Shively Fire and Rescue

06/04/2026

Shively Fire and Rescue is ready at 1800 Park Road to take your WHAS Crusade for Children donations. We are out front of the firehouse till 7:00.
100% for the kids.

06/03/2026

Shively Fire and Rescue will be collecting for the WHAS Crusade for Children at the following locations:

Wendesday, June 3rd from 4:00 to 6:00 Butler HS on Crums Lane.

Thursday, June 5th firehouse 1800 Park Road, 4:00 to 7:00.

Friday, June 6th firehouse 1800 Park Road 3:00 to 7:00

Saturday. June 7th firehouse 1800 Park Road 1000 to 7:00.

Sunday, June 8th firehouse 1800 Park Road 1000 to 2:00.

Please stop by one of out locations and drop off any monetary donation. 100% goes to the Children.
Can use the QR code or pay apps listed.

06/03/2026

The costs of fire trucks has gone up ten-fold over the last several years and the wait time for construction is sometime a year or better. One way to extend the life of a firetruck is doing a refurb. A refurb costs much less then a new truck as you can imagine.

We just sent out our auxiliary aerial ladder truck for a complete overhaul and just got it back. Crews are getting it ready this week. New lights, new seating, scene lights, overhaul, painting of aerial ladder, and much more was done.

A new truck like this would be around 1.5 million. By doing this refurb we extened the life of the firetruck 15 to 20 years and save the community money. NFPA recommends retiring a fire apparatus after 25 years of service. This reserve piece is a 2001 Seagrave and was approaching retirement age, but she'll see service till at least 2041 with this refurbishment.

To save money and time we had the work down locally instead of shipping the truck to Wisconsin where the plant is located. Special thanks to Fire & Specialty Equipment Company for doing our refurbishment on Auxiliary Unit 125.

06/02/2026

Shively Fire and Rescue will be doing a pop up donation site on Rockford Lane at Western HS from. 4:00 to 6:00 for the WHAS Crusade for Children . Come by and say hi and drop a cash donation into the bucket. 100% for the children.

We will post the rest of our collection schedule on Wednesday, June 3rd.

05/29/2026

Somebody is having an anniversary. Come out on Saturday, June 6th to celebrate the one year anniversary of Barney the Shively PD therapy dog. They'll be some treats for humans and sure some K9 treats. Join Barney and Shively Police Department as they celebrate his anniversary of one year of service.

It's time to party for Barney's 1 year anniversary of service, join us.

05/28/2026

Shively Fire and Rescue would like to pause on this day a little bit of sad Kentucky fire history. As a fire department and fire code officials we would be remiss in our duties in remembering.
On the night of May 28, 1977, a massive fire destroyed the Beverly Hills Supper Club, a lavish nightclub in Southgate, Kentucky, killing 165 and injuring more than 200. The disaster still ranks as the third deadliest nightclub fire in the United States.
The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire killed 165 and over 200 were injured in Southgate, KY which was 6 miles outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. Built in 1937 and modified several times by 1976, the building created a sprawling complex spanning several acreas.
Around 3,000 patrons and 182 employees were inside the club when the fire erupted in the front of the club. Two minutes after a warning, the fire burst into the corridor and exploded into the Cabaret Room with a fireball… “On the evening of May 28,1977 the facility was at full capacity and overflowing with people, some estimated as many as 3,000 people were in the facility. Many people were in attendance to see entertainer John Davidson. In other sections of the facility there were private parties taking areas.
In one area there was a private awards banquet with around 450 people in attendance. With such overcrowding, additional seating was required and this took place in the isles, ramps and in doorways throughout the facility…There had been a wedding reception in the Zebra room that ended around 8:30 p.m. and some of the guests reported that the room was becoming overheated, but no one reported a smell of smoke or seeing anything. Two employees entered the Zebra room around 8:56 to find heavy smoke at the ceiling level.
The fire department was notified at 9:01 and the management attempted to use fire extinguishers to contain the fire but was unable to control it. The fire department arrived on the scene within three minutes of the call. Access to the building was limited. The long uphill single lane driveway to the business was packed with patron vehicles as the parking lot was overflowing. This factor alone hampered efforts to get units to the scene as well as making for extremely long hose lays for water supply.
The fire continued to spread to other parts of the building, and by 9:10 the fire had extended to the Cabaret room where John Davidson was performing. This room had an occupancy load of 615 to 756 but on this evening the estimates were at 1300, although in future reports it is stated that there were between 900 to 1000 people in the Cabaret Room…There were no reports of the exit doors being locked, however, a Fort Thomas firefighter was quoted as saying, “When I got to the inside doors, which is about 30 feet inside the building, I saw these big double doors, and people were stacked like cord wood. They were clear up to the top. They just kept diving out on each other trying to get out. I looked back over the pile and it wasn’t dead people, there were dead and alive in that pile and I went in and just started to grab them two at the time and pull them off the stack and drag them out…”
Other issues that contributed to a large loss of life in this fire can also be found in other fires throughout history. There were 16.5 exits and Kentucky law required that there be 27.5 exits for the occupant load. The wiring was considered inadequate and would have never passed inspection. Firewalls did not exist in the building to prevent the spread of fire. A sprinkler system or an audible fire alarm was non-existent. Reports are that the fire department was not authorized to enforce the building codes.”

05/25/2026

Shively Fire and Rescue would like to say as we celebrate this holiday weekend that we take time to remember that Memorial Day is a solemn time to honor the military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
"Let us pledge that their lives, their sacrifice, their valor shall be justified and remembered for as long as God gives life to this nation." — Ronald Reagan.

05/22/2026

Shively Fire and Rescue would like to give a hearty Congratulations to those in high school and college that are graduating this week and next week. Also, to those in middle/elementary school having a promotional ceremony or graduation.

05/19/2026

Shively Fire and Rescue would like to give Special Thanks to Shivley Public Works in honor of National Public Works Week which is observed from May 17 to May 23, 2026. The week honors the professionals who build, manage, and maintain the infrastructure that keeps the cities and towns running.
Thanks to the Shively Public Works Department for all that they do for the city from cutting grass and maintaining the cities parks, trash collecting, snow removal, and many other things they do that we do not see. They keep our city up and running.

05/19/2026

Lint happens.

Fires don’t have to. Lint buildup can lead to a dryer fire if it’s not cleaned regularly.

• Clean the lint filter before or after each load.
• Make sure the outdoor vent flap opens when the dryer is running.
• Have a qualified service person clean the inside of the dryer cabinet and exhaust duct once a year.