MORGANTOWN – It takes a special breed to go to work at 16 months old. And if you want a job sniffing out arson with the Morgantown Fire Department, that […]
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Fire chief hopes to improve MFD’s relationship with city hall
MORGANTOWN — In his brief tenure as chief of the Morgantown Fire Department, Gary Freshour said he’s already started hearing some rumblings of “the new boss is gonna set the […]
WVU Eye Institute project will relocate fire department access
MORGANTOWN — To accommodate the design of WVU Hospitals’ forthcoming $233.5 million eye institute project, Morgantown City Council will consider a land swap that will relocate the road accessing the […]
Pension tension: City leadership nearing a decision on unfunded promises
MORGANTOWN — While nearly every city in West Virginia has already taken the police and fire pension funding lifelines first offered by the West Virginia Legislature in 2010 (Optional I) […]
Freshour appointed chief of the Morgantown Fire Department
MORGANTOWN — In a Wednesday afternoon press release, the city of Morgantown announced Gary Freshour has been appointed to serve as the next chief of the Morgantown Fire Department. His […]
MFD: Whitemoore Park fire remains under investigation
MORGANTOWN — In a Wednesday evening press release, the Morgantown Fire Department said Tuesday’s fire in Whitemoore Park remains under investigation. “Upon arrival at the scene, units encountered an approximately […]
Commission to pass $500,000 to city, county fire departments
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission has more than $500,000 from the state waiting to be distributed to fire departments in the county. On Wednesday, it approved a method for […]
Man charged after starting fires in downtown Morgantown
A Morgantown man is in custody after allegedly starting multiple fires on the evening of Aug. 8 in downtown Morgantown in the area below the Pleasant Street and Walnut Street […]
MFD conducts rope rescue training at Arboretum
The hilly landscape of Morgantown, while beautiful, can create a tricky situation when someone has been injured or stranded on a steep incline and cannot be carried out. Members of […]
Vacant Greenmont house burns Thursday
A vacant residence at 629 Pennsylvania Avenue in the Greenmont neighborhood of Morgantown caught fire early Thursday morning, requiring firefighters to respond. According to the Morgantown Fire Department, when firefighters arrived on […]
