HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) --Horry County Fire Rescue was dispatched to four-acre fire in the area of M W Stroud Road and Hardwick Road in the Nichols area. Fire officials were dispatched to the fire at about 7:14 p.m., and the South Carolina Forestry Commission is assisting with a plow as firefighters work to contain []
A downed power line ignited dry grass, causing a nearly 180-acre fire northeast of Galeton earlier this month. Galeton Fire Chief Russ Kane credits oil infrastructure and well-maintained properties for helping crews get the blaze under control in less than two hours.
There will be some traffic closures near the Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility for the next two weeks while crews work to install a secondary water line. Crews are starting an excavation project to install a secondary
The fire at the Market Lake Wildlife Management Area near Roberts is now fully contained. According to the Roberts Fire Department Chief, Jerry Vanleuven, over 100 acres of land was burned in the field. The fire was caused after a controlled fire got out of hand, due to windy conditions. No one was reported injured in the fire. Crews will continue to monitor the field this evening, while conducting spot checks around the perimeter.
Two cars were damaged Thursday evening in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood after catching fire due to downed power lines.
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- Six people were sent to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash in the Longs area, Horry County Fire Rescue said. It happened along E. Highway 9 near Charter Drive, HCFR said. One of the vehicles involved hit a sign. Crews were dispatched at 12:23 p.m. The South Carolina []
Over 40 police and fire departments in Lake County underwent a major 911 technology overhaul and consolidation that officials say improves public safety in the county. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they worked with the Lake County Emergency Telephone Systems Board (ETSB) and Crowe LLP in 2019 to start the upgrade process of critical technology […]
Multiple fire departments are fighting a large fire in rural Ingham County.
BATON ROUGE - A crew of firefighters put out flames coming from an unoccupied trailer along Hoo Shoo Too Road on Saturday evening. The St. George Fire Department said an unoccupied trailer caught fire around 6:45 p.m. and firefighters were able to control the fire within 30 minutes of arrival. No injuries were reported and the cause has not been determined. Permalink| Comments
Over a dozen fire departments were called to extinguish a wind-fueled wildfire that burned around 60 acres of land near two Lindenhurst neighborhoods Sunday afternoon. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 12:10 p.m. Sunday to the 1800 block of Prairie Ridge Circle in Lindenhurst for a report of a grass fire. Firefighters arrived […]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A duplex in Scranton was damaged after a fire Saturday evening. Scranton Fire Department states that crews were dispatched to a first-alarm fire just after 6:00 p.m. on the 200 block of Prospect Avenue. Officials say that no one was injured, and that the people displaced are currently being helped []
ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— First responders were called to the scene of an apartment fire in Schuylkill County early Monday morning. At 3:53 a.m., officials say firefighters were called to the 1100 block of West Centre Street for the report of an apartment building fire. As firefighters arrived on the scene, the Schuylkill County Communications []