The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a report of a stove fire Saturday at about 3:35 pm and arrived at the David Barner home at 208 Hillcrest a minute later. They found the residents had been boiling a large pan of water and grease build-up under the drip pan ignited. A lid was put over the burner and the burner […]
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Chillicothe Fire Fighters responded to a Combine Fire in a field on LIV 269. North of LIV 230, north of Wheeling. The call came in Tuesday at about 12:49 and the fire crew arrived in 20 minutes for find the combine on fire in the field. Firefighters used 700 gallons of water to put out the fire. Wheeling Fire arrived […]
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The Chula Fire Department is the recipient of a $500 grant from GRM Networks Communication services. GRM provides telecommunications services to the districts served by the fire department. They are donating $500 to the fire department as part of their 2019 fourth quarter Community Improvement Grants. The presentation of the grants was delayed due to the restrictions implemented from COVID-19.
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It is nearly time to Fall Back… Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday morning. At 2:00 Sunday morning, the clocks should be set back one hour. Of course, most people will reset their clocks before going to bed Saturday night. The good news is that will give you an extra hour of sleep. Chillicothe Fire Chief Eric Reeter says the changing […]
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The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a report of a House Fire, Sunday at about 9:05 pm, at 904 Trenton Street. The fire crew arrived in 4 minutes to find the homeowner, Aaron Sanipoli, who told them he lit a fire in the fireplace, took a nap and awoke to smoke. The fire crew found fire next to the chimney […]
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A report of a chimney flue fire summoned Chillicothe Fire Fighters to a home in the 800 block of Vine Street Monday night. The call came in at 9:08 and the fire crew arrived in two minutes. They cleared the wood stove, placing the material outside. Ladder 1 was used to spray water into the top of the chimney. A […]
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Chillicothe firefighters responded to a report of a grass fire at Henry and Violet Streets early this morning. The call came in at about 4:40 am and the fire crew arrived in two minutes to find a small fire behind a house. The report states the fire appeared to be a pile of trash and some vegetation. About 100 gallons […]
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Chillicothe Rural Fire District #1 will hold their organizational meeting Tuesday at 7:00 pm at the Chillicothe Fire Department. The board members will meet to organize the board and discuss their options for funding, which includes placing a levy before the voters at a future date. This meeting is open to the public
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Firefighters from Chillicothe, Chula, and Lock Springs responded to a barn fire on LIV 511 Sunday night. The fire call came in about 9:30 for the barn fire at 8554 LIV 511, the Charlie Peniston residents, and the fire crew arrived in 13 minutes to find the barn was fully involved. The firefighters assessed the danger to other buildings and […]
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Cancer Awareness Day in Chillicothe is October 9th and the Chillicothe Professional Firefighters Union 2460 is raising money to support Livingston County Cancer Assitance Josh Kelly from the Fire Department says they have been doing Boot Blocks and will have another this Friday at Clay and Washington. They are also selling T-shirts through this Wednesday. Kelly says to place your […]
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