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 appointment comes after the retirement of both Chief Eugene Deem and Interim Chief John Lemley. “I am ...
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 two-acre ground fire at the end of Forest Avenue,” the release ...
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 doing so. Long story short, all 12 county volunteer departments — with one caveat — ...
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 bridges. While on foot patrol in the Elk Street area at around 10:15 p.m., several Morgantown police officers ...
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 the Morgantown Fire Department are preparing for such a situation and have been fine-tuning their ...
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 scene, they reported heavy smoke was showing from ...