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On Thursday, March 21st at approximately 4:38 p.m. Calhoun Control received a call that an out building on Left Fork Creek was on fire and the field around iot. Arnoldsburg VFD, Upper West Fork VFD., Minnie Hamilton Health System and the WV Forestry Division responded to the scene. All units cleared the scene at approximately 7:00 p.m. According Read More…
The Volunteer Fire agencies for Calhoun County spent Wednesday evening into Thursday morning extinguishing a wild fire that burned approximately 50 acres. The call came into Calhoun Control at around 3:59 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon that a wildfire had occurred in the area of 15029 South Calhoun Highway. With the high March winds, the fire Read More…
Two Saturday’s in a row have found Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department battling a brush fire on Route 5 on Hog Knob Hill. Power lines have caused the fire that burned minimal ground but caused concerns for those who live near by. Prior to the brush fire several trees were blown down and construction signs moved. Read More…
What began as a brush fire, quickly spread to a camper that sat near the home of Fred Brown on Lavada Road in the Pleasant Hill area. It didn’t take long for the camper Fire to heat up catching the siding on the house and eventually consuming the home until it was non-livable. The call Read More…
The Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department and the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department and Minnie Hamilton Health System’s Ambulance responded to a brush fire on Two Mile Road close to the Calhoun – Ritchie County line. The fire burnt 1.75 acres according the WV Division of Forestry. Forester Jesse King would like to remind everyone that it Read More…
Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department responded to two brush fire reports within the past 24 hours. The first was reported on Rush Run at around 7 p.m. off of Route 7, which turned out to be an electric wire down in the brush. There was no fire. The second fire dispatched at 10:47 p.m. was located Read More…
