The Trenton Fire Department reports damage was minor to the exterior of a house at 505 West 15th Street in Trenton. Firefighters responded at 10:47 Monday morning to a house owned by Wayne King which was occupied by Isaiah Lickteig. Upon arrival, light smoke was seen on the exterior of the house and the report indicates […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a trash can fire behind a residence on Friday Captain Les Hinnen reports firefighters found a large trash can that had been on fire upon arrival to 1430 Trenton Road in Chillicothe. A resident had extinguished most of the fire prior to the fire department’s arrival. Crews used a […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a brush fire at the Hutchinson Cemetery on LIV 320 Thursday at 12:50 in the morning. Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Hoskins reports the fire department responded with a brush truck and two personnel. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the fire had spread from a burn pile in the cemetery to […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department reports a farm tractor was destroyed by fire late Monday afternoon in a field off LIV Road 424. The owner was listed as Daryl Crawford of 14027 LIV 424. The department responded with its rural pumper and three personnel. Upon arrival, firefighters found the tractor was fully involved with fire about a quarter […]
Chillicothe firefighters Saturday evening extinguished a small grass fire along Highway 65 south of Chillicothe. Fire Chief Darrell Wright said smoke from the blaze was causing traffic issues when the fire had spread onto the highway right of way from unattended brush piles being burned by a landowner. Firefighters briefly were on the scene just […]
Firefighters responded to a blaze today in one of Milan’s oldest buildings located at West 3rd and South Broadway. Reports indicate heavy damage was contained to the front of the building at 112 West 3rd Street in Milan. The fire started at 8:30 this morning and responding to the blaze were the Milan Fire Department, […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a fire in the roof of the Donaldson Company Saturday morning at 1:11 am. Assistant Fire Chief Eric Reeter reports an employee directed firefighters to the center of the building at 400 Donaldson Drive upon their arrival. He says the fire fighters found a small fire burning next to […]
A natural gas leak Thursday morning resulted in the evacuation of residents near Norton Street and Crowder Road in Trenton. Trenton Fire Lieutenant Doug Franklin reports firefighters arrived at the corner of Norton Street and Crowder Road and found boring equipment operated by Boley Utilities Construction that had a significant amount of natural gas coming […]
Fire Wednesday caused moderate damage to the dining room of a Trenton residence. Firefighters responded to the blaze at the George Ellis residence at 1908 Cedar Street. It was reported that an occupant and pets got out safely with no injuries reported. According to information supplied by firefighter Derek Hert, light smoke was coming from […]
The Trenton Finance Committee voted Wednesday evening to recommend to the Trenton City Council raises in pay for employees. City Clerk Cindy Simpson reports the committee is recommending a 50 cent per hour raise for utility employees as well as for pay-per-call firefighters and reserve police officers. She said the committee also recommended departments taking […]
Trenton High School and Middle School Student Council will host a First Responders Breakfast in two weeks. The breakfast will be held in the health room at the high school the morning of March 21st from 6:30 to 7:45. The meal is open to all emergency workers in the Grundy County area, including police officers, […]
Spickard and Grundy County Rural Fire Protection Districts responded to grass fires early Sunday evening. Training officer Jesse Richmond for Spickard said the first blaze was reported from a passer-by who noticed a field on fire north of Route Y and 64th Street which is located southeast of Spickard. Richmond said an estimated 40 acres […]
Chillicothe firefighters yesterday afternoon responded to a grass fire in an open field at 14092 LIV Road number 251. Upon arrival, approximately five acres of grass was burning and it was noted the owners of Koehler Home Sales, as well as neighbors, were using rakes to try and put out the fire but the wind […]
Spickard Fire Protection District firefighters responded to the fairgrounds at Spickard on Saturday afternoon. Once on the scene, firefighters extinguished a small grass fire which had spread into old railroad ties along with trees. Training Officer Jesse Richmond reported the cause was undetermined and nothing else was threatened. Firefighters were on the scene about 90 […]
Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to two grass fires Wednesday night. The fire department reports flames were along a roadside ditch extending to a waterway bordering a bean field when crews arrived at the first fire on Route Y north of 28th Street. Grundy County Rural responded with two brush trucks, a pumper, and […]
A spokesman for the Spickard Fire Protection District reports a fire overnight burned about half an acre near a sawmill. Training Officer Jesse Richmond said seven personnel responded to the Enos Schwatzentruber property near Spickard about 1:30 this morning. Richmond noted Spickard was assisted by the Mercer County Fire Protection District.
Trenton and Grundy County rural firefighters responded to the Sonic Drive-In on East 9th Street in Trenton Saturday morning where there was a fire in a cooking fryer. The blaze had extinguished itself before firefighters arrived and the fire was attributed to a grease build-up on the fryer. No damage and no injuries were reported. […]
Fire on Saturday extensively damaged the Jenna Johnson residence at 2104 Chestnut Street in Trenton. No injuries to people were reported and no one was said to be home at the time of the blaze, however, a Trenton Fire Department spokesman said a dog inside the house perished. The cause of the fire was listed […]
One firefighter sustained injuries at a fire involving three houses in the 400 block of Reynard Street in Chillicothe, which crews responded to early Saturday morning. Chillicothe Fire Chief Darrell Wright reports crews found the houses fully involved when they arrived at the scene. He says that crews had contained the fire as of 5 o’clock, […]
A vehicle which was fully engulfed by fire as firefighters arrived is a total loss on Monday. Derek Hert with the Trenton Fire Department reports Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District responded to the fire on Northeast 18th Avenue. No buildings were in danger, and no one was injured due to the fire.
