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South St. Louis County News

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Kiwanis Club honors MFPD firefighter

Kiwanis Club honors MFPD firefighter

April 14, 2022

Capt. Dan Rosenthal of the Mehlville Fire Protection District recently was recognized by the Kiwanis Club of South County. He was selected for the honor based on his outstanding performance of duty and...

The St. Louis County Police Department and the Mehlville Fire Protection District are shown at the scene of the fire at the vacant building that was once Eime Hardware Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.

Fire at former Eime Hardware store looked serious, but results in little damage

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor February 24, 2021

Fire agencies from throughout the area responded over the weekend to a fire at the vacant building at 11500 Concord Village Ave. that was once Eime Hardware store and more recently a pawn shop, but the...

The remnants of a garage and a car inside it destroyed in a fire Monday, seen the day after the fire.

Couple and cat are safe after fire during storms destroys garage in Oakville

August 14, 2020

An Oakville couple and their cat are safe after a fire destroyed their garage during the storms that swept through South County Monday night, leaving some households without power for days. The call reporting...

Drone operator Roman Stolarski pinpoints where on the Meramec River the rescue boats need to go to save the ‘victim.’ Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Mehlville Fire District is one of few districts with a drone

October 15, 2019

During a mock rescue in 2018, Mehlville firefighter and drone operator Roman Stolarski pinpoints where on the Meramec River the rescue boats need to go to save the ‘victim’ using the district's small...

Fire and police personnel on the scene of a fire at Kutis Funeral Home on Lemay Ferry Road Friday morning. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Police investigating early morning fire at Kutis Funeral Home

March 22, 2019

Fire and police personnel on the scene of a fire at Kutis Funeral Home on Lemay Ferry Road Friday morning. Photo by Gloria Lloyd. Police believe an early morning fire Friday at Kutis Funeral Home...

MFPD firefighter-medics David Wideman and Capt. Nick Larosa pull Jared Sarni out of the water during a mock water rescue practice in 2018.

Mehlville Fire unveils new rescue boat with rescue drill

August 16, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville Fire Protection District unveiled its new rescue boat this summer, an upgrade that should lead to safer and easier rescues along...

Firefighters battle three-alarm fire at Ameren plant

Firefighters battle three-alarm fire at Ameren plant

April 17, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor news3@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville Fire Protection District responded last week to what they eventually called a three-alarm fire at the Meramec Energy Center coal plant...

Oakville fire could have been arson, police say

Oakville fire could have been arson, police say

March 3, 2018

Police are investigating whether a fire that destroyed a family’s house in Oakville last month was arson. The Mehlville Fire Protection District called in officers from the South County Precinct of...

Wagner tours MFPD’s Engine House No. 3

Wagner tours MFPD’s Engine House No. 3

March 1, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin ,recently toured the Mehlville Fire Protection District’s newest firehouse as part of an effort to promote federal...

The house near Becker Road engulfed in flames Wednesday evening, as captured by resident Eric Kunsts drone.

No one injured in Oakville house fire

February 8, 2018

Pictured: Drone photos courtesy of Eric Kunst. No one was injured in a two-alarm fire that damaged an Oakville house late Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters from the Mehlville Fire Protection District...

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