A major fire occurred in Goldsboro on August 4, 2015 at Aycock Tractor Company close to 7:00 in the evening. Due to the massive size of this fire and materials around the structure, it took over 3 hours to control the fire. C Shift was on duty that evening, but members of A Shift were called back to assist. Also, members of neighboring volunteer fire departments were called to aid GFD including: Belfast, Elroy, Rosewood, New Hope, Mar Mac, Patetown, and Pricetown.