7:45 p.m. UPDATE: Two Jefferson County residents died in a house fire south of De Soto overnight Monday, March 9, De Soto Rural Fire Chief Tom…
A fire destroyed a vacant De Soto-area house that was being remodeled, said De Soto Rural Fire Chief Tom Fitzgerald.
Fire Marshal Ron Tisius has started working for a new firefighting agency after more than two decades with the High Ridge Fire Protection District.
Nathaniel Ryan Haverstick, 43, of Dittmer has been charged with two felonies for allegedly using a grenade to start a fire that destroyed a ca…
Several local fire agencies battled a fire that destroyed a vacant house in the 500 block of North Second Street in De Soto this morning, Jan. 16.
Two women were treated for smoke inhalation following an Oct. 10 fire at a home in the 13000 block of Springdale Road in the De Soto area. The…
The 17 fire protection districts and departments that cover Jefferson County and the city of Eureka vary widely in the size of the areas they …
A 69-year-old woman died today (Feb. 2) following a house fire in the 4600 block of West Rock Creek Road in High Ridge, said Capt. John Barton…
A Dittmer woman heard loud noises outside her home in the 10600 block of Valley Court on the morning of Jan. 12 and discovered her detached sh…
After De Soto Rural Fire Protection District Lt. Ron Wehlage finished his shift Sunday morning (June 28) and then did not show up for his next…