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Photo 1: Chief Corey Deye. (Photo used courtesy of Katie Woodring).
Photo 2: Members of the Covington Board of Commissioners pose with Covington Fire’s new chiefs after the votes on their promotions. From left, Vice Mayor/City Commissioner Ron Washington, Commissioner Tim Downing, Deputy Chief James “Jimmy” Adams, Chief Corey Deye, Mayor Joe Meyer, Commissioner Sh...
Covington Fire seeking info about homes, businesses to improve emergency responses
COVINGTON, Ky. – Seconds count in an emergency, so Covington’s Fire Department wants to know what makes your home or business unique.
For homeowners, for example:
Is your elderly father living with you and confined to a wheelchair?
Is your 8-year-old daughter autistic, and does she ten...
COVINGTON, Ky. – After a nearly 30-year career with the Covington Fire Department and almost six years as its chief, Mark Pierce is stepping down.
Chief Pierce, 59, submitted his resignation this week for the purposes of retirement, effective March 31.
“I love Covington, and I love being a firefighter in Covington,” Pierce said. “But wise people always told me ‘...
Covington Fire Chief Mark Pierce posed with the newly promoted members of his department. From left, with their new titles: Assistant Chief (in charge of training) Jimmy Adams, Lt./Paramedic Brian Moellinger, Assistant Chief (in charge of prevention and education) Joe Vance, Pierce, Deputy Chief Corey Deye, Capt./Paramedic Josh Campbell, Firefighter/Paramedic Phillip Krallman, and Lt. Benjamin Erd...
Covington firefighters use vacant apartments at City Heights to advance the study of fire science, investigation
COVINGTON, Ky. – The fire starts as tiny flames on the stovetop in a vacant City Heights apartment, but its progression is scary.
By minute 2, material on the counter is ablaze, and at 2:50, so is the wooden cabinet above it. At 3:30, the drywall ceiling starts to darke...
From left, Brian Wear, Ethan Nuckols, Jacob Toole, Kyle Fryman, and Derrick Stolz are sworn in by Mayor Joe Meyer. Watching in the background is Chief Mark Pierce and Deputy Chief Mike Bloemer (hidden).
After 10 weeks of ferocious training, Covington pins badges on five new members of its Fire Department
COVINGTON, Ky. – In a pinning ceremony infused with history and tradition, fi...
Familiar restrictions for fireworks display address safety, traffic, parking
COVINGTON, Ky. – Large crowds will again flock to the riverfront and viewing spots around Covington to watch the 47th annual Labor Day weekend fireworks on Sunday, Sept. 3, so the City and its Police Department are putting in place familiar restrictions designed to ensure safety and orderly traffic flow.
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Emergency plan created as threat of storms
come during huge Taylor Swift concerts
COVINGTON, Ky. – If severe weather hits Covington in the next couple of days, concert-goers and others along downtown streets or the riverfront can seek shelter in the Kenton County Parking Garage at 230 Madison Ave.
That’s according to the “Taylor Swift Special Weather Plan&rdq...
Photos used courtesy of Katie Woodring Photography
Applicants sought for ‘high-adrenaline job where you help people’
COVINGTON, Ky. – Fire officials are seeking four recent high school graduates to become the inaugural members of the Covington Fire Department Cadet Program, a brand-new training initiative aimed at creating a firefighter pipeline.
If you’re a Coving...
Michael Hilton, a tillerman on Truck 1 at the Covington Fire Department, installs a smoke detector.
Covington Fire Department partners with schools to protect families from fires
COVINGTON, Ky. – What with burning candles, space heaters, crackling fireplaces, and drying Christmas tree needles, ‘tis the season for house fires … so Covington fire officials want to make ...