City Of Raleigh: RFD's ‘Amazon' Enables Effective Operations

Press release from the City of Raleigh:

Jul 26, 2021

“Whatever our members or fire stations need, from ladder trucks to paper towels, we got it. The Logistics Division is the Amazon of the Raleigh Fire Department,” describes Assistant Fire Chief James Poole the group that provides supplies and equipment for fire suppression and emergency response conducted by RFD.

The Division’s main warehouse off New Bern Avenue does look like a mini-Amazon, with its floor-to-ceiling shelves that require a lift to access the highest ones. Next to the warehouse sits the large-enough-for firetrucks garage and the main side building houses a variety of bulky items, from treadmills and other exercise equipment to furniture and an antique firetruck waiting for repairs.

This press release was produced by the City of Raleigh. The views expressed here are the author’s own.