A benefit for Kevin Kirchgessner, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2016, will be held on August 31 from 5 pm to 11 pm at the Joe Huber Barnyard Bash building located behind the Joe Huber Restaurant ( 2421 Engle Rd. Starlight, In ).

Kevin has been living in Carbondale, Illinois for the past three months receiving extensive in-patient therapy, which costs over $22,000 month. None of it is covered by his insurance.

There will we a fried chicken dinner, cash bar, live music, live and silent auctions.

Tickets for the event can be purchased by visiting:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kevin-kirchgessner-benefit-tickets-63680881230

Ticket prices are $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 4 through 11, and free for a child under 3 years old.

You can read a little bit more about Kevin and his recovery in the News and Tribune by following this link: Fundraiser to benefit Floyd Knobs man with brain injury

A weekly radio show, published by the Indiana State Police, talks with our good friend Captain Mike Pruitt with the Wayne Township Fire Department about fireworks safety this Fourth of July.

Around 4:40 P.M. Saturday, April 13th, 2019 Lafayette Township Fire Protection District responded to a box alarm for a structure fire at 2390 Canal Ln. in Georgetown Twp, In.

First units arrived on scene and found heavy smoke conditions coming from all sides of the home. Firefighters gained access to the garage where the main body of fire was located.

Quad 11, from LTFPD, arrived on scene and stretched supply lines for water source and handlines to the interior of the home. Quad 11’s attack crew made entry to the home and searched for any fire that may have extended into the home.

The fire was controlled seventeen minutes after the initial dispatch. The homeowner was able to get out safely but was checked out for smoke inhalation. They refused to go to the hospital.

We have a helmet camera video from Quad 11’s attack crew. Watch below.

A group of Lafayette Township Fire Protection District firefighters has joined the “Fight for Air Climb” hosted by the American Lung Association. The team is looking to raise one-thousand dollars for the cause, which is tax deductible, as they climb over seven hundred steps at the PNC tower in Louisville, Ky.

Two ways you can donate to the team. Folow the link LTFPD Fight for air climb and cliking on one of the team members on the right or search for team LTFPD. You can also write a check to “American Lung Assocation” and write LTFPD in the memo of the check. You can drop the check off at our Station One at 4002 Scottsville Rd. Floyds Knobs, In. The climb is February 2nd, 2019 so we need you help soon.

If you have any questions send us an email or call the fire house. The information is available on our contact us page.

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 in other hazardous conditions. The current SCBA that we have are aging, are several NFPA Standards behind, and are costly to repair.

This very lengthy process requires lots of departmental information, statistics, several narratives, and a budget to be submitted by the required deadline.   The AFG Program is administered by FEMA and is a competitive, matching grant process. The Total Cost of the SCBA project is $231,484.00 with our share only being  $21,044 if we are awarded.

This is a great opportunity for the department. Keep your fingers crossed that we get selected for this grant as it would be very beneficial for our community and your firefighters.

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 Rescue 1s arrival, police on the scene attempted to access the victim but were unsuccessful due to the damage. Rescue 1’s crew were able to remove the driver side doors of the vehicle, with extrication equipment, and gain access to the victim. Extrication of the victim took twenty-two minutes from the time of dispatch.  The victim was taken to University of Louisville hospital by New Chapel EMS with serious injuries. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the cause of the crash and is under investigation by the Floyd County Sheriffs Department.