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• St. George Fire Dept. expanding high water rescue fleet, more equipment coming Play Video

  February 4, 2022 3:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - For the last few years, the St. George Fire Department has been expanding its high water rescue fleet. It's equipment that the fire department says is necessary, especially in south Louisiana where flooding is often a threat. In 2016, the department had a couple of boats... more »

• Photos of overnight storm and flooding in EBR, parts of Ascension

  May 17, 2021 10:11 PM

  Watch WBRZ streaming live here Latest on EBR flooding, including shelter information and disaster declaration. I-10 closed in the southern end of East Baton Rouge Parish due to flooding on I-10. East Baton Rouge closed schools Tuesday. Homes and businesses flooded in late-evening storm Monday. ... more »

• Ascension Parish cuts ribbon on new fire station in Modeste

  January 29, 2021 1:27 PM

  MODESTE - Officials cut the ribbon on a new fire station in Modeste on Friday. Councilman Alvin Thomas thanked Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment and his administration and the local fire board members for coming together to make this new fire station. “This new fire station helps protect... more »

• Firefighters find 86-year-old man dead after morning fire in Central Play Video

  March 12, 2020 10:45 AM

  CENTRAL - An 86-year-old man died in a morning house fire Thursday. The fire was on Brown Road, the Central Fire Department said. It was reported around 8:02 Thursday morning, according to the fire department. The body of a deceased man who is believed to be the homeowner,... more »

• Lightning bolt blows hole in roof of BR home Thursday afternoon

  February 28, 2019 6:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Lightning struck a home in the southern area of East Baton Rouge Thursday as a storm system moved through the region. The bolt hit the house on Spring Grove Drive in the Briarwood Estates neighborhood at the corner of Pecue Lane and Airline Highway. Luckily, the... more »

• Man arrested after setting fire at Iberia Parish hospital

  August 12, 2017 9:17 PM

  NEW IBERIA - Authorities say a man has been arrested after he set a fire in the Intensive Care Unit of the Iberia Medical Center Friday morning. According to the State Fire Marshal, 25-year-old Ruddy Romero Jr. was arrested after he ignited a hospital blanket on a set of... more »

• Real men drive pink: Fire chief paints truck pink Play Video

  June 1, 2016 10:31 PM

  LOBDELL - The Lobdell Volunteer Fire Department Chief painted his rescue vehicle pink to show solidarity with his crew. It has all of the bells and whistles a firefighter and first responder needs to do their job, but it stands out on any scene. The rescue truck is painted... more »

• Man accused of stealing boat from firefighters

  April 27, 2016 5:40 PM

  MANCHAC - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a man they say stole a boat belonging to the Manchac Fire Department. 58-year-old Douglas "Chip" Davis of Hammond is charged with felony theft, since the estimated value of the boat was more than $18,000, our news partner Action News 17... more »

• Brown water in North BR blamed on firefighter training, nothing to worry about

  April 19, 2016 7:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Water Company blamed complaints of brown water in part of North Baton Rouge on a fire department training program that involves opening and closing fire hydrants quickly. Hayes Owen told News 2 that stirs up "natural minerals" in the line, like manganese, which... more »

• First from WBRZ Investigative Unit: Area fire chief arrested on child porn charges Play Video

  March 10, 2016 11:21 AM

  GONZALES- A District Fire Chief in the City of Gonzales is locked up, accused of possessing child porn. According to booking records, 35-year old Kristopher Johnson was charged with possession of child porn and being a fugitive from another jurisdiction. Johnson was booked on 11 counts of pornography involving... more »

• Commuter train derails, at least 14 hurt

  March 8, 2016 12:39 AM

  SUNOL, CA - The Alameda Fire Department says 14 people were injured, four seriously, when a commuter train traveling from Silicon Valley to Stockton in Central California derailed Monday night. The department says all passengers have been evacuated from the derailed train and are being checked by paramedics. It says... more »

• BRFD: Arson caused 2 early morning house fires

  February 15, 2016 11:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities are looking for the person responsible for setting a house on fire early Monday morning. Firefighters say they responded to a call about a house on fire in the 2200 block of Thomas H. Delpit Drive. Firefighters weren't able to contain the blaze before it spread to... more »

• Dogs, on fire, run from burning home after people report hearing explosions Play Video

  October 20, 2015 9:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Fire officials are trying to figure out what caused a massive fire late Monday evening. The fire broke out on North Stevendale Drive in Baton Rouge. BRFD spokesman Mark Miles says no one was home at the time, but the house was torched beyond repair. Neighbors say they... more »

• BRFD holds moment of silence to remember victims of 9/11

  September 11, 2015 10:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Fire Department held a moment of silence Friday morning in rememberance of the 2001 terrorist attacks. All 19 fire stations stood at attention for one minute at 7:46 a.m., the same time the first plane hit the North Tower on September 11th, 14 years... more »