2020-Current

2020- January 1st. WFFD officially revises the department patch to reflect the correct date of 1921, the year the fire department was formed. The other dates were removed from the patch.
 
2020, 3rd Friday in April.  For the first time since the Annual Fish Fry was started in the 1970's, it was cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

2020, June 1st, 2020. Academy 0919 graduates after an 8 month academy. The academy graduated 12 recruits who were hired for the new ladder company being placed into service at Station #2. The members of Academy 0919 are: John Carr, Korey Floyd, Steven Haag, Zack Helms, Damian Johnson, Keith Lee, Ryan Lynn, Robert Mitchell, Samuel Scales, Matthew Smith, Brice Strickland, and Jabez Tsantles.
 
2020,  June 4th. Ladder #2 goes into service. Former Ladder #1 is moved to Station #2 and the first TDA (tiller) is placed into service at Station #1. Ladder #1 crew rides Ladder #4 while waiting for the new Ladder #1 to be finished being built and delivered.

 

   

2020, July 1st - Wake Forest Fire Department Inc. officially ceases operations and becomes a department under the Town of Wake Forest. For 37 years, the Wake Forest Fire Department Inc. contracted fire services with the Town of Wake Forest and served the Wakette Fire District of Wake County. 

2020, August 11th- WFFD takes delivery of a 2019 Rosenbauer engine and is placed into service as Engine #1. The apparatus has 1000 gallons of water, a 1500 gpm pump, and a 20 gallon foam tank. A private wet-down ceremony is held by on duty staff due to COVID-19 restrictions.

2021, January 2nd. Suppression staff from WFFD begin getting the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine through Wake County Health and Human Services. This is an effort to reduce the contraction and spread of the deadly pandemic.

2021, March 2nd. WFFD takes delivery and places into service Ladder #1, the first Tractor Drawn Aerial (tiller) built for the department. This is the first apparatus purchased by the Town of Wake Forest since the fire department became a Town department. It is a 2020 Spartan Tractor Drawn Aerial with a 105' ladder, 200 gallon water tank, and a 1500 GPM pump. A wet-down ceremony is held at Station 1 with on duty staff and a limited list of guests from the Town.

2021, April 1st. WFFD begins wearing Autism Awareness Shirts on duty in honor of Fire Chief Ron Early's Son, Kyle Early who lived with ASD. The initiative came from the Fire Chief, his wife Tammy, and Capt. Justin Brown. In a quote from Chief Early: “Autism Awareness is near and dear to our hearts,” Early said. “It is our hope that by bringing awareness to autism spectrum disorder, we can help people better understand individuals diagnosed with ASD with a more loving heart, patience, and kindness.”

In response to community support, a purchasable shirt was designed and over 1000 shirts were sold reaching all across the country.