The Chillicothe fire department responded to a rural location on LIV Road 235, where several bales and small acreage were observed on fire late afternoon Thursday. The fire was on property owned by Larry James. Fire Lieutenant Tracy Bradley reported ten bales and the acreage around them were on fire. The owner was quoted as […]
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Firefighters rescue injured girl from bank of Thompson River
Trenton and Grundy County Rural Firefighters assisted medical personnel in getting a young woman from the bank of the Thompson River to an ambulance on Wednesday afternoon. Lieutenant Doug Franklin explained the young woman received an ankle or leg injury from jumping into shallow water. Franklin said a group of young adults were at the […]
Chillicothe Fire Department recognized as”Fire Department of the Year” by Missouri Fire Fighters Association
The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri has named The Chillicothe Fire Department as “Department Of The Year” for 2016. The FFAM serves 7, 533 members and 367 fire departments. The award was presented to the department at the FFAM 62 annual convention held at Tan Tara resort. The Chillicothe Fire Department is a progressive Department with […]
Death of 4 children sparks fire prevention focus
(St. Joseph News Press) – A yellow toy dump truck speckled with dirt rests atop a bookshelf in the Trenton fire chief’s office. The photo of four children who died in a house fire last May is attached to the truck, which came from the backyard of the house that burned down. It is a […]
Learn all about the tax issue: Trenton Fire Tax “Sparks” interest
A Trenton committee promoting the city sales tax issue for the fire department points out home and business owners could see lower insurance premiums once a proposed fire training facility is established at Trenton. Part of the revenue generated by a one-quarter of a cent sales tax is earmarked for firefighter training locally and from […]
Emergency services called to 18-wheeler leaking diesel near Utica
Chillicothe firefighters were sent to a location west of Utica Thursday afternoon where a ruptured fuel tank on a tractor trailer unit, owned by Ebel Transfer, was leaking diesel fuel. Fire Chief Darrell Wright said firefighters received a call of a truck leaking diesel fuel along the side of the road about two miles west […]
Trenton City Council Meeting Report for Monday, February 22, 2016
The Trenton City Council’s finance committee meets several times during preparations for the city budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1st. That’s also the case this year, with two more meetings announced for Wednesday, February 23, and Friday, February 26, both at noon. Trenton mayor nick McHargue, during last night’s city council meeting, said […]
Trenton firefighters respond to mobile home fire
Fire Friday afternoon at Trenton destroyed a mobile home at 1908 Colt. Nobody was home at the time. The owner of the property was listed as Robert Allen. Trenton Fire Marshall Robert Romesburg said the blaze was fully involved when firefighters arrived. Lieutenant Romesburg reported a faulty meter box caused a short resulting in an […]