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• Baton Rouge, St. George fire departments sending help to scorched Sabine Parish Play Video

  August 21, 2023 7:42 PM

  MANY, La. - Personnel from the Baton Rouge Fire Department and St. George Fire Department are headed to Sabine Parish to help departments there as they battle raging summer wildfires. The Central Sabine Fire Department on Monday evening said five members of BRFD would be stationed at the Many... more »

• Guests at Siegen area hotel evacuated due to small fire

  October 11, 2021 7:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Guests at a hotel off Siegen Lane were evacuated from their rooms when a small fire triggered the building's sprinklers early Monday morning. St. George fire officials reported the situation as a small trash fire that occurred at the Residence Inn by Marriott Baton Rouge Siegen... more »

• Two injured, three displaced in West Pecue area house fire

  October 1, 2021 10:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Two women were treated for injuries after a fire broke out in their West Pecue area home. It was Thursday night when St. George firefighters rushed to 8207 George Cain Road, where they found the back of the home, part of its roof, and carport engulfed... more »

• Upcoming vaccination event hosted by St. George Fire Dept, IDEA Innovation School, State Fire Marshal

  April 21, 2021 6:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The St. George Fire Department, IDEA Innovation School and the State Fire Marshal’s Office have teamed up to offer free Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations to members of the public age 18 and up. The event will take place Saturday, April 24 on the campus of IDEA Innovation... more »

• Two children suffer minor injuries in overnight fire

  April 12, 2021 6:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - St. George Fire Department responded to an accidental house fire overnight Monday in the 2000 block of Fountain Avenue, it took officials about fifteen minutes to tame the blaze. Two children suffered minor injuries in the Gardere-area fire and were brought to an area hospital where... more »

• St. George Fire officials point to potential of fires breaking out in golf carts

  March 8, 2021 9:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A local fire department in the capital area issued a warning to the public regarding the possibility of fires breaking out in golf carts due to battery issues within the vehicles. One such fire occurred in The Country Club of Louisiana in late February. >... more »

• Firefighters wrestle early morning blaze in Stevendale neighborhood Play Video

  January 7, 2021 6:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Thursday (Jan. 7) morning, a fire broke out in a residential area off Florida Boulevard, near Ponderosa Drive. First responders with two local fire departments, Eastside Fire and St. George, were dispatched to an unoccupied home in the 14300 block of Lilac Street shortly before... more »

• Four people and a dog escape Woodlawn area house fire; one person suffers minor injuries

  December 24, 2020 5:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Wednesday (Dec. 23) night a fire broke out at a home in Baton Rouge's Woodlawn area, off Jones Creek Road. Officials with St. George Fire Department say they rushed to a home within the 5600 block of Greenshire Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Arriving... more »

• Man made fake 911 call to get huge emergency response to ex's house, fire dept. says

  July 20, 2020 6:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Fire investigators said a crazed ex-boyfriend lit a fire outside his ex’s home and reported a fake emergency to have a swarm of law enforcement and other first responders rush to the woman’s home on Antioch Road this month. Timothy Keith was booked into jail on... more »

• Peck Drive home sustains severe damage in devastating house fire

  June 19, 2020 5:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Friday morning, a house fire broke out at a residence in the Siegen/Perkins area, resulting in one person's injury. In the early morning hours, a crew with the St. George Fire Department was dispatched to a home within the 1700 block of Peck Drive, where... more »

• St. George food drive rolls in parade-style donation drive this weekend

  May 1, 2020 8:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Unemployment and lack of food go hand-in-hand and unfortunately, due to the pandemic many East Baton Rouge residents are all too familiar with this fact. That's why the St. George Fire Department and the organizers of the City of St. George are encouraging people with the... more »

• Guests of Renaissance Hotel endure late night scare linked to blown transformer

  January 16, 2020 6:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Wednesday evening, guests at the popular Renaissance Hotel on Bluebonnet had a brief scare when the building's alarms went off and smoke was spotted in one of its hallways. First responders with the St. George Fire Department quickly made their way to the hotel and... more »

• Million-dollar home damaged in fire caused by lightning strike Monday Play Video

  August 6, 2018 5:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters credited a swift response for keeping a potentially huge fire at bay Monday afternoon. The St. George Fire Department said a lightning bolt was the likely cause of a blaze in the attic of a $1.1 million home in the exclusive Mallard Lakes neighborhood. The... more »

• Overnight apartment fire under investigation

  March 3, 2018 10:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE – An overnight fire burned through two apartments at a Gardere-area complex. A fire started in a first floor apartment at 8155 Skysail and spread to a vacant, second floor unit above. The fire jumped upstairs after burning out of a window, the St. George Fire Department... more »

• Multiple apartments burned, more than thirty homeless after blaze

  February 17, 2018 9:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A firefighter and two residents sustained minor medical complications in an overnight fire at a large apartment complex on Jefferson Highway east of Airline Highway. Thirty-five people were displaced in the fire at Jefferson Lakes early Saturday morning. A handful of apartment units burned as... more »

• Gardere-area fire under investigation

  January 20, 2018 10:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A complaint about a strange noise and foul odor lead to the discovery of an apartment fire early Saturday morning in the Gardere area. St. George firefighters said they found a fire in a duplex at 8038 Skysail. The blaze was reported around 4 o’clock Saturday... more »

• Early morning fire engulfs pool house

  January 1, 2018 8:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities say a fire that engulfed a pool house early Monday morning started in the fire place. The St. George Fire Protection District was dispatched to a fire in the 3000 block of Pleasant Point Boulevard at 2 a.m. At the scene, firefighters saw flames coming from... more »

• Overheated remote-control car battery sparked massive apartment blaze Play Video

  December 25, 2017 10:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – First responders knocked on doors and kicked some in in an effort to evacuate residents of a burning apartment building Monday evening. The Christmas night blaze burned through one building and jumped to part of a second just after nine o'clock. Almost immediately, firefighters began requesting... more »

• Cause of massive apartment fire may never be found

  October 25, 2016 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Local fire investigators said while they are certain there was no human involvement in a massive apartment fire, the cause remains undetermined because of the destruction. The Cobblestone Apartments caught on fire on October 6. Two buildings were destroyed along with as many as five vehicles.... more »

• Early morning fire destroys apartment complex on Manchester Avenue

  August 10, 2016 11:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE – An apartment complex on Manchester Avenue is now considered a complete loss after an early morning fire. Residents woke up to the smell of smoke in an apartment building in the 15000 block of Manchester Avenue. Residents found the fire burning in the kitchen and once... more »

• St. George Fire Department hosts blood drive for officers Play Video

  July 20, 2016 5:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The St. George Fire Department hosted a blood drive on Wednesday in honor of the officers involved in Sunday's shooting. Robert Rainwater, of the St. George Fire Department, said that the department tries to pull together to help in any way when situations like what happened on... more »

• Sand bags available at St. George fire station

  May 2, 2016 11:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Sand and bags are available to residents at the St. George Fire Department Headquarters Monday due to the severe weather from the weekend. St. George Fire Department Headquarters is located at 14100 Airline Highway. The sand and bags are free. more »

• Two injured in fire at multi-million dollar home

  March 30, 2016 4:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A fire at a multi-million dollar home in the exclusive Country Club of Louisiana injured two people Wednesday. Firefighters with the St. George Fire Department said the fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. at 18433 N Mission Hills in the southwestern area of the gated community.... more »