During severe storm activity on the afternoon of Saturday, April 16, in Raleigh, N.C., Engine 3 was struck by a tree in the 700 block of Dennis Avenue. The limbs landed perpendicular (exact or abouts) to the cab. (One or more tornados struck the city during this time, and the path of the storm was was pretty close to Dennis Avenue. The Raleigh Fire Department engine company was operating a reserve Pierce pumper. The firefighters were not injured. The apparatus was placed out of service. The tree was cut away from the truck, later that day, and the apparatus was backed away.
