| Emergency Landing 2 |
| Wed. Aug 26th 2009 |
As firefighters arrived back at the station, 911 dispatchers again notified them of another request for landing zone establishment regarding a patient needing to be airlifted due to a large amount of blood loss (ems call).
Nine firefighters responded back to the scene in Units 3 and 6 however ...
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| Emergency Landing 1 |
| Wed. Aug 26th 2009 |
Late Wednesday evening, 911 dispatchers notified the firemen of a request to assist with setting up a landing zone at L.Z. # 1 (jct. Ky 979/1426 at Harold). A male patient had been struck with a vehicle and had a compound fracture to one of his arms.
Thirteen firemen along with Units 3 and 6 ...
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| Fire alarm at local school |
| Tue. Aug 18th 2009 |
On Tuesday afternoon, firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Betsy Layne Elementary School. After an investigation, it was discovered that it was a false alarm and everything was okay....
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| "Hot times for local motorist" |
| Tue. Aug 18th 2009 |
On Tuesday afternoon, firefighters responded to a call of a vehicle fire on U.S. 23 at Betsy Layne near the Hayes Complex. The fire was extinguished, the vehicle suffered minor damage, and there were no injuries. ...
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| Quick action possibly saves trailer from disaster |
| Thu. Aug 13th 2009 |
Late Thursday afternoon, the firefighters received a call of a vehicle fire on Conn Street in the Ivel community of Floyd county. Eight firefighters rushed to the scene as well as Engine 2 and Rescue 3.
Upon arrival, it was observed that both the front interior and engine area of a maroo...
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| Two-vehicle accident at a busy intersection |
| Mon. Aug 3rd 2009 |
At approximately 7:30 on Monday evening, our department received a dispatch of a two-vehicle injury accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 23 and Ky Route 979 at Harold.
Living within a short distance of the accident, Chief Eddie Clark and Firefighter Brian White were the first two unit...
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| Residential Fire Alarm |
| Fri. Jul 31st 2009 |
At approximately 11:32 on Friday night, the firemen responded to a residential fire alarm at 25 North Eagle Trace Blvd. at a Groves' residence. All checked to be okay and it was an accidental activation....
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| Missing man gives family scare |
| Wed. Jul 29th 2009 |
Early Wednesday morning just before 2:30, 911 dispatchers notified our department that our assistance would be needed in the search for 24yo Michael Rogers of Harold who had gone fishing earlier in the evening and never returned. After a while, his family became concerned and started...
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| Not the usual Sunday drive |
| Sun. Jul 26th 2009 |
At approximately 1225 hours on Sunday afternoon, a lot of the firemen and their families were on their way back home from church when a call came in of a two-vehicle injury accident on U.S. 23 in front of the Betsy Layne Church of Christ.
Firefighters responded and had to extricate one of the victi...
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| Late night accident with suspicious circumstances |
| Sun. Jul 26th 2009 |
A few minutes prior to 3:00 early Sunday morning, 911 dispatchers notified the dept. of a possible two-vehicle injury accident on U.S. 23 at Harold. It was during a heavy downpour of rain and the accident was believed to have possibly been as the result of a hydroplane incident.
Firefighters ...
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