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No Caption Happy Thanksgiving!!! At 12:02am, Engine 5 and Unit 901 responded to a reported tree fire on William Still Rd south of Douglas Rd Upon arrival it appeared the occupant was burning in the ditch and the fire spread to a hollow oak tree Firefighters cut t

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 23

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At 1:55pm, Ward 6 Engine 17, Service 6, Brush 22 with 8 firefighters responded to a brush fire on Bill Prewitt Rd The fire started from a neighbors burn pile

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 22

The burn ban has been lifted; however, burn responsibly or you can be held responsible for damages on others property.

Please make sure you have fire lanes around your fire and a water source to extiguish fires that may get out of control.

Fire calls have increased today across Calcasieu Parish. Burn responsibly and be safe.... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption The burn ban has been lifted; however, there are still local and state laws that must be followed if you are conducting burning on your property. Below we have a picture of different items, take a moment to look and reply in comments the picture numbers

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 22

that are legal to burn in the State of Louisiana.

Later today we will update the post with the answer!... (Full Story & Photos)

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Update!!!! The state wide burn ban has been rescinded effective at 5pm today!!!! Below are a list of regulations you as citizens need to be aware of. Where open burning is allowed in local ordinances, the SFM would like to remind residents that the only

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 21

y legal items you can burn in Louisiana are vegetation and ordinary yard waste items like leaves, tree branches, grass clippings, etc.

According to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, items NOT allowed to be burned include:

• Plastic and other synthetic materials
• Tires and other rubber products
• Paints, household and agricultural chemicals
• Asphalt shingles, heavy oils, wire
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The drought conditions still exist, below are rainfall totals across the Ward 6 Fire Protection District in Calcasieu Parish over the past 30 days

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 21

Source is the CPPJ One Rain system.

We are working diligently with State and Local officials on the status of the burn ban; however, in Calcasieu Parish we foresee the status of the burn ban being updated on Monday, November 27, 2023 at the earliest.

Buxton Creek @ Grand Ave =1.38" rain
(30 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Douglas Rd.= 1.42" rain
(30 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Hwy 27 = 1.30" rain
(30 ... (Full Story)


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Below is an update on the statewide burn ban https://www.facebook.com/share/p/dYTcLGUgsKuDZc6A/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=RUbZ1f

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 17

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Burn Ban Update

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 12

Like all of you, we look forward to cleaning our yards and burning our limbs and leaves. Our area has a deficit of approximately 17 inches of rain this year.

The drought conditions still exist, below are rainfall totals across the Ward 6 Fire Protection District in Calcasieu Parish over the past 30 days.

Buxton Creek @ Grand Ave =0.48" rain
(30 day total)

Buxton Creek @ Douglas Rd.= 0.52" rain ... (Full Story)


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2 Vehicle Accident

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 02

At 6:27 am, Ward 6 Fire responded to a 2 vehicle crash on Hwy 27 at High Hope Rd. HOUSTON RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT was placed on standby to cover calls for Ward 6 District while we worked this incident. Upon arrival, one truck was on its side in the ditch and one truck with heavy damage was blocking the southbound lanes.
Both occupants had minor injuries and were transported to the hospital by Acadian ... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption Critical fire weather in our area today.

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, November 01

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At 10:46am, Ward 6 responded to a reported woods fire in the 1100 blk of Bill Phillips rd

Ward Six Fire Protection District No. One, October 31

Upon arrival fire and smoke was observed in the woods east of the RR Tracks. Crews relocated to Hwy 27 to access the location and discovered two large piles of trees burning in the woods.

There was no water supply onsite and two contract workers at the location were unable to advise how the fire was started. Crews conducted shuttle operations and utilized a master stream device to extinguish the ... (Full Story)


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