Fire Dept.

Nov 7

State fire marshal called for suspicious fire at Frogtown

FROGTOWN Main Island Creek Volunteer firefighters were out Sunday night with a house fire. The house fire was located at Frogtown in the...

Nov 6

W. Logan fire under investigation, according to the City of Logan Fire Dept.

WEST LOGAN A structure fire in West Logan brought out firefighters Friday night. City of Logan Fire Department responded to a two story...

Oct 19

Logan Police make arrest in apartment arson case

PHOTO | SWRJA LOGAN An arrest has been made in one case of arson recently reported in the City of Logan. City of Logan Fire Chief Scott...

Oct 9

Charles Street apartment fire investigated as arson

LOGAN The City of Logan Fire Fighters were back out fighting another fire Monday afternoon. Fire Crews were dispatched to an apartment...

Oct 9

Crews battle weekend fire on Cole Street City of Logan

PHOTO : CITY OF LOGAN FD LOGAN A fire near the downtown area of Logan over the weekend. The City of Logan Fire Department responded to a...

Aug 8

Chapmanville Towers evacuated due to top-floor fire

CHAPMANVILLE A fire at a Chapmanville apartment complex caused a building-wide evacuation. The Chapmanville Towers apartment building...

Jun 1

Chapmanville father & son convicted for misuse of fire department funds

LOGAN A father and son entered pleas Wednesday in Logan Circuit Court to charges alleging the duo misused fire department funds for...

Apr 4

10 closed at 3 Mile Curve for 18 wheeler accident and diesel spill

WVOW News THREE MILE CURVE Hanging Rock Highway, Route 10, is closed in the Three Mile Curve area due to an accident involving an 18...

Mar 28

Man arrested in Switzer arson case

PHOTO | RJA AM Stone | WVOW News SWITZER Man was arrested in connection to a fire at Switzer. The fire was set in an outbuilding at Tom...

Mar 24

Heavy smoke draws City of Logan FD to Stollings

PHOTO | AM Stone WVOW News STOLLINGS A report of smoke brought fire crews out to Stollings Friday. The City of Logan Fire Department...

Feb 17

Slide in Mingo County knocked homes off foundations, derailed train

PHOTO | Alan Toler WVOW News RAGLAND A train derailed and home knocked off foundation in Mingo County. The Norfolk Southern train had...

Feb 7

Man rescued from mountainside fall in Logan

WVOW News ETHEL A man was injured and required rescuing after fall in mountains of Logan County. City of Logan Fire Department received...

Jan 31

Home of former fire chief accused of embezzlement burns

WVOW News PHICO The home of a former fire chief, accused of embezzling money from his volunteer fire department, caught fire Monday,...

Jan 17

Main Island Creek firefighters answer call on utility lines

WVOW News OMAR The Main Island Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to two incidents over night Sunday, January 15. Units were...

Jan 3

Boone County VFDs put out early morning fire in Madison

WVOW News MADISON Three Boone County fire departments responded to a working structure fire Monday morning. According to the Madison...

Dec 27, 2022

Fire departments & first-responders kept busy over Christmas weekend

City of Logan Firefighters pose for a picture after successfully extinguishing another abandon structure fire in Mt. Gay on Friday,...

Dec 5, 2022

BMH evacuated following bomb threat

Faith Bannister | WVOW Radio MADISON Boone Memorial Hospital detected a bomb threat Sunday night December 4. Around 9 p.m. the hospital...

Oct 14, 2022

City of Logan firefighter passes after battle with sudden illness

Copley AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN The City of Logan is in mourning following the death of a veteran firefighter. Donald Copley was a 32...

Oct 9, 2022

Candle light vigil for injured first responder

AM Stone | WVOW Radio AMHERSTDALE A candlelight vigil was held at Buffalo Creek for a first responder hospitalized after a...

Sep 28, 2022

Oversight decidedly necessary following fire department embezzlements

FROM LEFT : Logan County Commission President Danny Godby, Commissioners Diana Barnette and Danny Ellis and County Prosecutor David...

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