Officer Staff Members and I recently completed and submitted a grant request to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The grant was written for new self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) that we wear. The SCBA allows us to breath when we go into burning buildings and … [Read more...]
Late Tuesday night, just before 11:30 P.M., Lafayette Twp. Fire Protection District was dispatched for a single vehicle crash in the 5600 block of Scottsville Rd. LTFPD Rescue 1 arrived on scene and found a vehicle that had struck a tree and severely damaged the vehicle. Prior to … [Read more...]
On September 28th Lafayette Township Fire Protection District participated in a large-scale hazardous materials training exercise with other Floyd and Clark county fire departments. This training was conducted by the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC). Thanks to … [Read more...]
Information from FEMA: In coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. The WEA portion of the test, which will be sent to consumer cell phones, … [Read more...]
Just after midnight on Tuesday, September 25, a dispatch came out for a vehicle that crashed off the Eastbound on-ramp to I-64. Lafayette Township and Georgetown Township Fire Protection Districts responded and found a vehicle that had crashed into a group of trees near the end … [Read more...]
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The Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Indiana Management Performance Hub (MPH) have released a Naloxone heat map. The map provides insight into the incident location where naloxone was administered and reported by EMS providers throughout the state of Indiana. … [Read more...]
From the desk of Deputy Chief Terry Herthel: The Lafayette Township Fire Department is developing a Child Safety Seat Inspection Program to serve our area here in Floyds Knobs. We will be one of only a few such locations where care givers can come to have … [Read more...]
Daycare Flooded After Fire Sprinkler Head Is Damaged
Just before 7:30 A.M. Monday morning, Lafayette Township Fire Protection District received a call for service at 750 Highlander Point Dr. (Miracle Zone Daycare) for a sprinkler water flow alarm. The first units to arrive on scene found that a sprinkler head on the first floor of … [Read more...]
Andrew Drive Structure Fire Update
Questions arose about the timeline of the calls to Floyd County 911, for the structure fire at 4111 Andrew Dr. Floyds Knobs, In., and the arrival of the first apparatus From Lafayette Township Fire Protection District (LTFPD). LTFPD conducted a review of those calls to 911 and … [Read more...]
Tuesday night, just after 11pm, Lafayette Township Fire department responded to 4111 Andrew Dr. in Floyds Knobs, In. LTFPD Quad 11 arrived on scene first. They encountered heavy amounts of fire coming from the roof of the garage portion of the home. Quad 11 forcibly opened the … [Read more...]
The National Weather Service in Louisville Kentucky issued a heat advisory for today. Temperatures will rise to the mid-90s and the heat index will reach 105°. With that combination heat related illness risk will rise. This impact the very young, elderly and those without air … [Read more...]
Lafayette Township Fire Protection District is now certified with the Safe Place Youth Outreach program. Safe Place, a youth outreach and prevention program for young people in need of immediate help and safety, is a nation wide program started in Louisville, Ky in 1983 by the … [Read more...]
The 11th annual Indiana Fallen Officers Blood Drive will be held Monday June 18th at the Northside Christian Church from 2:30-7pm. The blood drive was started in honor of Floyd County Sheriff Officer Frank C. Denzinger who gave his life on June, 18th 2007. Please find some time … [Read more...]
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