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Injury Accident I-71 South Snarls Traffic MARCH 04 - A two vehicle injury accident slowed traffic to a crawl on I-71 South near the 22 mile marker on Thursday afternoon. Upon arrival of responding crews from LaGrange Fire & Rescue and Oldham County EMS, all occupants of the vehicles had exited under there own power. One person was transported to an area hospital with what are believed to be non life threatening injuries. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Mutual Aid Response Henry County MARCH 02 - LaGrange Fire & Rescue Department was dispatched on a mutual aid request with neighboring Henry County fire departments on a working structure fire in the 8700 block of Highway 146 Tuesday afternoon. Responding crews from LaGrange assisted in extinguishment of the fire, overhaul of the structure and providing water shuttle operations for the rural incident. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Stone River Drive Structure Fire FEBRUARY 18 - Crews from LaGrange and Ballardsville Fire Departments were dispatched at 1749 hrs Thursday afternoon on a working structure fire in the exclusive L'Esprit area just northeast of downtown LaGrange. First in command officers reported a single family dwelling fully involved with all occupants out of the structure. An additional dispatch was made for North Oldham Fire Department to the scene, with ... (Full Story & Photos)

Multi-vehicle Accident Shuts Down 71 North JANUARY 29 - Crews from LFRD were dispatched to I-71 North at the 23 mile marker Wednesday afternoon at the beginning of rush hour for an injury accident. Crews arrived on scene to find several vehicles with significant damage in the roadway and one in the median. A total of 4 patients were transported to area hospitals. Roadway closure was approximately 30 minutes while the wreckage was cleared. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Annual Award Banquet and Dinner JANUARY 19 - The food was plentiful and the awards kept flowing at the Annual Awards Banquet and Dinner this past Saturday night at the John Black Community Center. Classic Cuisine received many compliments on the food provided to guests, as was evident by those making return trips to the buffet. Numerous awards were given after dinner, most notable were the Rookie of the Year and the FireFighter of the year. ... (Full Story & Photos)

CPR & Patient Packaging Training JANUARY 19 - Monday evening training was split into two groups on Jan. 18th with one group doing CPR recertification and the second group receiving a refresher on patient packaging with Lead Instructor Major Mike Rouser directing the instruction. Great training for all in attendance. Thanks to Oldham County EMS for the use of their equipment for the evening. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Vehicle Fire - 1st Ave. & W. Main St. JANUARY 14 - Dispatched at 1321hrs, on scene at 1322hrs, working vehicle fire extinguished, report taken, and cleared the air at 1341hrs. It don't get much better than that! Thanks to the Green Shift for the prompt, effective and professional work this afternoon. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Early Morning Incident Shuts Down 71 NB JANUARY 12 - Tones were dropped at 0515hrs Tuesday, Jan. 12th on a report of a semi-truck vs. a passenger car on I-71 NB at the Oldham/Henry county line. Investigation of the incident revealed that the semi struck a passenger car that was unoccupied and parked in the emergency lane with the flashers illuminated. The impact of the crash was great enough to drive the front axle of the semi to the rear axles of the ... (Full Story & Photos)

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