A South Kingstown police officer was among five people hurt in a multi-vehicle car crash Saturday night. Rescue Company 6 of the Kingston Fire District and Special Hazards 1 of the Union Fire District responded to the intersection of Routes 1 and 138 to extricate several entrapped patients. During extrication efforts of the patient in the initial single car-crash, a [...]
On Tuesday, July 19th at approximately 1:20pm, KFD Rescue 6 was dispatched to Kingston Auto Sales on Kingstown Road for a motor vehicle accident, car into a building. Upon arrival there was a single car into the front of Kingston Auto Sales. The car was resting inside of the building. Rescue 6 crew worked with UFD [...]
March 20,2016 @ 01:42. Ladder 2, Chief 8, and Chief 9 responded to 25 Village Square Drive in the South County Commons, Spa Mosaic, for a 2nd alarm structure fire. Union Fire Department units on scene had a car vs building with fire extending from the car into the attic space. L2 responded with 5 [...]
6-6-14 | 0520 | Engine 8, Ladder 2, and Chief 8 responded to a box alarm activation at the Tower Hill Landings on Rolens Drive. Crews encountered smoke showing from a second floor apartment upon arrival. E8's crew stretched a line while L2's crew searched the fire room. E8 was able to achieve a quick [...]
On Saturday, April 5th just after 12:30, an alarm was sounded for mutual aid to the town of Narragansett for a 2 alarm fire at 80 Dean Knauss Drive. Ladder 2 was returning from getting lunch for the duty crew and signed on immediately with 4 personnel. A 3rd alarm was struck by Narragansett command [...]
3-24-14 | 2217 | Engine 8, Engine 9, Ladder 2, Chief 8, and Chief 9 responded to a reported structure fire on Parkwood Drive. First arriving companies reported nothing showing from the exterior of a 1 1/2 story wood-frame structure and proceeded to make an interior investigation. L2's crew found fire in the back of [...]
Thursday: At approximately 10:00 Rescue 6 was dispatched to the the intersection of Woodruff Ave and Robinson St for an MVA with entrapment. Rescue 6 and UFD Special Hazards 1 worked to remove the driver's door to free the patient. Friday: Around 21:00 Rescue 6 was dispatched Message 1 (highest priority response; immediate threat to [...]
On Sunday, August 4th, just before 1900, Rescue Boat 4 was dispatched with UFD Rescue Boats 7 and 8 to Worden's Pond to assist in a search for a father and son. The duo had launched from Taylor's Landing heading South on the Chipuxet River towards Worden's Pond. They never arrived at the Worden's Pond [...]
On Wednesday, July 24, South Kingstown Dispatch received a call from a resident at 62 Gould Street reporting a fire in the basement. The first alarm was struck at 13:56 for UFD Stations 1, 2, 3, 6 and KFD Ladder 2. Upon arrival Car 21 reported a 2 story, wood frame dwelling with smoke showing. [...]
May 5 - At 11:50 Rescue 6 was dispatched for an MVA with entrapment. Initial reports indicated 2 separate accidents in the same area, 1 MVA involving a bus and 1 involving an SUV. Rescue 6 was able to determine upon arrival that the MVAs were related and the bus and SUV were involved in [...]
