shreveport fire department

If you see lots of firefighters around downtown Shreveport the next couple of weekends, don't be alarmed. It's only a drill! The Shreveport Fire Department will conduct high-rise drills and rescue operations at the Lane Building on Marshall Street

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History has been made in Shreveport. Chief Patricia Dyas has been sworn-in as the Shreveport Fire Department's new Chief of Fire Prevention. She's the first woman in the department's history to hold that position and only its second female division chief, an accomplishment she tells me she's quite proud of

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Services will be held at noon today at First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge for long-time Louisiana labor leader Victor Bussie (bew-see).

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We don't have much information on this yet...we do know this fire is on the northwest side of General Motors.  Caddo Fire District 3 is working on it now.  These pictures were taken by our engineer just a little bit ago

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A morning wreck sends three young people to the hospital. Shreveport firefighters were called out just before 8:45 to the intersection of Bert Kouns and Dean Road, where there was a reported head-on collision with one vehicle overturned

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The Shreveport Fire Department's Chief of Fire Prevention is retiring after 33 years of service. David Glass' retirement is effective Sunday, July 31st. Glass began his career with the department as a firefighter in 1978, and after five years he was promoted to Fire Inspector

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Some "cool" events for the Shreveport Fire Department's 12th Annual Open House...the weekend celebration will be held this Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. This year, local businesses are lending their support by donating refreshments that will be served at each fire station in town

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As we approach the hot summer months with record-breaking temperatures, the Shreveport Fire Department is gearing up for its mid-year smoke alarm campain by targeting 500 homeowners in the historic Ingleside community

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An ammonia leak caused the evacuation of a local business this morning. At about 9:20, The Shreveport Fire Department was called out to Foremost Dairy in the 5300 block of Interstate Drive to a reported anhydrous ammonia leak

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Shreveport fire investigators have nabbed an arson suspect. Yesterday afternoon, they arrested 23-year-old Derrick Harris of Shreveport and charged him with simple arson for allegedly setting fire to his ex-girlfriend's vehicle in the 4100 block of Raymond Street

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