COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday, the Columbia Fire Department was dispatched roughly 30 miles to Auxvasse after a mutual aid request for the department’s Hazardous Materials team. According to Matt Walton of the North Callaway Fire Protection District, a homeowner on the 2000 block of Route E had picked up an order from a retail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured, but some residents were displaced, after an apartment caught fire Tuesday morning in the 500 block of East Elm Street, according to a Tuesday press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The release says firefighters were called at 6:21 a.m. for a fire coming from the wall
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While families get to spend the Thanksgiving holiday at home, others like firefighters at the Columbia Fire Department have to spend the holiday on the clock. At CFD’s Fire Station No. 1 on Orr Street in downtown Columbia, the crew teams up to fight fires, and on Thanksgiving morning, they teamed up
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A home in Boone County is considered a total loss after a fire broke out late Saturday night. According to the fire dispatch log, Boone County Fire Protection District crews were called to the 5600 block of North Pintail Lane around 9:20 p.m. Saturday. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sole occupant of a boat on the Lake of the Ozarks was not hurt in a Thursday afternoon explosion and fire. Firefighters were called to the 3.5 mile marker a little after 4 p.m. Thursday for a call of a boat and dock fire, the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District stated
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District held an open house Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the Fire Station No. 8. The $4.7 million facility is located on Route K just feet away from the old facility that was built in 1981. Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said BCFPD decided to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a garage caught fire Sunday afternoon at a home on Pleasant Valley Road in Roach, Missouri, according to a social media post from the Northwest Fire Protection District. The post says firefighters were called around 4:40 p.m. Sunday, arrived within nine minutes and saw flames. Callers told
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trailer home in Holts Summit is considered a total loss after a fire on Sunday afternoon. The fire happened in the 11000 block of County Road 391 around 3:40 p.m. in Holts Summit. The Holts Summit Fire Department said in a release that crews found heavy smoke and flames showing from
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County firefighters battled a fire at a small metal building on Sunday night. The Boone County Fire Protection District was called to the 1400 block of north Boothe Lane just before 8 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters found fire coming from the inside of a small metal building but were able to
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A person was rescued and hospitalized after a fire broke out at a home in Moberly on Saturday, according to a social media post from the Moberly Fire Department. According to the post, crews were called to the 500 block of Shumate Avenue around 4:30 p.m. for a structure fire with at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a duplex caught fire Thursday in Moberly in the 1200 block of Shepherds Drive, according to a social media post from the Moberly Fire Department. The fire was reported at 4:13 p.m. and firefighters responded within three minutes and found smoke and flames coming from the building,
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A building caught fire Tuesday night near the intersection of County Roads 2000 and 293 in Callaway County. No one was in the residence when the fire started and no injuries were reported, according North Callaway Fire Protection District Chief Matthew Walton. The building was considered a complete loss. Walton said
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a house caught fire on Tuesday evening in Holts Summit. Firefighters responded to a home that caught fire on Callaway County Road 394 at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to Holts Summit Assistant Fire Chief Allen Wehmeyer. Wehmeyer said the fire started in the back of the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at a hotel in Jefferson City on Sunday evening was contained to the laundry room, according to a social media post from the fire department. The post says firefighters were called to the America’s Best Value Inn in the 1600 Block of Jefferson Street around 5 p.m. Crews found
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Maries County Sheriff’s Office deputy is being accused of playing a role in the total loss fire at an assisted living facility back in August. The Vienna Pointe facility caught fire in the early morning hours of Aug. 7. ABC 17 News obtained a letter sent to the sheriff’s department by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured after a building caught fire Thursday night at 3100 Dogwood Dr. in Fulton, according to a Friday press release from the Fulton Fire Department. The release says crews were called to the address of Monet Desauw at 10:41 p.m. and saw flames going through the roof. The fire
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City firefighters encountered “heavy fire conditions” in the front of a house during a call Friday morning. Firefighters were sent to the 100 block of North Polk Street a little before 8 a.m. and found the flames when they arrived, according to a Jefferson City Fire Department news release. Everyone
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico’s Public Safety Department says it saved a woman and a child from a house fire Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, MPSD responded to the 1000 block of Robinhood for a house fire after neighbors reported seeing smoke and flame coming from a home nearby. The neighbors
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Leeton, Mo. (KMIZ) The Johnson County Fire Protection District said Wednesday that juveniles are connected to the fire that destroyed the Leeton Methodist United Church on Monday night. The church was “intentionally” set on fire, according to the Johnson County Fire Protection District. Joe Jennings with the fire district said he couldn’t share any more
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) First responders in Boone County will partake in active shooter incident management training from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri on Vandiver Drive. A Wednesday press release says the Boone County Office of Emergency Management and Boone County Public Safety Advisory Committee are hosting a
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