MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council adopted an ordinance Tuesday rezoning 55 parcels — the overwhelming majority of the 10-acre Richwood redevelopment area — from R-1 (single family) and R-2 (single […]
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City’s fire levy request faux pas
There are few things we are taught in “career readiness” courses in high school and college that, while technically about submitting resumés, applies equally well to much of adult and […]
County VFDs ‘blindsided’ to hear city request days before levy deadline
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Volunteer Fire Association President Mickey Rinehart said the county’s volunteers were “blindsided” to learn of a last-minute push from the city of Morgantown to be included […]
January is Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month
Firefighting is known to be a dangerous profession. In addition to the obvious risks of running into burning buildings, the men and women of professional and volunteer fire departments are […]
Morgantown’s downtown fire station moving to Don Knotts Boulevard
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown Fire Department Station 1 has called South High Street home since 1954. That’s about to change. The city announced Wednesday that the empty lot at the corner […]
Firefighters receive cancer screening thanks to recent grant
When responding to fires, firefighters are often exposed to unseen dangers outside of the flames. In a burning building there are hundreds of chemicals in the form of gases, vapors […]
Crash Responder Safety Week reminds drivers to ‘slow down, move over’
First responders rush to the scene of accidents, often risking their own safety to provide life-saving care to those involved. Traffic accidents present additional challenges to firefighters and paramedics who […]
Gas leak suspected in Wells Street home explosion
What is believed to be a gas explosion at a Morgantown residence Wednesday morning sent multiple people to the hospital and left the home with structural damage. One worker and […]
MFD rope rescue team saves man who suffered ‘significant fall’ between Morgantown buildings
Early Thursday morning, the Morgantown Fire Department made a dramatic rescue after an unidentified person fell down a narrow space between two buildings in downtown Morgantown, sustaining severe injuries. The […]
Ashton Estates blaze totals several townhomes
A massive structure fire that began around 11:35 a.m. Monday at Ashton Estates on Smithtown Road claimed three townhomes and damaged others before firefighters from nearly a dozen companies — […]
