The Bicentennial Torch will be in Floyd county on Thursday. Starting at 3 P.M. the torch will make it's way from US 150 at the Harrison County Line all the way down Paoli Pike And through New Albany. Come join us at the corner of Paoli Pike and Scottsville Rd around 3:30-4:00 as … [Read more...]
Lane And Road Closures Expected Sunday Sept. 18th
FROM INDOT (Indiana Department of Transportation)- Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crews are being scheduled to make pavement repairs this Sunday (SEPTEMBER 18) at two interstate highway locations in Floyd County. Interstate 265 over Mt. Taber Road will be … [Read more...]
Lafayette Township Welcomes New Deputy Chief
The Lafayette Township Fire Protection District and the Board of Fire Trustees are pleased to announce Terry Herthel as the new Deputy Fire Chief for the Fire Department. Terry recently served as the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency Director. Terry’s experience in … [Read more...]
Road paving begins this week
A tentative schedule for road paving this week in parts of Floyd County by MAC Asphalt. Some roads may be closed temporarily. Please watch out for workers and SLOW DOWN. 8/9/16 – Baumann Drive N & S, Baumann Blvd, Elsie Ct., Clyde Ct. 8/10/16 – Lee Drive, Skyline View, … [Read more...]
Vehicle Fires Make Up The Day on Monday 8-8-2016
Two vehicles caught fire in separate inecidents On Monday August 8th. The first incident happened around 10:20 A.M. on I 64 West near the one hundred and nineteen mile marker. A vehicle crashed into the back of another vehicle and then caught fire. A secondary accident occurred … [Read more...]
RV Fire on I-64 Westbound Thursday
Thursday morning at 9:12 A.M. Lafayette Township Fire Protection District and New Chapel Fire Company were dispatched to I-64 Westbound, around the 122 mile marker, on a RV fire. First units on scene arrived seven minutes later to a bus type RV heavily involved with fire. … [Read more...]
Floyd County To Launch Mass Notification For Residents In July
Floyd County government officials announce the launch of the Alert Floyd County Mass Notification System. A emergency alert system that can send text, email or voice call alerts. When residents sign up for the free service they can get immediate weather alerts, unexpected road … [Read more...]
Five victims rescued from Indian Creek in Greenville
Wednesday afternoon around 3:30 PM, five juveniles were reported missing while wading in a rain swollen Indian River Creek near Greenville, In. Some reports indicated the juveniles entered the creek around noon near 8536 Old Vincennes Road. The only indication they may have been … [Read more...]
2016 Crusade Door to Door Schedule
Here are the routes and days we will be bringing the fire trucks for the WHAS Crusade For Children. Remember: If we miss you, you can always drop off your donation at the fire house on Scottsville Rd or one of our road blocks at Scottsville Rd and Paoli Pike or Highlander Point. … [Read more...]
WHAS Crusade For Children Collection For Lafayette Starts TODAY
Starting today, Wednesday June 1st, we begin our collection for donations for the Sixty-third WHAS Crusade for Children. Every year the citizens of Floyds Knobs make the Lafayette Twp Fire Department the NUMBER ONE donation collectors in Southern Indiana. Beating out bigger … [Read more...]
Honor Our Heroes Who Fought For Our Freedom
Fire Damages Home On Plum Hill Way Tuesday Night
FLOYDS KNOBS, IN- On May 10, 2019 at 7:15 PM Lafayette Township Fire Protection District, along with New Chapel Fire Department, were dispatched to 1919 Plum Hill Way on smoke coming from a ice machine. First arriving units found large amounts smoke coming from an area on the … [Read more...]
Fire At Beef 'O' Brady's Damages Sign Friday Morning
At 5:49 Friday morning a box alarm was dispatched for a structure fire at 100 Lafollette Station South. Which is the Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Restaurant. A box alarm is a automatic dispatch of all three upper county fire department to a reported structure fire. With special … [Read more...]
Lafayette Twp. Fd Responds To Structure Fire in Georgetown Tuesday Afternoon
Minutes before 2PM Tuesday, Lafayette Township Fire Protection District was dispatched, along with Georgetown Twp FPD and Greenville Vol. FD, to reports of a structure fire on Maple Grove. The fire was reported by the security company that monitors the home and by a neighbor that … [Read more...]
Fatal Vehicle Crash Late Monday Evening In Floyd County, IN
11:32PM Monday Night, the Lafayette Twp. And Georgetown Twp. Fire Protection Districts were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision with a vehicle on fire. The crash was located I-64 West bound at the 120 Mile Marker. As the first fire units arrived on scene, a passenger vehicle … [Read more...]
