Posts Tagged ‘Maeystown Fire Department’
Prange showed passion
The Maeystown Rural Fire Protection District will soon be welcoming new leadership, as its fire chief of 28 years steps away from his position – though he’ll still be sticking…
Read MoreTuesday field fires in area
Local fire departments were busy fighting field fires on Tuesday. The Prairie du Rocher and Maeystown fire departments battled a field fire in the 2400 block of G Road late…
Read MoreHouse fire south of Waterloo
Multiple area departments responded to a house fire Tuesday morning just south of Waterloo. Shortly before 7 a.m., the Waterloo Fire Department was called to the report of a basement…
Read MoreLightning causes large house fire
A lightning strike resulted in a large destructive house fire about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 3300 block of Trout Camp Road west of Waterloo. A passerby called 911 to…
Read MoreLightning strike causes large house fire
A lightning strike resulted in a large house fire about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the 3300 block of Trout Camp Road west of Waterloo. A passerby called 911 to report…
Read MoreStructure fire south of Renault
The Prairie du Rocher and Maeystown fire departments responded about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday to the report of a structure fire due to a lightning strike in the 1600 block of…
Read MoreTornadoes cause damage across Monroe County
Residents of Monroe County and surrounding areas were on high alert as an ominous storm cell moved through the area early Saturday evening, prompting a tornado warning issued by the…
Read MoreElection Day is April 4
Several contested races for city offices, park board and school board will be decided in Waterloo this Tuesday, April 4, and there’s a home rule referendum up for Columbia voters…
Read MoreFire destroys large home near Maeystown
Five departments battled a fully involved house fire at 4103 LL Road east of Maeystown on Monday afternoon. At about 3:15 p.m., a passerby reported to 911 that they saw…
Read MoreChimney fire near Fults
The Maeystown Fire Department responded about 1:45 a.m. Friday to a chimney fire reported inside a home in the area of 3400 Sutterville Road near Fults. Upon firefighter arrival, the…
Read MoreA new way to train
The late Roger Taake would have been proud of the community coming together to create a two-story “training tower” on Maeystown Volunteer Fire Department grounds. The new training structure is…
Read MoreFriday rollover on Kaskaskia Road
The Maeystown Fire Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded along with Monroe County EMS just before 8 a.m. Friday to a single-vehicle rollover crash on Kaskaskia Road just south…
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