Covington Fire Department’s inflatable “Zodiac” watercraft was loaded up Thursday evening for the trip to Eastern Kentucky. 11-person response includes swift-water rescue team COVINGTON, Ky. – Eleven Covington firefighters are in beleaguered Eastern Kentucky this morning, joining a rescue effort in response to massive floods that have swallowed towns, swept away house...

Shelter-in-place lifted, but interstate remains closed near bridge until later today COVINGTON, Ky. – Emergency authorities this morning lifted the CodeRed shelter-in-place alert that was issued late last night after a tractor trailer carrying gasoline flipped just south of the Brent Spence Bridge and began gushing fuel across Interstate 71-75 and streets below. But the interstate...

 Both directions of I-71/75 shut down near Brent Spence UPDATE: Access to the Roebling Suspension Bridge was being shut down overnight to keep heavy tractor trailers off of historic structure, with its low weight limits   COVINGTON, Ky. – Interstate 71-75 is closed in both directions for the time being after a tractor trailer carrying gasoline flipped on its side just sout...

The release of a “chemical irritant” at Interplastic Corporation in March 2019 required a “shelter in place” order for residents and businesses of West Latonia. Although options are limited, City taking steps COVINGTON, Ky. – Even while acknowledging “limited options” and “tied hands,” Covington officials say they’re taking steps in...

From left, firefighter Chase Autry, engineer Sean Schatzman, and firefighter Kyle Vogelpohl pose with their award.   3 Covington firefighters honored for dramatic rescue COVINGTON, Ky. – The call came in at 11:04 p.m. Smoke was coming from an apartment building in the Botany Hills neighborhood … and the caller suspected people might still be trapped inside. Within ...

Dave Studer served with the City for almost 25 years. Photo used courtesy of Katie Woodring. COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington firefighter Dave Studer will be remembered for his banter, his joking, his playful kidding of fellow firefighters – a big personality that helped make a stressful job easier to bear. “He was a jokester and just had a funny way about him,” Chief Mark ...

Photo from last night’s TV news broadcast used with permission of WCPO. A day after chemical plant incident, residents again urged to enroll in county's emergency notification network COVINGTON, Ky. – Just after 8:15 Monday evening, a ferocious “boom” could be heard throughout West Latonia, rattling windows and raising anxiety levels. Soon thereafter, the ...

A photo taken by Covington Police Lt. Bryan Bogard and supplied by Covington FOP #1 shows some of the damage caused by a tornado that tore through the town of Mayfield, Ky. Firefighters, police on the ground in Western Ky. COVINGTON, Ky. – A police officer and five firefighters from the City of Covington are in far Western Kentucky as part of the massive response to the devastating tor...

COVINGTON, Ky. – A new deputy chief position designed to put undivided focus on training within the Covington Fire Department has set in motion a cascading series of promotions. The Covington Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night approved appointing: Assistant Chief Michael Bloemer to the newly created position of deputy chief of operations. Battalion Chief Corey Deye to assistan...

From left, Nick Martini, Mark Otte, Grant Howell, Heston Hughes, Brian Meyer, Mark Guttridge, and Robert Honaker. Training complete, (experienced) Covington hires take oath, start work COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington has seven new (experienced) firefighters. Having completed 10 weeks of in-house training, the seven were officially “pinned” with their Covington Fire Department...