Firefighters at WWFD station supported their fellow firefighter and his family by taking a ladder truck to the hospital and lifting up the COVID-19 patient's wife up to his window.
If you don't live near Grand Coteau, but do live in a rural area that does not have full-time fire services, please consider becoming a volunteer firefighter.
The Lafayette Professional Firefighters 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb event will take place Saturday, Sept. 7, at 9:11 a.m. at the Chase Towers on Jefferson Street.
"This is not a race, but an opportunity to honor and remember the 343 FDNY members who selflessly gave their lives on 9-11-2001," according to the event's press release...
A mobile home went up in flames in Broussard last night. It happened on Girouard Road, where firefighters responded to the call. They found heavy smoke coming from the home and put out the fire in around half an hour.
After further investigation, it was clear to investigators that several fires were set in the mobile home...
This cute little kitten was trapped in a plastic pipe, ironically in a fire station. So, the good firefighters did what they do best, and rescued this poor little kitty!