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Local hero saves families from mobile home fire

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Two mobile homes caught fire in Dothan Monday evening, and a local hero sprung into action to save the families inside.

Crews from the Taylor volunteer Fire Department, Rehobeth Fire Department, and Houston County Sheriff’s Office got the call at 6:56 p.m. Monday evening. They arrived to the trailer park off of Buttler Road to find flames spreading from one home, to it’s neighbor.

Crews were able to get the flames under control, but before they arrived another neighbor spotted the blaze and prevented what could have been a worse case scenario.

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11:06 PM    Critical Motor Vehicle Accident – Lovetown

11:06 PM Critical Motor Vehicle Accident – Lovetown

LOVETOWN – HOUSTON COUNTY:    11:01 PM   Houston County 911 dispatched a critical injury motor vehicle accident at 3212 S. County Road 55, Lovetown.

Dispatched and rolling to the scene, Lovetown Volunteer Fire Department, Ashford Volunteer Fire Department, Ashford Rescue, Houston County Sheriff Department and ALEA – Troopers. Hodgesville Volunteer Fire Department is responding with extrication equipment.

Reports to Houston County 911 this is a head on accident with possible entrappment.

NOTE:    Ashford Rescue has been on an address in Webb. Dothan Fire Department was mutual aided for advanced life support. Ashford Rescue 5 transporting patient with CPR in progress with another ambulance rolling to this accident with reported critical  injuries.

11:13 PM     Houston County Sheriff Deputy has arrived on the scene.

11:13 PM     Lovetown Volunteer Fire Command on the scene.

11:14 PM     Lovetown Volunteer Fire reports no more departments needed, Ashford Fire and Hodgesville Fire can return to service. No entrappment.

11:16 PM     Lovetown Brush 2 on scene.

11:16 PM    Lovetown Volunteer Fire Command, Kevin Dixon, reports to Ashford Rescue Unit 4 this will be a patient check only. No one requesting to be transported at this time.

11:16 PM    Ashford Rescue Unit 4 has arrived on the scene.

Units and equipment to handle what the 911 Center has reported to them is rolled. As you can see with this call the emergency equipment to handle this call was rolled. Once emergency units arrive on the scene and give a BIR ( Brief Incident Report ) then units continue or disregard.

11:20 PM    Ashford Fire has returned to service at the Ashford Fire Station. Ashford Police is on the scene and they rolled based on degree of accident in what was reported to Houston County Sheriff 911.

11:24 PM    This call has been downgraded from the original dispatch. All responding partners, to include 911 Center, did an outstanding job. All worked as designed.

11:24 PM     Lovetown Brush 2 returned to service enroute back to Lovetown Fire Station.

07:34 AM Incumbent Houston County Commissioner D2 Tracy Adams

HOUSTON COUNTY:      Incumbent Houston County Commissioner, District 2, Tracy Adams. RSN talking to each candidate allowing them to introduce themselves to the employing authority, you, the registered voters.

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