than avid hunters or fishermen. That changed when NC 12 was paved and visitors crossing the Wright Memorial Bridge
began venturing north. With the influx of people came rapid growth to the sleepy little village of only a few hundred houses. As population numbers steadily grew, local residents soon realized Duck needed its own fire department. It was in the fall of 1982 that a small group gathered to organize a fire department.
Duck Fire photos
Above: Firefighters direct a water stream into the window of the Buxton Fire Training Building during a training exercise. Left: Duck Fire Chief Donna Black gives firefighters instructions during the training excercise
