MORGANTOWN – Where there’s smoke, there’s fire? Not always, Eddie Campbell Jr. said Monday. At least not at University High School on Monday morning – though there was plenty of […]
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Fighting fire on four legs: MFD welcomes Chance
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 […]
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 […]
