| Dumpster fire |
| Mon. Mar 2nd 2009 |
Ripley units respond to a report of a dumpster on fire behind a local restaurant. Engine company arrived on scene to find a dumpster with smoke showing and quickly extinguished the fire....
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| Vehicle fire (video included) |
| Thu. Feb 26th 2009 |
Ripley fire was dispatched to a vehicle fire just before 5 A.M. on Parkersburg Road (Rt.21) at the bottom of North Hill. Units arrived to a fully involved Nissan truck,There was no-one around the truck and it was off to the shoulder of the road....
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| Structure Fire |
| Sat. Feb 21st 2009 |
At approx. 0130 hrs. Ripley and Southern Jackson Volunteer Fire Dept. received a call for a possible structure fire on Poverty Rd off of Angel Ridge Rd in Fairplain. When the first unit arrived on scene they found a 2 story structure that was fully involved in fire. Crews worked quickly to contain a...
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| Brush Fire |
| Tue. Feb 17th 2009 |
On February 17, 2009 around 1300 hours ripley firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire on Old Stone Ridge Rd. When units arrived on scene they were able to quickly extinquish the fire. No injuries or property damage reported from this fire....
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| Evansview Rd MVA |
| Sun. Feb 15th 2009 |
On February 15, 2009 Ripley Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a two car MVA on Rt. 87 (Evansview Rd). One person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries....
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| Parkersburg Rd MVA |
| Sat. Feb 14th 2009 |
On February 14, 2009 Ripley Firefighters responded to a single vehicle accident on Rt. 21 (Parkersburg Rd). Units arrived on scene to find a Ford Passenger Car on its top, the vehicle had struck a sidewalk of a nearby bridge, which caused the vehicle to roll. One patient was transported to the hospi...
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| I-77 Vehicle Fire caused by MVA |
| Thu. Feb 12th 2009 |
On February 12, 2009 ripley firefighters were dispatched to a single vehicle crash over an embankment. When the first units arrived on scene the passenger cabin of the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames, unknown if anyone was inside. After the fire was extinguished the car and area was searched, n...
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| Strong Wind Causes Havoc |
| Wed. Feb 11th 2009 |
On February 11, 2009 ripley firefighters found themselves responding to several "lines down" and "trees down" calls early in the evening. A tree down on Seventh St in Ripley destroyed a fence, along with many power lines in the area, which knocked out power to many homes. Also, R...
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| Bomb Threat |
| Fri. Feb 6th 2009 |
On February 6, 2009 Ripley Fire-Rescue units were put on standby for approximately two hours while bomb technicians and specially trained dogs checked a local bank and elementary school in Ripley. The call came in around 0900 hours from a local bank stating that a male subject called the bank and th...
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| I-77 Vehicle Fire |
| Wed. Feb 4th 2009 |
On February 4, 2009 Ripley Firefighters responded to a single vehicle on fire along Interstate 77. When the first units arrived on scene it was found the fire was contained to the engine compartment of the vehicle, and was extinguished soon after. Engine 32 and Rescue 34 both responded to this call....
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