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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Two buildings were a total loss in the fire Wednesday in Brookfield. Fire Chief Larry Flynn says they were first notified of the fire at 305 North Main at about 7:20 am and the residents of the apartments in the building were being evacuated when they arrived. Flynn says they were initially able to get the fire under control, but […]
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The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to provide mutual aid for the Hale Fire Department Friday. At about 11:50 pm, they were called to 22256 LIV 320 in Hale and arrived to find the building had burned to the ground. They were asked to spray tanker water on the remaining burning debris. 500 gallons of water was sprayed on the debris […]
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The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to assist the Wheeling firefighters Saturday morning. The Call came in about 10:00 am and the fire department responded with the rural pumper and tanker to 13518 LIV269. They arrived in 11 minutes to find a detached garage fully involved. The Chillicothe crew was on the scene for about an hour and 20 minutes. The […]
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Chillicothe Fire Fighters responded to a fire in a farm shed Monday night. The call came in at 10:20 pm and the fire crew arrived on the scene at 15600 LIV 432 16 minutes later to find the machine shed fully involved. They were told the shed contained multiple tractors and other equipment and about 30 large round bales of […]
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A fire at 1401 Washington Street left a storage building a total loss Tuesday night. Chillicothe firefighters responded to a fire just after 5:00 pm Tuesday. They arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the building used for storage by an internet sales company. The fire department had the aerial truck and two pumpers on hand and took a defensive […]
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The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to two fire calls over the weekend. Saturday, they were called for mutual aid for a fire on Route JJ near Avalon. That call came in about 3:00 am and the fire crew arrived at 3:19. The department arrived with two trucks and five fire fighters to assist the Hale Fire District. The home was […]
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