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10.23.2009 1:45 pm

Fire captain falls from roof; fire damages home in St. Charles

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A St. Charles Fire Department captain was injured Thursday night while fighting a fire that caused an estimated $60,000 of damage to a single-story home, firefighters said.

Capt. Rich Ohlms injured his head and legs when he fell from the roof…

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09.24.2009 6:16 pm

Winfield-Foley Fire Protection District will get $1.2 million for new fire station

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Winfield-Foley Fire Protection District will receive $1.2 million in federal stimulus money to build a new fire station, officials said today.

Chief Bill Byram received a call from the office of Rep. Todd Akin, R-Town and Country, this morning telling him…

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08.19.2009 11:06 am

Police and firefighters investigate St. Charles blaze

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Assistant Chief Rich Oney (left) and Captain Dave Lewis of the St. Charles Fire Department talk at the scene of a fire Wednesday. (Joel Currier / P-D)

Assistant Chief Rich Oney (left) and Captain Dave Lewis of the St. Charles Fire Department talk at the scene of a fire Wednesday. (Joel Currier / P-D)

ST. CHARLES - Police and firefighters are investigating a fire at a home business…

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08.13.2009 2:16 pm

Firefighters rescue cats from St. Charles house fire

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A fire seriously damaged a home Wednesday evening in the 2900 block of Edinburgh Court in St. Charles, but firefighters were able to retrieve two cats who were trapped in the burning home.

Capt. Dan Casey, of the St. Charles Fire…

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07.23.2009 2:23 pm

St. Charles firefighters tickled pink for breast cancer awareness

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Don’t be surprised if you spot a St. Charles firefighter clad in a pink uniform this October. The department will be wearing them all October to show support during breast cancer awareness month.

Already, the department has begun selling pink T-shirts…

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07.10.2009 3:08 pm

New Post-Dispatch blog tracks St. Louis crime

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Those of you who follow crime news will want to check out the Post-Dispatch’s latest blog: The Crime Beat.

It debuted yesterday afternoon, and reporters who cover crime and courts throughout the region will be contributing stories and blurbs from their…

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06.16.2009 10:35 am

Wentzville firefighters to throw ‘wetdown’ ceremony for new $750k+ ladder truck

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wentzville FPD logo

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This Saturday, firefighters from the Wenztville Fire Protection District will ceremoniously hail their newest piece of equipment: a new ladder truck that cost approximately $750,000.

Firefighters will hold an open house and “wetdown” ceremony starting at 10 a.m. That…

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06.15.2009 12:35 pm

Cops: Winfield man’s backyard blaze leads to assault on firefighter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

You might say Jack Maxam’s temper flared up a bit Friday evening.

According to a Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy:

Maxam, 69, of Winfield, was having a giant bonfire in his backyard about 5 p.m. Friday when Assistant Chief Cory Swafford of the…

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05.12.2009 10:35 am

O’Fallon firefighters to breathe fresh air with new tanks

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Doug Drobisch, a salesman with Towers Fire Apparatus Co. based in Freeburg, Ill., tests an air tank Monday at an O'Fallon fire station. (Photo by Joel Currier / P-D)

Doug Drobisch, a salesman with Towers Fire Apparatus Co. based in Freeburg, Ill., tests an air tank Monday at an O’Fallon fire station. (Photo by Joel Currier / P-D)

Firefighters with the O’Fallon Fire Protection District say they are better equipped…

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04.08.2009 11:18 am

Fire taxes to rise after Central County voters narrowly approve increase

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

(File photo) Firefighters with Central County Fire and Rescue extinguish a blaze in January.

(File photo) Firefighters with Central County Fire and Rescue extinguish a blaze in January.

If you live in the Central County Fire and Rescue district, the tax rate on your next bill for fire service will rise by 54 percent.

That’s because…

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