| Prater Creek forest fire endangers other property |
| Sun. Apr 26th 2009 |
At approximately 3:00 on Sunday afternoon, a caller notified 911 that the Prater Creek forest fire (which had been burning uncontrollably since Saturday) was nearing their residence.
Firefighter Lance Blackburn responded with Engine 1 and Firefighters Brian White, Sean Lawson, Danny Keen, and Jason...
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| Forest fire burns toward residences |
| Sat. Apr 25th 2009 |
Saturday afternoon was an adventurous one for the guys at the fire dept. Within a three-hour span, the dept. received four calls of forest fires burning near some structures.
The first call was on Prater Creek and firefighters strived to extinguish as much of the fire as feasible. The f...
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| Two-vehicle serious accident requires aeromedical |
| Mon. Apr 20th 2009 |
At approximately 8:35 on Monday evening, 911 dispatchers notified the dept. of a two-vehicle injury accident near Gearheart Communications.
Firefighter/EMT Sean Lawson was one of the first firefighters on scene and radioed back almost immediately for extrication. Sixteen other Bets...
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| Vehicle flees scene of accident |
| Mon. Apr 20th 2009 |
On Monday afternoon, 911 dispatchers notified the department of an injury accident on U.S. 23 South near the mouth of Penhook. After arriving on scene, firemen were notified that the hit-and-run vehicle had fled the scene enroute toward Harold.
Five Betsy Layne firemen responded and assisted ...
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| Residential fire alarm at Harold |
| Fri. Apr 10th 2009 |
A few minutes past 7:30 on Friday evening, 911 Dispatcher Justice notified the fire dept. of a residential fire alarm activation at the residence of Robert Rose at 25 North Eagle Trace Boulevard on Penhook.
Firefighters Nathan Looney (neighbor) and Buddie Delpont responded to the call and discovere...
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| Heavy rainfall leads to misfortune for local motorist |
| Tue. Apr 7th 2009 |
Just after 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon, 911 dispatcher White notified the firefighters of a single-vehicle injury accident with possible entrapment on U.S. 23 North near the Tram bridge. The driver of a Ford F-650 utility truck hauling a load of pipes had lost control of the vehicle during a sev...
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| Single-vehicle injury accident at Honaker |
| Sun. Apr 5th 2009 |
In the early hours of Sunday morning, 911 dispatchers notified our fire dept. of a single-vehicle accident with injuries on KY Rt 2030 near Trace Branch on Little Mud Creek.
Seven firefighters responded along with an apparatus and the driver of the disabled vehicle appeared to be in very bad condit...
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| DUI accident on a busy highway |
| Thu. Apr 2nd 2009 |
At approximately a quarter past noon on Thursday, 911 dispatchers notified our department of a two-vehicle injury accident in front of Blackburn's Greenhouse at the mouth of Mare Creek on U.S. 23 South.
Seven of our firemen responded along with Engine 2 and Unit 3 as one lane of southbound traffic ...
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| Forest fire at Boldman |
| Wed. Apr 1st 2009 |
A few minutes prior to 9:00 on Wednesday evening, 911 dispatchers notified our dept. of a brush fire near the roadway visible from the Boldman bridge.
At the time of this writing since the event was still in progress, at least four Betsy Layne firefighters were responding to the scene. O...
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| Wildland fire near a residence |
| Tue. Mar 24th 2009 |
Just before 9:00 on Tuesday evening, 911 dispatchers notified our dept. of a wildland fire within less than 100 feet from a residence on Stoney Brook Drive at Betsy Layne.
Firefighters responded to the call and later reported back that they were unable to locate any fires in the area....
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