The Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center collected 207 total blood donations during the Save Our Summer (S.O.S.) campaign. Congratulations to the Daviess County Fire Department on the first-place finish! While this event is a huge head…
Stanley Fire Department Receives Grant to Upgrade Station
The Stanley Volunteer Fire Department has been selected as part of the 2024 Lowe’s Hometowns program. The $35,000 grant award will be used to update the training area of the fire station. The department will replace…
Fire Department Stressing Firework Safety Ahead of Holiday
With Independence Day approaching, the Daviess County Fire Department is pushing safety regarding the use of fireworks. Inspector/Investigator Keith Hurm provides an update from MAD Fireworks-Owensboro at the tent off KY-54 near Alvey Park Drive West.…
Save Our Summer Blood Drive
The Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center is asking for donors to step up in a big way next week. Save Our Summer (S.O.S.) is an annual event to prepare for increased blood needs during the summer…
Citizens Academy at Daviess County Fire Department
The Daviess County Fire Department hosted Week 5 of the Citizens Academy for the Daviess County Sheriff's Office. Fire Chief Jeremy Smith said the presentation covered the Advanced Life Support program, fire investigations, Project Lifesaver, high…
Proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week
Judge/Executive Charlie Castlen presented a proclamation to Owensboro Health on the 50th anniversary of Emergency Medical Services Week. Emergency medical services has grown to fill a gap by providing important out-of-hospital care, including preventative medicine for…
HealthForce One Simulation Lab Visits Fire Department
HealthForce Kentucky is an educational collaborative designed to inspire careers in the healthcare field. The mobile technology center, HealthForce One, features a simulation lab and traveling classroom with high tech teaching tools. Local paramedic students had…
Aerial Ladder Training at Sportscenter
Aerial ladder trucks are used for rescue, ventilation, and extinguishing large structure fires. The Owensboro Fire Department has four different aerial apparatus and provides mutual aid when requested to Daviess County Fire Department. Lieutenant Jacob (Gus)…
Daviess County Firefighters to Visit Czech Republic
A delegation of 10 firefighters will travel to the Czech Republic as part of a new exchange program with Owensboro's sister city, Olomouc. Daviess County Firefighter/Paramedic Pavel Zboril is excited to lead the trip and share…
Vehicle Extrication Training: Tearing Apart The Beetle
The Daviess County Fire Department demonstrates a modified dash lift as part of extrication training at McCarty's Pro Towing & Automotive. Chief Jeremy Smith says firefighters must review these extrication techniques yearly. In this instance, they…
Paramedic Students Train for Emergency Childbirth
One of the most stressful, emotional, and eventful calls for first responders involves emergency childbirth. Battalion Chief Jake Cox says a field delivery (outside a hospital setting) happens more often than you might think. Therefore, it's…
Fiscal Court Seeking Grant Funding for Fire Hydrants
Daviess County Fiscal Court will initiate an assistance agreement through GRADD to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for grant funding totaling $1,174,154. The Daviess County Fire Department will use the Strand Associates fire flow master plan to…
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