About Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One of Calcasieu Parish

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One of Calcasieu Parish was established in 1986 due to the growth taking place in the areas surrounding DeQuincy and in north Sulphur. The department covers a total of 125 square miles and initially started with three fire stations along Highway 27 and six fire trucks, with two trucks being housed ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to Michael Clifton on receiving his LSU HazMat Awareness certification.... (Full Story & Photos)

Today at 3:08PM, Ward Six Fire Dept was called to respond to a structure fire on Bud Bennett Road off of Edgerly Road.
Upon arrival of the first engine, the barn was fully involved in flames. A tractor, pickup truck and lawn mower located inside the barn were also fully involved in flames.
A total of 28 Firefighters from Ward Six, DeQuincy and Houston River Fire Depts responded and brought the fire ... (Full Story)

Ward 6 Fire Department has accepted the construction of Station 5 located at 4320 Edgerly DeQuincy Rd. The station now houses Engine 11 and Engine 14 and is ready to respond to emergencies in the area.

If you live in the area of Edgerly rd., Route 66 and Bud Bennett roads we have a need for volunteers. Contact the fire department at 337 786 2775 or email tparker@ward6fire.com if you are interested ... (Full Story & Photos)

Ward Six Station #1 has received a fresh facelift with new paint inside the meeting room and both bathrooms, along with new sink faucets and cabinet hardware. It made the 35 year old station look fresh and new.
We also had new LED exterior lighting and bay lighting installed. Station #3 is next on the list for upgrades.... (Full Story & Photos)

Ward Six Firefighters have been busy working wrecks today.

The first wreck was a single vehicle rollover into the water off of Willow Springs Road. There were no injuries.

The second wreck was a two vehicle crash on Highway 27 near Arthur Irwin/Coward Road. There were only minor injuries to the vehicle occupants.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind drivers to be cognizant of the road ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to Mason Marcantel, Dillon Meaux, Tyler Deviller, Courtney Higginbotham and Roderick Williams on their recent LSU HazMat Awareness certifications.... (Full Story)

Ward Six Fire Protection recently purchased a 2020 Polaris Ranger Northstar Edition brush unit, equipped with a 75 gallon skid unit with foam firefighting capabilities. This all-terrain vehicle and skid unit was purchased at no cost to tax payers utilizing funds from a Calcasieu Parish Gaming Funds grant and will be used for grass and woods fires throughout the fire district.... (Full Story & Photos)

Ward Six Firefighters are participating today in joint agency training at the Calcasieu Emergency Response Training Center. The training consists of search & rescue, structural fire suppression, ladders and forcible entry.... (Full Story & Photos)

Fire Apparatus photographer, Larry Shapiro has been in the DeQuincy area the last 2 days to do professional photo shoot of the 2 New Rosenbauer Avenger Engines and 3 Rosenbauer International Service Tankers that we recently received.
Photo shoots were conducted at several locations in the DeQuincy/Ward 6 area.
Ward 6 personnel enjoyed working with Larry and look forward to seeing these photos in a ... (Full Story & Photos)