COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews continue to work to put out a natural cover fire that has burned at least 20 structures near Wooldridge. Larry Oerly, Director of Operations for Cooper County Emergency Management Agency is set to give an update on the fire at 7 a.m. Sunday. ABC 17 News crews said they could
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch a replay of traffic in the video player below. Columbia fire: Multiple departments and teams are currently responding to a large natural cover fire on the North side of Columbia. Both Columbia Fire Department and Boone Fire Department are on the scene near Big Bear Boulevard and Range Line Street. Boone
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Dolittle, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters with the U.S Forest Service fought a large wildfire in Phelps County Friday. According to the Dolittle Rural Fire Protection District, the fire near Highway J and K burned nearly 350 acres. Saturday morning, a red flag warning was issued for Phelps County and surrounding counties, forcing a burn ban to
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is hurt after a fire at an automotive business east of Columbia early Friday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District crews responded to the fire around 6 a.m. at Copart in the 8400 block of E. Richland Road. Copart’s website describes the business as a vehicle auction. A Boone
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was flown to a hospital after a Tuesday night structure fire near Helmsman Point Road. The Gravois Fire Protection District said in a Facebook post that an unidentified person was found on the first floor of the building while heavy fire was on the second floor. That person was
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Pettis County, Mo. (KMIZ) A home in Pettis County is a total loss after a fire early Friday afternoon. The small fire started on tractor that was in use just after 1:00 p.m. on Drake and Buckley Road. According to the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office, the operator of the tractor was able to escape and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 2:12 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Cordell Street. Fire personnel saw smoke coming from the house and quickly extinguished the fire. There was moderate fire damage to one room and smoke damage throughout the house. No injuries were reported, according
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Firefighters were at the scene Wednesday morning of a house fire in west Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters are responding Wednesday morning to a fire at an apartment complex in west Columbia. Crews dispatched to the Broadway Apartments in the 2900 block of W. Broadway just before 8 a.m., according to Columbia’s Fire & Rescue Dispatch website. An ABC 17 News crew at the scene saw firefighters using a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) A Boone County family’s mobile home was burnt down Saturday evening, and with it destroyed several irreplaceable items. “I lost my mom’s necklace that had ashes in it. My grandbaby’s half-brother passed away in May, we lost his ashes,” Tammy Crow said. The house fire on Saturday occurred on Wyatt Lane and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri fire departments are teaming-up with the National Fire Protection Association for National Fire Prevention Week. The week started on Sunday and will end this Saturday. This week marks the 100th anniversary of National Fire Prevention Week and the campaign’s theme is “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape”, pushing everyone to have a quick
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Fire Department responded to a house fire just before 8:30 p.m Saturday night. Firefighters said, they went to the story and a half home on the 900 block of West Avenue and found smoke and flames coming from the back of the home. The resident of the home was outside when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The union representing the Columbia Fire Department is speaking out Wednesday, saying there has been a lack of communication from the city manager on the process of hiring a new fire chief. Zack Privette — president of the Columbia Professional Fire Fighters — said since the city named the three finalists for the
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Fire Protection District was dispatched to Rick’s C Store & More on Tuesday night for a structure fire. The fire was inside the building. An employee was assessed and released on the scene, according to a press release. Crews remained at the scene until 2:41 a.m. Wednesday. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ.) A Jefferson City family has lost almost everything after a portable generator exploded and destroyed their home. The family is now asking for help from the community. “I’m not a good person to ask for things, I don’t like to ask for help, but I have to let it go and
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Two people were sent to a hospital for smoke inhalation when a fire damaged a Jefferson City home early Friday.
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Miller County, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F responsed to a boat on fire at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the boat was idle at the dock when the engine caught on fire at the 7.7 mile mark channel north of Buck Creek
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Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a fire at a vacant building in Jefferson City is under investigation. Crews responded to the fire a little after 9:30 Saturday evening on the 400 block of East Capitol Avenue. The Jefferson City Fire Department says, when crews arrived on scene the fire was coming from several
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is hurt following a small house fire east of Columbia early Friday morning. Crews responded to the fire at a split-level home in the 5500 block of Pinehurst Lane around 4:20 a.m., according to the Boone County Fire Protection District. More than a dozen firefighters at the scene put
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Firefighters with the Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a fire on Thursday night.
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