LifeNet Air Medical Services brought "Landing  Zone Safety and Scene Team Training" to Rineyville Fire Department Saturday, December 18, 2004.  Paramedic Deke Bell presented an in-depth program acquainting firefighters with important details and critical safety guideline that should be followed when preparing a landing zone and loading a patient aboard the helicopter.  Look for the complete story in the December 30, 2004 edition of the Hardin County Independent.

EMT Farm Safety Training

EMT students participated in a Rural & Agricultural Response class on Saturday, December 4, 2004, at the Bowen Training Center in Elizabethtown.  Simulations included rescuing a teenaged girl who was out for a spin on her 4-wheeler when she made a blind turn around the side of the barn and collided with a tractor, impaling herself on a bale spike; rescuing a victim from under the bucket of a front loader; freeing two victims who were pinned when their tractor flipped over; and extricating and treating four victims of a 4-wheeler collision.  Some scenarios used mannequins for victims, while others used live actors, but the equipment used in the farm safety class, from tractors to 4-wheelers, was real, and the simulations were based on accidents that have happened in Kentucky.  For the full story, see the December 9, 2004 edition of the Hardin County Independent.

Structure Fire on Upton Melrose Road

Upton Fire Department was dispatched at 10:23 a.m. November 26, 2004, to a structure fire at 1458 Upton Melrose Road. They arrived to find the single-family residence fully involved. Sonora Fire Department provided mutual aid. No injuries were reported.

Structure Fire at Plantation Park

Central Hardin Fire Department responded to a structure fire Thursday evening, November 25, 2004, at 48 Third Street.  The single-family residence was fifty percent involved upon their arrival.  Firefighters worked for three hours to extinguish the fire.  No injuries were reported.  Central Hardin was dispatched to this address again when the fire rekindled Friday morning.  Arson Investigator Chad Marsh also responded to the scene to determine the cause of the fire.

Mobile Home Fire

On Saturday morning, November 13, 2004, LaRue County Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Spencer School Road. A shed attached to a doublewide trailer had caught fire, and the blaze had spread into the home. Buffalo Fire Department and Valley Creek Fire Department provided mutual aid. Firefighters rescued a dog from the burning trailer. No injuries were reported.

Hay and Barn Fire

LaRue County Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Old E'town Road at 9:40 p.m. Monday, September 27, 2004. They arrived to find a barn filled with burning hay. Firefighters used tractors to pull wagons loaded with burning hay out of the barn. Five wagonloads of hay were destroyed, while three tractors, a car, and the barn were damaged. Buffalo Fire Department provided mutual aid. Two LaRue County Junior Firefighters in training were also at the scene, as were the LaRue County Ambulance Service and the LaRue County Sheriff. The fire was attributed to spontaneous combustion.

Structure Fire on Valley Creek Spur

At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2004, Valley Creek Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a single-family residence that was undergoing renovation. Central Hardin Fire Department provided mutual aid.

Structure Fire on North Pointe Drive

Elizabethtown Fire Department responded to a structure fire on North Pointe Drive at 10:07 p.m. Sunday, August 15, 2004. The fire destroyed the garage, while smoke ruined the house. Though two people were at home at the time of the fire, no injuries were reported. The blaze was allegedly set with gasoline by a 50-year-old man who was acquainted with the homeowner. Elizabethtown resident Walter Noland has been arrested and charged with first-degree arson. 

Vehicle Fire on College Street

Elizabethtown Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at 12:52 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 2004. No injuries were reported. Elizabethtown Police Department was also at the scene.

MVA w/Entrapment on Hodgenville Road

Central Hardin Fire Department and Elizabethtown Fire Rescue responded to an MVA on Hodgenville Road at 11:27 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2004. A full-size Chevrolet pickup flipped upside down into a ditch. One of the passengers was promptly transported by the Hardin County Ambulance Service to Hardin Memorial Hospital. The second passenger was transported to Louisville aboard StatCare immediately upon extrication. Kentucky State Police officers were also at the scene.

Structure Fire on Plainview Road

Stephensburg Fire Department responded to a fire in a singe-family residence at 10:32 a.m. Thursday, May 27, 2004.  White Mills and West 84 Fire Departments provided mutual aid.  Hardin County Ambulance Service was also at the scene.  No injuries were reported. 

Structure Fire on Siberia Road

Firefighters Aaron Brown, Dylan Turner, Jon Vandermolen, Travis Warren, and Tom Williams of the Central Hardin Fire Department conducted a fire safety presentation at a Cub Scout meeting at Lincoln Trail Elementary School Thursday evening, April 22, 2004.  The Scouts toured Central Engine One, learned about firefighting tools and turnout gear, and were taught the basics of fire safety. 

Shed Fire

 

At 12:10 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2004, Elizabethtown Fire Department responded to a structure fire on East Nalls Road. A storage shed was fully involved. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Elizabethtown Police Department and Hardin County Ambulance Service were also at the scene.

Warehouse Fire

 

On Friday, April 2, 2004, at 2:34 p.m. Central Hardin Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Bardstown Road. They arrived to find the Southeastern Contracting warehouse fully involved. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than two hours. The warehouse was a total loss, but firefighters successfully protected a trailer adjacent to the burning structure. Valley Creek and Boston Fire Departments provided mutual aid. Hardin County Ambulance Service was also at the scene. No injuries were reported. Cause of the fire is under investigation.

Structure Fire

 

 

 

Springfield Road Mobile Home Fire

 

 

Valley Creek Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1:12 a.m. Monday, March 1, 2004.  They arrived to find a mobile home fully involved.  A Hardin County Sheriff's unit was also at the scene.  No injuries were reported.  Cause of the fire is under investigation.

 

 

Murrieltown Road Field Fire

Sonora Fire Department responded to a field and woods fire at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 29, 2004.  Approximately forty acres burned.  Glendale and Upton Fire Departments provided mutual aid.  The Division of Forestry was also at the scene.

Centerpoint Road Field Fire

White Mills Fire Department responded to a field and woods fire at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2004.  Glendale, Kentucky 86, Sonora and Stephensburg Fire Departments provided mutual aid.  Workers with the Division of Forestry cut a fire break in order to help contain the blaze. 

Bacon Creek Road Field Fire