Articles tagged with: rescue
Aircraft Down in Wicksburg
WICKSBURG: Wicksburg Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the scene of a aircraft down at the Fort Rucker Helicopter training landing on Wicksburg Road at the intersection of Windmill Road, about one mile behind Wicksburg High School. Reports were that a helicopter was in trouble and had gone down on its skids in a secure location at the landing strip.Fire and rescue units were turned around after the Houston County Communications Center was advised that the aircraft had gone down...
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...
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...
Truck Vs. Building on Montgomery Highway
DOTHAN: Units with the Dothan Fire-Rescue are on the scene of the Dollar General located across from Knology on Montgomery Highway, where a small pick-up truck has run into the building. The white Chevy pick-up truck ran into the front window causing some major structural damage to the building. There were no injuries reported in the accident; however, a Coke machine did sustain damage and will require transportation to a local facility. Firefighters worked to stabilize the building until repairs...
Two Vehicle Accident on Deer Path Road
DOTHAN: Dothan Police responded to the scene of a motor-vehicle accident on Deerpath Road at the intersection of Fox Ridge just off of Montgomery Highway at around 7:00 this evening. An injury was reported and the party is being transported to the hospital by Pilcher's Ambulance. Her injuries were not assumed to be life-threatening. It appears one of the SUV's ran a stop sign and struck the other in the rear quarter-panel causing both vehicles to spin out and lose...
Two-Vehicle accident on Ross Clark Sends Two to the Hospital
DOTHAN: Dothan Police and Fire were dispatched to the report of a two-vehicle collision in the 3700 block of Ross Clark Circle. The two vehicles were moved to the parking lot of American Lube Fast near the intersection of N. Cherokee Street in Dothan. Neither vehicle sustained major damage, but two occupants of the white sedan were transported to a local hospital by Pilcher's Ambulance with minor injuries. Dothan Police traffic units were on scene to assist, and will be...
4 Car Pile-Up on Westgate
Dothan Fire Engine 3 responded to the scene of a four-vehicle accident at the intersection of Westgate Parkway and Whatley Drive this evening at around 9:50. Pilcher's Ambulance responded to the scene, but there were no reported injuries in the accident. Dothan Police had to shut down one lane of Westgate because of the vehicle wreckage. Dothan Police are investigating the accident at this time. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News ...
UPDATED at 2:00 p.m.: Haz-Mat Level 2 at Flying J
At around 10:20 this morning, Dothan Fire and Haz-Mat units responded to the scene of a Hazardous Materials incident at the Flying J Travel Plaza at the intersection of Ross Clark Circle and South Oates Street in Dothan. Unofficial reports from the scene are that the fire dept. was called out when workers from the travel plaza attempted to discard a white powder from the truck parking area that was left by a truck last night. The powdery substance began...
Four-Car pileup on Westgate
Dothan Police and Dothan Fire Engine 3 were dispatched to a four-vehicle accident at the intersection of Westgate Parkway and Kent Drive this evening at around 5:20. The accident is involving three passenger cars and one Chevy Avalanche. One occupant was transported to a local hospital non-emergency by CARE ambulance with what appeared to be minor injuries. One lane of Westgate had to be shut down due to the wreckage. Dothan Police Traffic officers are investigating the cause of the...
Two-vehicle collision on Ross Clark, One patient transported by CARE
Dothan Fire-Rescue Engine 1 responded to the 400 block of Ross Clark Circle this afternoon to a motor-vehicle accident involving a black Nissan XTerra and a gold Nissan passenger car. The driver of one of the vehicles was transported to a local hospital by CARE Ambulance with what appeared to be minor injuries. Dothan Police also responded to the scene to assist with traffic control and investigate the cause of the accident. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News ...
Rear-ended on West Main
Dothan Police responded to the intersection of West Main Street and Parkwest Circle on Thursday afternoon. The accident, involving a blue Chevy pick-up and a blue and brown Chrysler PT Cruiser, is under investigation by the Dothan Police Traffic Division. There were no injuries in the accident, and only the PT Cruiser sustained any major damage. Dothan Fire also responded to the scene. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News ...
T-Bone on Westgate sends one to the Hospital
At approximately 5:00 on Wednesday afternoon, Dothan Police and Fire Engine 3 were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Westgate and Whatley Drive. The collision sent one driver to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the accident is being investigated by the Dothan Police Department. CARE Ambulance transported the victim to a local hospital non-emergency. Dothan Police, Dothan Fire - Rescue, CARE Ambulance and a Houston...
Car vs. Building… Building wins
This morning at approximately 8:23, Dothan Fire-Rescue responded to a report of a car versus a building. The accident occurred in the 1700 block of Montgomery Highway near the intersection of North Park Avenue. The building involved was the Village Cleaners next to Wet Pets. There were no injuries reported in the accident, and the building suffered only minor damage as a result of the collision. It is unknown at this time what caused the driver to fail to stop,...
Two vehicle accident on Montgomery Highway sends one to the Hospital
Dothan Fire / Rescue and Dothan Police were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident on Montgomery Highway at the intersection of Adams street next to the Dothan Magistrate office. The cause of the accident is unclear at this time, and a passenger of one of the vehicles had to be taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Two lanes of Montgomery Highway were blocked by the wreckage, and Dothan Police traffic officers were in the intersection directing traffic around the debris....
Bumper tag on the Ross Clark Circle
At approximately 6:20 pm on Tuesday evening, Dothan Fire / Rescue responded to a call of a two-vehicle accident on the 1900 block of the Ross Clark Circle across from the Southeast Alabama Medical Center. Both vehicles sustained only minor damage in the accident, and there were no injuries reported. CARE Ambulance also responded to the scene as did the Dothan Police Department. Dothan PD is handling the investigation into the cause of the wreck. -Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News...
T-bone at McDonalds
Dothan Fire / Rescue and Dothan Police were dispatched to the scene of a two-vehicle collision in the 3500 block of the Ross Clark Circle early Wednesday evening. The accident occurred when a gold Lincoln Town car attempted to cross the North-bound traffic and enter the McDonald's parking lot located across from the North side Mall. A blue sedan was traveling in the north-bound lane and struck the town car in the passenger side. The Lincoln was occupied by male...
Structure Fire on Webb Road in Dothan
Firefighters are currently on the scene of what was an active structure fire on Webb Road in Downtown Dothan. At around 3:30p.m. today, Dothan Communications Center dispatched Dothan Fire and Dothan Police to a structure fire in the 1200 block of Webb Road near the intersection of Allen Road. According to officials, the fire appears to have started in the kitchen, but the exact cause is unclear. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire allowing only minor damage to the house. Responding...
T-bone at Ross Clark and Third Avenue
At around 6:31 pm on Sunday, Dothan Police officers were dispatched to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Ross Clark Circle and Third Avenue. The accident was a T-bone collision between a blue Volvo and a gold sedan. Due to the accident, traffic had to be shifted into one lane both ways until the vehicles could be removed from the roadway. Dothan Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene as did Pilchers Ambulance. There were no injuries...
Silverado and Camry Collide at East Main and Plant
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, the Dothan Communications Center dispatched Dothan Fire and Rescue to a wreck with injuries at the intersection of East Main Street and Plant street in Downtown Dothan next to the city graveyard. When units arrived, they found a white Chevy Silverado had struck a blue Toyota Camry. At least one person was taken to the hospital by Care Ambulance with what is reported to be non critical injuries. Also responding to the scene...
Updated at 4:04 pm: Structure Fire Rock Creek Apartments
Dothan Fire Engine 6, Dothan Police Department and Dothan HazMat responded to a structure fire call at the Rock Creek apartments on Cornell Avenue. We are currently on the scene and will update shortly. Update: Upon arrival units found there was no active fire to the structure. There was some smoke in one of the apartments, but no major damage was reported. Pilchers Ambulance also responded to the incident, but was released. Blake McCallister, Dothan Eye News ...



