Chief Ken Conley reported that this MVA on Interstate 20 near the Industrial Loop involved two 18-wheelers, one was a tanker, the other was carrying frozen chickens, and a motor home with 2 occupants. The two in the motor home and one of the truck drivers was taken to the hospital.  Shreveport Fire Department B-Shift Engines 12, 18, 13, Rescue 9, District Chiefs 1, 3, Medics 10, 15 and the both EMS Supervisor (Cars 82 and 83), and Caddo Fire District 3 took in this alarm.  The dispatch time was 11:12 hrs.  The event cleared at 15:30 hrs.  I-20 traffic was obviously backed up and  snarled during this time.  Click HERE or on the thumbnail to see more photos.

 Just about 13:00hrs on Monday, October 23 a child was playing with matches and set his house on fire. Firefighter Demarcus McDowell suffered injuries to his back and neck when the porch roof collapsed on him. Firefighter Peter Bolton suffered second-degree burns to his arm when the fire burned through his bunker coat. Both men were treated and released from the hospital. Another firefighter was treated for dehydration on the scene.  The house was a total loss. Click HERE or on the thumbnail to see more photos.

 Signal 51 Group Power Cleans Memorial. The Shreveport Police and Firefighters Memorial was built in 1999 in honor of the many men and women who courageously gave their lives in the line of duty.  The Memorial is a permanent reminder of their ultimate contribution to public safety and their sincere desire to serve the citizens of Shreveport.  Signal 51 members consider it an honor to have been authorized to clean the area around the memorial.    Click HERE or on the thumbnail to see more photos.

  Chief Cochran Sworn-in as International Association of Fire Chief’s Vice President, Sept. 21, 2006.  Shreveport Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran has officially been sworn in as the 2^nd Vice President for the International Association of Fire Chief at the organization’s annual conference in Dallas, Texas. Cochran will serve as 2^nd vice president for one year and ascend to 1^st vice president in ’07 and finally become president of fire executive association in 2008. 

  Fire Service Memorabilia Collectables - Read this interesting article by Chief Kuk about a company that relied on hand work and individual craftsmen to produce their items. Chief Kuk state that he believes that their collectibles will become more treasured as time passes since only a limited number were made and exported. He said, "I was fortunate to see several of their items at the 2000 Intershutz in Augsburg, Germany and wanted to buy one of everything.  but then I had to come to grips with the fact that I did not have my large pickup truck with me."  Click HERE or on the thumbnail to go to this article! 

  The Caddo Parish 9-1-1 District has an "Enhanced 9-1-1   System", which provides immediate information containing the caller's name, address, and telephone number.  If you hang up, the Communications Officer  will call back! If the Communications Officer receives a "9-1-1" call and no one is on the phone (either the phone is an "open line" or the caller hangs up), the Communications Officer will attempt to call the telephone number back to determine if there is an emergency.   If no answer is received, the closest available law enforcement agency will be dispatched to investigate the call.  Click HERE or on the thumbnail to see Video Clips about our 9-1-1 System.

At about 14:00hrs on April 17th Signal 51 Member Mike Lowe saw the smoke loom-up from this one-alarm house fire in the 900 block of Pickett St. and took several photos.   Engines 1, 5 and 7; Truck 1; Rescue 1 and the 1st District Chief responded.  Later Engine 8 was special called for additional manpower.  The temperature was in the 90's so it was a little uncomfortable in bunkers.  The fire was controlled and while the exposures were very close to the fully involved structure none were damaged.  Click HERE or on the thumbnail to see more photos of this fire.

Fire Buffs at Region 5 meeting in Beaumont, Texas. The meeting went off without a hitch in Beaumont this past weekend.  There were 17 attendees from clubs based in Shreveport, Dallas, and Houston as well as several affiliate members who all enjoyed the clear skies and low temps and humidity.  To no one's surprise, John Hembrey was the farthest traveled to the meeting, coming from Canon City, Colorado.  Click HERE or on the thumbnail to see more about this meeting.

 At 4:15AM, Tuesday March 21, 2006 a 2-Alarm fire destroyed one unit of a Greenwood Villa Townhouse on Danny Wimberly Drive. The fire was really rolling when the first units arrived on scene and a second alarm was quickly transmitted.   A family was asleep in the apartment right next to the vacant unit that was destroyed, but a fire wall prevented the fire from spreading and the family was not injured.  

 A Two-Car Collision at Preston and Knight resulted in a couple of people being transported to the hospital by 2 Medic Units.  Engine 11 was dispatched to Preston and Knight on a 'Cold Response' but called for a Medic Unit when they arrived on the scene.  Medic 19 arrived and requested that Engine 11 ask for a Rescue Unit to un-trap one of the injured.  Engine 11 called dispatch for the Rescue Unit and Rescue 1 responded.  Engine 11 also asked for another Medic Unit and Medic 5 was dispatched.
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 A Two-Story vacant house was reported on fire in the 800 blk of Hope St.  The fire was actually on Oakland, behind the new jail and near the rear of the Caddo 911 Center. The glow from the fire was seen by Engine 1 as they pulled out of quarters.  Some Communications workers stepped out the backdoor of the 911 Center and quickly reported that it was a working fire.  Because it was a vacant house and it was fully involved when the first units arrived, a defensive attack was used to combat the fire.   Click HERE or on the thumbnail to see more photos.