Chillicothe firefighters yesterday afternoon went to a farm location west of LIV Road 233 where a controlled levee burn had gotten away from the land owners and spread into nearby timber. The department reported the owners, listed as Phil and Gary Willard, were concerned they were not going to be able to stop the fire […]
The Spickard Fire Department responded to two calls Friday. Training Officer Jesse Richmond reports the department responded to a small grass fire on Highway 65 about a mile outside of Spickard around 4:30 Friday morning. The fire was so small that three personnel stomped out the fire with their feet. Richmond reports the department also […]
The Spickard Fire Department responded to a grass fire about a half mile south of Modena Tuesday afternoon. Training Officer Jesse Richmond says about half an acre was on fire and that a tanker and a brush truck were used in fighting the fire. Richmond says believes the fire started from a garbage fire in […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department provided assistance to the Hale Fire Department Thursday afternoon at the scene of a grass and brush fire. The location was listed as 16640 LIV road number 326, the owner was listed as William Ross. A report from Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrel Wright stated the fire burned approximately 300 acres of a […]
The Chillicothe Emergency Services received about 2,600 total emergency medical services and fire calls in 2016. Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports 24 of those calls were for structure fires, four for outside of structure fires, 17 tree/brush/grass fires, and 15 were automobile fires. He says the Chillicothe Fire Department and Chillicothe Ambulance District has […]
What turned out to be an overheated furnace motor sent Chillicothe’s Fire Department to 904 Fairway last night. Upon arrival, firefighters found light smoke throughout the house. Chief Darrell Wright noted a thermal imaging camera determined the furnace motor to be near 150 degrees. One of the electrical breakers to the furnace had been tripped. […]
Trenton firefighters responded to 1010 Avalon Friday afternoon where there was minor fire damage to the kitchen area and moderate to heavy smoke damage throughout an apartment. Firefighters, while inside fighting the blaze, were also able to get a dog to exit the apartment. Fire department Lieutenant Doug Franklin said the cause of the accidental blaze […]
A house at Chillicothe was damaged by fire over the weekend. Chillicothe Fire Department was dispatched to 423 Cherry Street about 11:30 Saturday night and was at the scene for one hour. Upon arrival, firefighters reported light smoke coming from the roof line and upon entering the house, an area in the kitchen ceiling was noted […]
Wilma Graham, the manager of SkillPath’s Chillicothe Facility, presented a check for $400 to the Chillicothe Fire Department. SkillPath employees recently held a fundraiser, in conjunction with their annual appreciation breakfast. Corporate SkillPath matched the funds raised locally.
Trenton firefighters used a fan to vent smoke from a residence at 911 Grant Thursday afternoon. Engineer Jacob Hickman said a grease fire on a stove was out before firefighters arrived, however, there was a small amount of smoke in the house. Firefighters were on the scene less than one hour and Owner/occupant information was […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responded Monday night to a call of a semi-tractor and trailer on fire three miles west of Chillicothe. The department noted the big rig was being driven when the driver reported the brakes overheated after they locked up. Damage was limited to the left rear wheel and axle area. When Chillicothe firefighters arrived […]
The second annual “Battle of the Badges” between the Chillicothe Police Department and the Chillicothe Fire Department is the benefit softball game Saturday, October 1 at 7 o’clock at the Blue Field at Danner Memorial Park. Admission is a contribution with proceeds going to the Y-Pals Back Pack program. Co-organizers of the charity game are […]
The proposed 17th Street bridge replacement project in Trenton has hit another funding challenge as earlier this month, Trenton City Clerk and interim Administrator Cindy Simpson said the project did not receive a federal grant being sought. At the meeting last night, Simpson noted Governor Nixon has cut funding for a Missouri Department of Transportation program […]
An autopsy was to be conducted today on the body of a woman found dead yesterday in a motel room at Lakeview Restaurant and Motor Lodge in Trenton. Coroner Dwayne Slater said the autopsy was handled by a company in Kansas City, Kansas, with preliminary results known in the near future. Toxicology tests also are to be […]
Fire Saturday, August 6th destroyed a barn west of Chillicothe off Livingston County road 525. Chillicothe firefighters received a call of an approximate 24 by 30-foot hay barn on fire, and while en-route, were told the fire was close to a house and a propane tank. Firefighters arrived o the scene to find the barn fully […]
The Livingston County Sheriff is reporting a tractor-trailer fire that occurred at approximately 11:50 pm Wednesday evening, where the driver was hauling fifty-seven cattle. The fire was located on U.S. 36 Highway where it’s reported that the tractor-trailer truck was fully engulfed in flames, and was a total loss. Responding to the scene were the […]
The Trenton Fire Department will host an open reception in honor of Chief Rick Morris Friday, July 1st from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at the Fire Station on East 17th Street. Morris’s retirement marks the end of his five-year tenure as Chief of the Trenton Fire Department, and the conclusion of a fire service career spanning […]
On the first day fireworks can be legally sold in the city of Trenton, members of the Trenton Fire Department yesterday conducted inspections at two locations in Trenton involving the sale of fireworks. The activity is described as part of the Trenton Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Program in conjunction with the Missouri Division of Fire […]
The Trenton City Council, on a vote of six in favor and two opposed, agreed to contribute 20-thousand dollars towards efforts to market Trenton and the ConAgra foods facility to potential businesses. Of that 20-thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars is to come from the city and the other ten-thousand dollars from Trenton Municipal Utilities. Boots […]
Jacob Hickman is the latest full time addition to the Trenton Fire Department crew. Hickman is a Trenton native and a 2008 graduate of the Trenton High School, son of Donita Hickman and the late Richard Peery. He has served as a Reserve Firefighter with the Trenton Fire Department since 2011, and a Volunteer Firefighter […]
