| Brush Fire with structures in danger |
| Sun. Mar 1st 2009 |
Department arrived to find approxiately 2-3 acres burning out of a 20 acre parcel off Zion street in the highway park area. No actual structures were in danger. The department was able to stop the fire and keep it contained. The Lake Placid VFD was mutual aided by the dep...
Read more »
| | |
| Bus crashes into building on Main Street |
| Wed. Feb 25th 2009 |
The Lake Placid VFD responded to a single vehicle accident involving a migrant bus that ran into a building on main street. The bus came to rest just inside of a large picture window. Damage to the building was very limited.......for more information see news tab...
Read more »
| | |
| Brush Fire Lake Apthorp Area |
| Sun. Feb 22nd 2009 |
Burned approximately 10 acres through an old unmaintained grove and into a small grass pasture. Fire was contained to the north side of the railroad track. The Lake Placid VFD was mutual aided by the division of forestry, Highlands Park VFD, and Leisure Lakes VFD...
Read more »
| | |
| Vehicle Accident with injuries |
| Sat. Feb 14th 2009 |
While on scene of a mobile home fire. Lake Placid VFD was called to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on US27 in front of Golden Corral. Placid Lakes VFD provided mutual aid to the department and responded to the call as Lake Placid's primary engine was tied up on the structure fire...
Read more »
| | |
| Structure Fire |
| Sat. Feb 14th 2009 |
Highway Park- department arrived on scene to a fully involved single wide mobile home on fire. Due to radiant heat a neighboring, vacant. wood frame house caught fire. Firefighters were able to save the neighboring house with damage to only one wall. Mutual aid was provided by High...
Read more »
| | |
| Mutual Aid Brush fire |
| Mon. Feb 9th 2009 |
Mutual aid requested for 35 acre brush fire off Dejens Dairy Road (Venus). Lake Placid VFD responsed with a brush unit and tanker for support. Upon investigation, the fire was most likely started by a passing freight train....
Read more »
| | |
| 2 vehicle accident on state road 8 |
| Sat. Feb 7th 2009 |
Lake Placid VFD responded mutual aid to station 39 for a two vehicle accident with entrapement, and fire on state road 8. The entraped victum was successfully extricated and the other flown to Lee Memorial Hospital. No fatalities were reported....
Read more »
| | |
| 11 AM Brush Fire (Lake Placid District) |
| Sat. Jan 3rd 2009 |
Small brush fire less than .25 acre next to a mobile home in Highway park. Brush fire started from down power lines....
Read more »
| | |
| 4:30 PM Brush Fire (Sun-N-Lakes South District) |
| Thu. Jan 1st 2009 |
Mutal aid to SLVFD for small brush fire with struture in danger. Fire was contain to less than .25 acres with zero property loss. Probable cause was childeren from the home playing with matches or fire works.
...
Read more »
| | |
| 12:29 AM Brush fire (Highlands Park District) |
| Thu. Jan 1st 2009 |
12:29AM mutal aid to Highlands Park VFD with small brush fire. Less than .25 acres in size. Probable cause was New Year's fire works.
...
Read more »
| | |
