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)

Ward Six Firefighters were called at 6:00pm this evening to respond to a 2 vehicle crash with injuries at the intersection of Penton Road at Mill Road just east of DeQuincy.
One individual was transported via Acadian Air Med to the hospital.
Our Firefighters assisted Acadian medics with removal of the injured person from the vehicle, set up of landing zone for Air Med and also assisted with traffic ... (Full Story & Photos)

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ward Six Fire Protection will be having a Dedication Ceremony for our five new fire trucks on Saturday, Jan 4, 2020 at 4:00PM at the DeQuincy Railroad Museum. The public is invited to attend.
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At 11:21pm Dec. 24, 2019, Ward 6 Firefighters responded to a structure fire at 1118 Edwards Rd in the North Sulphur area. Upon arrival of the first unit, the home was fully involved with fire and had spread to a travel trailer located next to the home. Firefighters were able to protect another home in close proximity to the fire. The owners were not at home and no firefighters were injured during ... (Full Story)

Ward 6 Firefighters responded to a mutual aid request from Ward 1 Fire Department at 8:30 pm last night for a structure fire at 2311 Gracie Dr in Moss Bluff. Ward 6 responded with an engine company, breathing air trailer, and 8 firefighters. Firefighters from Ward 1, Lake Charles Fire Dept, Ward 6 Fire, and Houston River Fire Department worked for several hours to extinguish the fire. There were no ... (Full Story & Photos)

Congratulations to the following Ward Six Fire Protection award recipients:
Desire'e White - Firefighter of the Year 2019
Anthony Broxson - Officer of the Year 2019
Mason Marcantel - Recruit of the Year 2019
Desire’e White - Most Training Attendance 2019
Eric Vige' - Most Call Response 2019
Anthony Broxson - Recertification on LSU Instructor 1
Cindy Hyatt - LSU HazMat Awareness certification... (Full Story & Photos)