Upon arrival, approximately 25 acres of woods was burning, with flames burning in the tops of the trees.
Mutual aid was requested and received from Houston River FD, DeQuincy FD, Ward 5 FD and Beauregard FD2.
CPSO units and fire trucks were also set up on Bud Bennett for traffic control due to heavy smoke. Forestry was also contacted to respond.
Firefighters utilized brush trucks and fire dept ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Be aware that calm winds overnight could lead to some fog mixing with residual smoke from the prescribed burn. Visibility may be limited if this happens so drive safely.... (Full Story)

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HWY 389 CLOSED!!!!

Hwy 389 is closed all directions from Hwy 389 @ Noise St. To the Beauregard / Calcasieu Parish Line due to dense smoke and fog.... (Full Story & Photos)

Contractors are on site with bulldozers and a water truck.... (Full Story)

One maintains Property Insurance Association of Louisiana class 4 rating.

On July 22, 2025, PIAL conducted an audit of the Ward 6 Fire Protection District 1 fire department operations, water systems, and 911 communication systems.

This audit is a comprehensive audit of response capabilities, manpower, training, and equipment of the department. The water system capabilities, hydrants, water mains, ... (Full Story)

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Tonight’s the one night we expect to see smoke, ghosts, and strange things in the neighborhood… but please, let’s keep it to fog machines and not kitchen fires! 👻🚒
A few friendly (and slightly spooky) reminders from your favorite firefighters:
💀 Candles + costumes = bad magic. Go flameless, folks!
🍬 Check your candy before eating it — we already called dibs on the Reese’s. 😉
🧙‍♀️ If your ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approx 4:25 pm, Ward 6 Fire responded as mutual aid to Beauregard Parish Fire District 2 for a vehicle fire with a possible occupant trapped on Hwy 12 and Clark Road.

Command 901 arrived on scene at approx 4:31pm, bystanders advised everyone was out of the vehicle. The truck was fully involved with fire. On arrival of Engine 7, firefighters extinguished the fire. There was no injuries to firefighters ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Fire hoses are required to be tested annually to meet NFPA recommendations and ensure firefighters have hoses that will withstand the rigors of firefighting.

This week Axcess Hose and Ladder Company is testing approximately 20,000 feet of fire hose on all of the trucks at Ward 6.

Property Insurance Association of Louisiana (PIAL) also requires this annual test as part of our PIAL inspection ... (Full Story & Photos)

Command 901, Engine 7, Brush UTV 21 and 22 responded.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire in a heavily wooded area. Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry was requested to respond to plow containment lines. Fire control lines were plowed around the fire area to prevent the fire from spreading.

ALERT!!!!! As of today, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has implemented a burn ban ... (Full Story & Photos)

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At approximately 1:20pm, Ward 6 Fire responded to a reported vehicle on fire on Carol Hixson Rd.

On arrival approximately 1 acre of grass was burning and it had spread to a tractor. The tractor was fully involved. Firefighters extinguished the tractor fire and contained the grass fire.

Mutual Aid was requested from HOUSTON RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT for a brush truck and Brush UTV to assist with ... (Full Story & Photos)