One patient was transported by Acadian AirMed and one patient transported by ground Ambulance to local hospitals.

HOUSTON RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT was requested as mutual aid for this incident and responded to assist with extrication and provided a landing zone on Hwy 27 for AirMed.

DeQuincy Volunteer Fire Department Chief Johnny Copeland arrived on scene shortly after the accident and was assigned ... (Full Story & Photos)

Hwy 27 is closed north of Houston Rive Rd.... (Full Story & Photos)

At 2:50PM today, we were called to respond to a grass fire on Riley Frazier Road in the Hargroves area Three firefighters, along with Service 6, Unit 903 and our brush UTV responded to the call. DeQuincy Fire also responded to assist with extinguishment.

Immediately after being paged to the above fire, we received a call to respond to a structure fire on T. LeDoux Road off of Royer Loop in north ... (Full Story)

Those calls are as follows:

Structure Fires - 2
Vehicle Fire - 1
Cargo Trailer Fire - 1
Motor Vehicle Crashes - 3
Grass/Woods Fires - 7
Electrical / Power Lines - 2
Standby - 1
False Alarm - 1
Medical Assists - 2
Investigations - 4
Landing Zone - 1
Trash Fire - 1
Smoke Alarm Installs - 5

The department has responded to a total of 440 emergency calls since January 1, 2022.

Please refrain ... (Full Story)

Ward Six Firefighters responded to 3 emergency calls today:

12:29PM - Mutual aid assistance to Beauregard Parish Fire District 2 for a structure fire on Pete Gimnick Road

2:01PM - Stood by and covered HOUSTON RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT district while they were working a vehicle fire.

8:50PM - Set up a landing zone for Acadian Air Med at a home on Edgerly Road for a person who fell from a roof and ... (Full Story)

We have had a busy week responding to emergency calls. The past two days have been especially busy. Here’s the list of calls we have responded to yesterday and today:

Emergency calls on Wednesday, September 28th:

11:37AM - Fire Alarm, West Houston River Road. Cancelled enroute.

12:40PM - Stood by and covered Beauregard Fire District 1 area while they worked a large woods fire.

2:50PM - Assisted ... (Full Story)

We ask that you refrain from any open burning until we get significant rain. The fire danger level is high this week due to low humidity and very dry conditions.
While it may seem safe to burn a small pile or brush or leaves, it’s likely the fire will spread quickly with the present conditions.... (Full Story & Photos)

Ward Six Firefighters brought Engine 5 to the "See You At The Pole" event today at Bible Baptist Academy in DeQuincy. Students prayed over our elected officials, emergency responders and community. We were honored to take part in this event and we appreciate the prayers and support.

Shown below with Engine 5 are Firefighters Michael Clifton, Thomas LeDoux, Desiree' White and David Amrine.... (Full Story & Photos)

At 5:04 pm, Ward 6 Engines 5, 7, Service 6, and Unit 901 responded with 9 firefighters to a vehicle crash in the 3500 blk of Hwy 27 near High Hope Rd. Crews are currently assisting with the incident. Please avoid the area.... (Full Story)

Ward 6 Engine 5 and Service with 3 firefighters responded at 11:45 am as mutual aid to assist DeQuincy Volunteer Fire Department with a fire in the 1700 blk of West 4th st. The fire was contained to the trailer of an 18 wheeler and involved pelletized plastic products. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries to firefighters.... (Full Story & Photos)