Biloxi could add 16 police and 3 fire trucks in new fiscal year
Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich’s “safe, friendly and beautiful” credo, fueled by millions in federal COVID-19 funding to replace lost revenue, was the backdrop more than...
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Fire Chiefs from across the Southeast meeting in Biloxi this week
As many as 400 fire chiefs from across the Southeast will be in Biloxi this week for the annual conference of the Southeastern Association of...
Featured MFC deploys wildland firefighters to Texas
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) is deploying one Wildland Firefighting strike team with two bulldozers to Texas, where they will assist state and federal partners...
Mississippi approved for grants to city fire departments
by Sarah Ulmer
The grants are worth close to $600,000 and have been approved to help prepare and equip firefighters in Laurel Mississippi. ...
Senator Cochran: Federal money to aid Mississippi firefighters
U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has reported that four grants worth almost $600,000 have been approved to help prepare and equip firefighters in Mississippi. The Assistance...
Meridian mourns the loss of a firefighter, 2 still recovering
MERIDIAN, MISS– Memorial services are being held Tuesday and Wednesday in honor of firefighter Eric Gustafson, who was killed Friday when the fire truck crashed. ...
Explosion and Fire in Newton County, One Dead and It May Have Been a Meth Lab
by kim
NEWTON COUNTY, Miss.–An explosion and fire in the Lawrence community of Newton County may have been related to a meth lab. It happened Sunday afternoon...
Fire at the Grocery Store: Winona’s Super Value Seriously Damaged
by kim
WINONA, Miss.–What may have been the main source to buy food in Winona was seriously damaged by a fire Monday evening. The Super Value caught...
Fire Kills Elderly Winston County Couple, Started in a Wood Burning Stove
by kim
BETHEDEN, Miss.–If you’ve never heard of Betheden, it may be because it’s a small community east of Hwy. 25 and north of Louisville. The community...
The Ebola Prank in Horn Lake: There Could Be Charges
by kim
HORN LAKE, Miss.–There could be some charges against two people in Horn Lake who told a friend they had Ebola. He called the fire department...