Eighth Ward Fire Department

11/07/2021

I am announcing my retirement as Chief of the Eighth Ward VFD. This has been a difficult decision as I do love my work with the Department and its members. During the past few months my wife and I have had to deal with several life-threatening illnesses with two members of our immediate family. I ca...

10/16/2021

Many happy faces today!

10/07/2021

Champ Cooper students in grades Kindergarten through 4th grade are once again invited to participate in our annual Fire Prevention Week Coloring and Poster contest. Each student in Kindergarten and 1st grade will receive a coloring page and rules. Each student in 2nd through 4th Grade will receive p...

10/06/2021

Captain Luther Dufrene volunteered his two daughters, Layla and Samantha, to act as patients for our pediatric assessment and baseline vitals training tonight. These two beauties were perfect patients.

09/30/2021

TIRED AND STRESSED OUT OVER COVID? NEED TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE FROM HURRICANE IDA? KIDS NEED A BREAK? Come to our Open House for a fun-filled FREE time. We will have firefighter challenge events for children and adults, games, and prizes.

09/26/2021

Eighth Ward firefighters responded at 3:56am on Saturday morning to an 18-wheeler trailer fire at the entrance of the WalMart Distribution Center. The Firefighters arrived at the scene in three minutes and 30 seconds. The trailer was loaded with palletized cardboard boxes of bagged apples and was ap...

09/17/2021

BURN BAN & CUREW UPDATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller
(985) 748-3211

AMITE—Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller announced Friday, Sept. 17, that the parish’s burn ban and nightly curfew have been lifted.

Both were put in place as a direct result of the impact of Hurricane Ida.

Miller offered his appreciation to the public for their cooperation and patience in these first three weeks of the parish’s recovery after the Category 4 storm.

At this time, the only Hurricane Ida-related restriction still in place involves recreational traffic on local waterways. Miller said high water from Hurricane Nicholas and continued issues with Ida-related debris in local waterways make recreational traffic too dangerous at this time. He said camp owners will be able to travel to their properties; however, all recreational traffic remains prohibited at this time.

09/14/2021

FREE MEALS

A non-profit just dropped off 300 packaged meals of meat loaf, mashed potatoes and packaged Subway sandwiches.

Go down Station 2 at 27475 Hwy 22 and get some before they disappear. First come first served.

09/14/2021

Fresh sand and sandbags have been ordered for both stations. There’s stil some left from IDA. Self-service.
42382 Hwy 445 next to Champ Cooper School

27475 Hwy 22 Bedico

09/13/2021

Burn Ban back in effect!

https://www.facebook.com/tangipahoagovernment/photos/a.469321676601876/1813169858883711/?type=3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller
(985) 748-3211

AMITE—Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller reminds residents that the State Fire Marshal has issued a burn ban for Tangipahoa Parish.

The ban, which the State Fire Marshal enacted two weeks ago, prohibits burning anywhere in Tangipahoa Parish.

The State Fire Marshal has also issued a burn ban across several parishes in the hurricane-impacted areas. Anyone caught violating the order will be cited by officials.

09/11/2021

Tangipahoa Parish President has lifted the burn ban.