The newly opened Caswell No. 1 Fire Station Museum in downtown Kinston features a restored 1922 American LaFrance fire truck, a Browden life-saving machine, and other fire-fighting accessories.
When Nathaniel Thompson joined the Durham Fire Department in 1958, he was one of the city's first black firefighters. Chief since 1985, he continues to serve the community.
In an effort to make police more accessible to, and more aware of, the community, Lumberton created four substations, instituted an \"officer in residence\" program for a public housing community, and began bicycle patrols.
Concerned citizens in Charlotte have created a committee to fight parole for violent criminals and to lobby the parole board on behalf of the citizenry.
Community leaders have begun to recognize the value of historic theaters as catalysts for downtown revitalization, and have commissioned renovation projects to restore these theaters. Humphries features three theaters in Durham, Goldsboro, and Wilson.
The North Carolina Law Enforcement Support Services office has been created to help local law enforcement agencies acquire materials for combating drug activity.
The Buy Back the Hill Task Force, a Chapel Hill committee created to stem the proliferation of guns in the town, recently bought back over 100 guns using money collected from fund raisers.
Mooresville firefighters traded their hoses for hammers and transformed a vacant town-owned building into the new Mooresville Fire Department headquarters.
The Raleigh Police Department's Carolina Mudcats Rookie League was created to steer at-risk youth away from the lures of the street and toward the enjoyment of baseball. The program also helps the youngsters to view police in a new light.
Cornerstone, a joint effort between the state and federal governments, is a single facility that provides transitional housing and services for the homeless in Raleigh.