Articles tagged with: fire
Apartment Fire 904 Hamilton Street Dothan
(DOTHAN): This morning at approximately 6:40 a fire was reported in an apartment at 904 Hamilton Street inDothan. The quick response time by the Dothan Fire Department helped contain the fire to the oneapartment. Damage was mainly to the exterior front of the apartment and outdoor furniture on theporch. There were no reported injuries. Pilchers Ambulance responded as a precaution. Unconfirmedreports are that there had been some arguing last night and allegedly some threats were made whichresulted in this fire....
(DOTHAN): This morning at approximately 6:40 a fire was reported in an apartment at 904 Hamilton Street inDothan. The quick response time by the Dothan Fire Department helped contain the fire to the oneapartment. Damage was mainly to the exterior front of the apartment and outdoor furniture on theporch. There were no reported injuries. Pilchers Ambulance responded as a precaution. Unconfirmedreports are that there had been some arguing last night and allegedly some threats were made whichresulted in this fire....
Motorcycle Accident on Junction Road in Southern Junction
SOUTHERN JUNCTION: Southern Junction Fire and Rehobeth Rescue responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Junction Road near the intersection of Highway 109 early this afternoon. The initial report was that a motorcycle was involved, and the extent of any injuries were unknown. When units arrived on scene they found that a Chevy Astrovan had struck a trike motorcycle in the rear. The driver of the motorcycle bailed before the bike went rolling out of control. He suffered...
SOUTHERN JUNCTION: Southern Junction Fire and Rehobeth Rescue responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident on Junction Road near the intersection of Highway 109 early this afternoon. The initial report was that a motorcycle was involved, and the extent of any injuries were unknown. When units arrived on scene they found that a Chevy Astrovan had struck a trike motorcycle in the rear. The driver of the motorcycle bailed before the bike went rolling out of control. He suffered...
Motorcycle Accident on Moates Street Sends one to the Hospital
DOTHAN: Paramedics with Dothan Fire Engine 1 treated the victim of a motorcycle accident this evening after he wrecked his bike at the intersection of Moates Street and Frazier Street. The accident occurred around 7:06 P. M. The driver of the bike was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries by Pilcher's Ambulance. Dothan Police responded to the scene, and shut down the intersection as they investigated the cause of the accident. It is unknown at this time why the...
DOTHAN: Paramedics with Dothan Fire Engine 1 treated the victim of a motorcycle accident this evening after he wrecked his bike at the intersection of Moates Street and Frazier Street. The accident occurred around 7:06 P. M. The driver of the bike was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries by Pilcher's Ambulance. Dothan Police responded to the scene, and shut down the intersection as they investigated the cause of the accident. It is unknown at this time why the...
Dump Truck Slams Into Semi and Erupts Into Flames in Pike County
BRUNDIDGE: Emergency crews responded to the scene of three-vehicle accident on U. S. Highway 231 in Brundidge where it appears that a dump-truck slammed into a semi and burst into flames. Reports from Eddie George, Dothan Eye News Dale County Correspondent, who is on the scene, are that no one was seriously injured in the accident. The dump truck rear-ended a semi, causing the semi to strike a pick-up truck in the rear. When Firefighters arrived on scene, they found...
BRUNDIDGE: Emergency crews responded to the scene of three-vehicle accident on U. S. Highway 231 in Brundidge where it appears that a dump-truck slammed into a semi and burst into flames. Reports from Eddie George, Dothan Eye News Dale County Correspondent, who is on the scene, are that no one was seriously injured in the accident. The dump truck rear-ended a semi, causing the semi to strike a pick-up truck in the rear. When Firefighters arrived on scene, they found...
Accident with Entrapment on Cottonwood Highway
LOVETOWN: Lovetown Fire was dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle accident with entrapment on Cottonwood Road in front of Pecan Park this afternoon at around 3:15. The call came out as vehicle versus truck, and at least one patient was still in the vehicle. When units arrived on scene they found that the driver of a white SUV had struck a delivery truck in the rear causing major damage to the front end of her vehicle. An EMT quickly...
LOVETOWN: Lovetown Fire was dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle accident with entrapment on Cottonwood Road in front of Pecan Park this afternoon at around 3:15. The call came out as vehicle versus truck, and at least one patient was still in the vehicle. When units arrived on scene they found that the driver of a white SUV had struck a delivery truck in the rear causing major damage to the front end of her vehicle. An EMT quickly...
Doug Valeska Presents Assistance to Hodgesville Fire Dept.to Replace Stolen Generators
HODGESVILLE: Last Saturday, the Houston County Sheriff's Department received the call of a possible burglary at the Hodgesville Volunteer Fire Department in reference to equipment being stolen. Chief Todd McNeil with Hodgesville Fire says that he noticed one of the department's gasoline-powered generators missing when someone came over to borrow it to get power to a home in the community. It wasn't there. The department purchased four generators in 2006 to be used for community aide purposes in case of...
HODGESVILLE: Last Saturday, the Houston County Sheriff's Department received the call of a possible burglary at the Hodgesville Volunteer Fire Department in reference to equipment being stolen. Chief Todd McNeil with Hodgesville Fire says that he noticed one of the department's gasoline-powered generators missing when someone came over to borrow it to get power to a home in the community. It wasn't there. The department purchased four generators in 2006 to be used for community aide purposes in case of...
UPDATED: Victim of Vehicle Accident in Ashford Last Thursday Passes Away
ASHFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT P.O. BOX 428 – 519 North Broadway Street- Ashford, AL 36312 (334)899-5113 – FAX# (334)899-9911 PRESS RELEASE On August 18, 2010, Ashford Police Department investigated a traffic accident with injuries on US Hwy 84 at the intersection of CR 33 S. Two victims of the accident were transported to the Southeast Alabama Medical Center by Ashford Rescue. One of the victim's was reported in critical condition. On August 25, 2010, the Ashford Police Department was notified by...
ASHFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT P.O. BOX 428 – 519 North Broadway Street- Ashford, AL 36312 (334)899-5113 – FAX# (334)899-9911 PRESS RELEASE On August 18, 2010, Ashford Police Department investigated a traffic accident with injuries on US Hwy 84 at the intersection of CR 33 S. Two victims of the accident were transported to the Southeast Alabama Medical Center by Ashford Rescue. One of the victim's was reported in critical condition. On August 25, 2010, the Ashford Police Department was notified by...
UPDATED at 6 p.m. on Wednesday: 3 a.m. Fire on Third Avenue, possible Arson
At approximately 3 a.m. Dothan Firefighters were called to a fire at 1558 Third Ave. When they arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. They worked quickly to get it under control so as not to damage other homes nearby. There was no one home when the fire started. The call came in from a neighbor. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Dothan Fire Departments Fire Investigator. We will update with more information shortly. Update: ...
At approximately 3 a.m. Dothan Firefighters were called to a fire at 1558 Third Ave. When they arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. They worked quickly to get it under control so as not to damage other homes nearby. There was no one home when the fire started. The call came in from a neighbor. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Dothan Fire Departments Fire Investigator. We will update with more information shortly. Update: ...
Dothan Regional Airport Evacuated; Suspicious Substance Found
DOTHAN: Dothan Fire Haz-Mat response unit was called tot he Dothan Regional Airport this morning. Officials say that the terminal had to be evacuated after a white powder substance was found in the business area.Units with the Dothan Fire Department, Dothan Regional Airport Fire Department, Pilcher's Ambulance, Houston County Emergency Management Association, and Dothan Police responded to the scene. The substance was identified by Dothan Hazardous Materials units, and patrons were allowed back into the building following a sweep of...
DOTHAN: Dothan Fire Haz-Mat response unit was called tot he Dothan Regional Airport this morning. Officials say that the terminal had to be evacuated after a white powder substance was found in the business area.Units with the Dothan Fire Department, Dothan Regional Airport Fire Department, Pilcher's Ambulance, Houston County Emergency Management Association, and Dothan Police responded to the scene. The substance was identified by Dothan Hazardous Materials units, and patrons were allowed back into the building following a sweep of...
Vehicle Versus Car then another Car, then Pole, then Van, then two Fences, then House
DOTHAN: Dothan Police are on the scene of a vehicle accident, with wreckage that stretches down Lafayette Street from Ussury Street to Cherry Street in Downtown Dothan. The driver of a white Chevy Tahoe apparently struck a white Chevy passenger car first. Following that he struck another passenger car which sent him out of control and into a power pole. After his vehicle splintered the pole, it struck the rear of a parked van before running off the road, through...
DOTHAN: Dothan Police are on the scene of a vehicle accident, with wreckage that stretches down Lafayette Street from Ussury Street to Cherry Street in Downtown Dothan. The driver of a white Chevy Tahoe apparently struck a white Chevy passenger car first. Following that he struck another passenger car which sent him out of control and into a power pole. After his vehicle splintered the pole, it struck the rear of a parked van before running off the road, through...
Two-Vehicle Accident on West Main
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Dothan Fire Engine 3 responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Westgate Parkway and West Main. When units arrived on scene, they found one of the two vehicles was stopping and was struck in the rear. The vehicles were in the turn lane next to the Walgreen's Pharmacy parking lot. There were no injuries in the accident. Dothan Police are investigating the cause of the accident. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News...
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Dothan Fire Engine 3 responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Westgate Parkway and West Main. When units arrived on scene, they found one of the two vehicles was stopping and was struck in the rear. The vehicles were in the turn lane next to the Walgreen's Pharmacy parking lot. There were no injuries in the accident. Dothan Police are investigating the cause of the accident. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News...
Structure Fire in Madrid; Total Loss
MADRID: Volunteer fire units from two departments were called to duty this evening as fire raged from a house on State Line Road in Madrid. The call came out as a passerby reported the fire saying that the house was fully-involved with flames and smoke visible.When the first units with Madrid Fire arrived on scene, they reported that the structure was an old house that had been abandoned, and it was already on the ground. Firefighters worked for over an...
MADRID: Volunteer fire units from two departments were called to duty this evening as fire raged from a house on State Line Road in Madrid. The call came out as a passerby reported the fire saying that the house was fully-involved with flames and smoke visible.When the first units with Madrid Fire arrived on scene, they reported that the structure was an old house that had been abandoned, and it was already on the ground. Firefighters worked for over an...
Swapping Paint on East Main Street
DOTHAN: At approximately 4:30 this afternoon, Dothan Communications Center dispatched Dothan Police and Dothan Fire units to the call of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of East main Street and Drew Road. Units arrived on scene to find that the two vehicles had minor damage. There had been a brief contact made, but only enough to swap the paint. The jolt from the collision was enough to shake up one of the passengers in a mini-van, but it is...
DOTHAN: At approximately 4:30 this afternoon, Dothan Communications Center dispatched Dothan Police and Dothan Fire units to the call of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of East main Street and Drew Road. Units arrived on scene to find that the two vehicles had minor damage. There had been a brief contact made, but only enough to swap the paint. The jolt from the collision was enough to shake up one of the passengers in a mini-van, but it is...
Vehicle Versus Pole
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Dothan Fire responded to the scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Flynn Road and Redmond Road this afternoon. The accident occurred when a green passenger car hit a white sedan and forced it into the telephone pole. The white car was the only car vehicle that sustained any major damage. Dothan Police are investigating the cause of the accident. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News ...
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Dothan Fire responded to the scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Flynn Road and Redmond Road this afternoon. The accident occurred when a green passenger car hit a white sedan and forced it into the telephone pole. The white car was the only car vehicle that sustained any major damage. Dothan Police are investigating the cause of the accident. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News ...
Tractor Trailer Rolls Over Chrysler
DOTHAN: Dothan Fire Engine 2 was dispatched to the call of a tractor trailer versus car on South Oates Street in front of south-side Wal-Mart this afternoon at 6:08. Upon arrival, units found semi was attempting to make a right-hand turn into the parking lot of Wal-Mart when the Chrysler 300 pulled beside the trailer and into the trailer's path. Semi trucks are required to make wide turns in situations like this, and the driver was not in the turn...
DOTHAN: Dothan Fire Engine 2 was dispatched to the call of a tractor trailer versus car on South Oates Street in front of south-side Wal-Mart this afternoon at 6:08. Upon arrival, units found semi was attempting to make a right-hand turn into the parking lot of Wal-Mart when the Chrysler 300 pulled beside the trailer and into the trailer's path. Semi trucks are required to make wide turns in situations like this, and the driver was not in the turn...
Woods Fire in Lovetown
LOVETOWN / HOUSTON COUNTY: Cottonwood Fire responded to the scene of a large woods fire on County Road 33 in Lovetown at around 1:30 this afternoon. Lovetown was originally dispatched but had no one in the area to respond immediately. Upon arrival, units found a large section of planted pine trees was filled with smoke, and fire had consumed brush and fallen straw underneath the trees. The fire was spreading to a portion of grass in a hay field nest...
LOVETOWN / HOUSTON COUNTY: Cottonwood Fire responded to the scene of a large woods fire on County Road 33 in Lovetown at around 1:30 this afternoon. Lovetown was originally dispatched but had no one in the area to respond immediately. Upon arrival, units found a large section of planted pine trees was filled with smoke, and fire had consumed brush and fallen straw underneath the trees. The fire was spreading to a portion of grass in a hay field nest...
Two-Vehicle Accident on Westgate
DOTHAN: Dothan Fire is on the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Westgate Parkway and Forest Drive in Dothan. The accident, involving a black Toyota and silver Volvo SUV has shut sown one lane of Westgate at this time. There have been no injuries in the accident. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage and at least one of them will require towing. Dothan Police are on the scene and will be conducting their investigation into the cause of...
DOTHAN: Dothan Fire is on the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Westgate Parkway and Forest Drive in Dothan. The accident, involving a black Toyota and silver Volvo SUV has shut sown one lane of Westgate at this time. There have been no injuries in the accident. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage and at least one of them will require towing. Dothan Police are on the scene and will be conducting their investigation into the cause of...
Two-Vehicle Accident in front of Dothan Eagle
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Fire responded to the scene of a motor-vehicle accident a the intersection of North Oates Street and Troy Street in front of the Dothan Eagle building in Downtown Dothan this afternoon. The Driver of one of the vehicles was transporter to a local hospital by Pilcher's Ambulance due to injuries sustained in the collision. Both vehicles received moderate damage, and Troy Street was closed at the intersection due to debris from the wreckage, as was one...
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Fire responded to the scene of a motor-vehicle accident a the intersection of North Oates Street and Troy Street in front of the Dothan Eagle building in Downtown Dothan this afternoon. The Driver of one of the vehicles was transporter to a local hospital by Pilcher's Ambulance due to injuries sustained in the collision. Both vehicles received moderate damage, and Troy Street was closed at the intersection due to debris from the wreckage, as was one...
Mangled Truck on Columbia Highway in Dothan
DOTHAN: The Dothan Police and Dothan Fire Departments responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident in the 3100 block of Columbia Highway this morning at around 9:10. On arrival, units found a white pick-up and a dark colored SUV had collided tearing the pick up literally into pieces. The entire passenger side of the pick-up was completely removed from the vehicle from the front fender to the rear fender. The driver of the truck had to be taken to...
DOTHAN: The Dothan Police and Dothan Fire Departments responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident in the 3100 block of Columbia Highway this morning at around 9:10. On arrival, units found a white pick-up and a dark colored SUV had collided tearing the pick up literally into pieces. The entire passenger side of the pick-up was completely removed from the vehicle from the front fender to the rear fender. The driver of the truck had to be taken to...
Three-Vehicle Pile-Up on Montgomery Highway
DOTHAN: Dothan Police responded to the scene of a three-car accident on Montgomery Highway in front of Popeye's Chicken. The call was originally dispatched as being in the 3500 block of Ross Clark Circle, but police were able to locate the accident in a matter of minutes due partially to an increase of traffic pressure on Montgomery Highway north of the Circle. The wreckage had traffic backed up from the scene all the way to the Circle, and back near...
DOTHAN: Dothan Police responded to the scene of a three-car accident on Montgomery Highway in front of Popeye's Chicken. The call was originally dispatched as being in the 3500 block of Ross Clark Circle, but police were able to locate the accident in a matter of minutes due partially to an increase of traffic pressure on Montgomery Highway north of the Circle. The wreckage had traffic backed up from the scene all the way to the Circle, and back near... 
