July 9, 1959:   Charlotte Chemical Co. Fire/Hazardous Materials
July 21, 1964:   Eastern Airline Fire/Crash
September 11, 1974:   Eastern Airlines Crash 
May 27, 1981:   J. King Harrison Co. Fire 
December 11, 1981:   Bryant Heating & Air Conditioning Co. Fire 
September 13, 1982:   Baxter Harriss Hazardous Materials Fire 
March 16, 1985:   Crockett Park Fire 
April 23, 1985:   Royster Fertilizer Company Fire
April 11, 1986:   Little Hardware Fire
April 12, 1987 & May 6, 1987:  Kelston Place Fires
March 21,1988:   Chem-Way Corporation Hazardous Materials Fire
January 1, 1989:  House fire on Norris Avenue
October 14, 1991: National Welders Facility Fire
October 21, 1992:  H&S Lumber Company Fire
July 2, 1994:   US Air 1016 Airline Crash
June 6, 1996:   Matthews-Murkland Presbyterian Church Fire