Extensive fire damage in a utility room and smoke damage throughout the house was reported by the Trenton Fire Department following a house fire Thursday evening. The Trenton Fire Department received the call at about 9:20 pm and arrived at 3917 Litte Woods Drive to find light smoke from the outside. The fire was contained to a basement utility room […]
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11-07-22 Hotel Fire A fire at the Comfort Inn & Suites on Business 36 summoned Chillicothe Fire Fighters Saturday morning. The call came in about 10:30 am and the fire crew arrived in six minutes to find the guests were out of the building. The fire was in a third-floor room and the report states maintenance had attempted to […]
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Hiring a dispatcher and three firefighters were approved by the Chillicothe City Council in this week’s executive session. Jason Lee was hired as a full-time E-911 Dispatcher at $15.00 per hour. Kenneth Hoskins was hired as a full-time Paramedic/Firefighter at $18.04 per hour. Pay By Call Firefighter Corbin Valdez was hired as a full-time EMT/Firefighter at $16.54 per hour Lloyd […]
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Chillicothe Fire Fighters responded to a grass fire at 12862 LIV 424. The call came in at about 3:05 pm and the fire crew arrived in 19 minutes with two brush units and mules to find the owner riding around on his gater with a water tank trying to extinguish the flames. Firefighters used Brush 2 mule and began helping […]
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A man who served the Chillicothe community for 34 years, holding several ranks and positions at the Chillicothe Fire Department, retired Tuesday afternoon. Battalion Chief Less Hinnen started as a Paid-by Call Firefighter in 1988 and in 1990, began working full-time. Hinnen became Battalion Chief in 2019. Fire Chief Eric Reeter talked about Hinnen’s service. As part of Tuesday’s Ceremony, […]
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A vehicle was a total loss following a fire Friday morning in Trenton. The Trenton Fire Fighters were called to the 1300 block of 9th Street just before 8:00 am and they arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the engine compartment and fire had spread to the rear of the vehicle. Water was used to extinguish the fire and […]
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Changes to the City of Chillicothe residency requirements for Emergency Services Personnel were approved at Monday’s City Council meeting. City Administrator Roze Frampton says the changes will help with the recruitment of Police and EMS. The hope is the departments will have a broader area from where they can recruit qualified personnel.
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A report of a Bush hog fire at a location just east of Route V at LIV 232. The call came in about 3:30 pm Monday and the fire department arrived to find the fire on the bush hog was out, but a grass fire had spread rapidly across a field. Mutual aid was requested from Chula and Wheeling, and […]
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A fire at an abandoned house in Ludlow early Monday morning remains under investigation. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene, where Dawn Fire Firefighters were working to put out the fire. The Sheriff’s Office asks you contact them at 660-646-0515 or 660-646-2121 if you have any information about the fire.
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A report of smoke in the basement at Milbank Mills summoned Chillicothe Fire Department. The call came in at 5:00 am Monday and the fire department arrived in two minutes. A “hot spot” was reported in one of the bins. Firefighters pulled water lines to the top of the stairs, but were asked to not use them until necessary. Using […]
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