Paintbal fun
On April 27th some of our members joined teams from around the county in a paintball tournament. This event was hosted by Eastwood fire at Paintball asylum. While Fern Creek may not have brought home the gold it was all for a good cause….
7172 Refurb
Over the last year we have been working to refurb Forestry 7172, our 1978 CJ7. While many Jefferson County departments utilize pickup trucks as field units Fern Creek went a different route. Our district has more rural and wooded areas than most other department….
On the water at Thunder
Yesterday Fern Creek sent three of our water techs down to be part a quick response team for Thunder of Louisville. We take a lot of pride in our water team and our ability to protect the community.
Scholarship award!
On March 7th Crystal Ferrell noticed a house fire while on her way to school. She stopped, called 911, and alerted the homeowners, giving them ample time to escape. Her actions that day saved lives! As a small token of our appreciation we were able…
Visit from Sayers Academy
On March 27th Sayers Academy visited us at station one. They received a top notch class and tour from Captain Elstone. We love when our community comes to visit us!
Busy 2 weeks!!!
The last two weeks have been very busy for the Fern Creek Fire Department. House fires, car fires, car wrecks, not to mention lots of wire and tree down runs from recent winds! Luckily even though these runs were serious all of our firefighters…
Scholarship Opportunity!
The Fern Creek Fire Protection District if offering up to a $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior. Details on this opportunity can be found be clicking the link below.
Barn Fire on Echo Trail
On the morning on February 9th crews from Fern Creek and Jeffersontown responded to reports of a barn on fire. The first arriving unit found the structure fully involved. 900 Feet of supply line was laid to reach the barn and the flames were…
Pre Construction Trip To KME
In late January members of our Apparatus committee traveled to Nesquehoning, PA for a pre-construction meeting on our new rescue pumper. At the headquarters of KME our team planned every detail of the apparatus. The committee had to make finial decisions on every component. Every…
