Kids Fire Academy Camp
Dozens of kids are having the chance to learn life-saving skills from some of Biloxi’s finest. Today kicked off day one of the week-long Biloxi Fire Kids Academy Camp. Kids learn to do things like CPR and they get a…
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New tools help assist Biloxi Fire Department
The Biloxi Fire Department now has a truck that can deliver breathing air to firefighters at fire scenes. The new air truck replaces a nearly 20-year-old unit which could only transport air tanks to fire scenes. A firefighter’s air tank…
New tools assist with firefighting and fire safety in Biloxi
The Biloxi Fire Department now has a truck that can deliver breathing air to firefighters at fire scenes. News 25’s Caroline Eaker joins us with Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney to give us a look around the new tool.
New tools assist with firefighting and fire safety for Biloxi FD
The Biloxi Fire Department has two new tools to assist with firefighting and fire safety: a truck that can deliver breathing air to firefighters at fire scenes and a trailer that can simulate house fires and other catastrophes. The 27…
Live burn training in Biloxi
Today was the final day of training for Biloxi fire fighters and Keesler Air Force Fire Rescue. They used three houses on Forrest Avenue and set them ablaze over the past few days. The two departments used the houses as…
Live burn training in Biloxi
Biloxi firefighters and Keesler Air Force Fire Rescue watched as a house went up in flames today. Three houses on Forrest Avenue were donated by the city for the two departments to conduct live burns on. Keesler Fire Rescue and…
Fish fry fundraiser at Biloxi Fire Museum
The Biloxi Fire Department does more than just save lives; they can also throw down in the kitchen as they put on a fish fry fundraiser at the Biloxi Fire Museum. This is an annual event to raise money for…
Biloxi Fire Department fire boat christening
The Serena G., named after Biloxi Mayor FoFo Gilich’s wife, is the name of the city’s new fire boat which was christened by the mayor’s wife today. The Biloxi Fire Department held the christening ceremony tonight at the small craft…
History of Biloxi Fire Department
Biloxi Fire Chief Joe Boney spoke to a group of citizens at Community Design Studio this morning about the past, present, and future of the Biloxi Fire Department. Chief Boney told News 25 the Biloxi Fire Department has a rich…
New fire boat sets sail along the Gulf
Sometime last week, along the waters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, you may have seen a new piece of equipment riding the waves. The Biloxi Fire Department went out for a test drive on their brand new fire boat to…
Does your child want to be a firefighter?
Registration is now open for the Biloxi Fire Department’s Fire Academy. The academy is a five-day free summer camp for children ages seven to 12. Kids get a chance to learn life skills in fire safety and first aid through…
Planned house fire serves as training for Biloxi Fire Department
Typically, the Biloxi Fire Department is putting out house fires, but this morning that was not the case. The fire department set fire to a home for training purposes. Biloxi firefighters watched as a deliberate house fire engulfed a home…
Planned house fire will serve as training for Biloxi Fire Department
Typically the Biloxi Fire Department is putting out house fires, but tomorrow they’ll be setting one as part of a training exercise. Residents along Camp Wilkes Drive can expect to see firefighting vehicles and as many as 50 Biloxi firefighters…
Biloxi’s new fireboat nears completion
The Biloxi Fire Department is looking forward to a serious upgrade in their marine response department as completion nears on an all new fireboat. The 33 foot long aluminum boat is being constructed in Oregon. It is equipped with two…
Biloxi Fire Department training
Over the next few weeks, members of the Biloxi Fire Department are taking part in specialized training in a controlled environment. The Biloxi firefighters are working to develop a better and more efficient emergency response and they are doing that…
Inaugural awards ceremony for Biloxi Fire Department
In honor of their hard work, dedication, and putting their lives on the line, the Biloxi Fire Department held their inaugural awards ceremony this evening. Awards stemming from training to recognition and appreciation plus more were given out tonight to…
Firefighters remember fallen heroes
First responders put their lives on the line every day to protect our community. The Coast will always remember the two heroic firefighters who died in a house fire on this day 31 years ago. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson takes…
Biloxi Fire Department rescues puppies
It was a dog-gone good week for the Biloxi Fire Department after rescuing a mother and her litter of puppies on Sunday. The fire department responded to an animal rescue call on Division Street. Upon arriving, they heard whimpering and…
Firemen’s Parade in Biloxi
The Biloxi Fire Department maintained tradition with the annual Firemen’s Parade. Hundreds of people gathered together in Biloxi to witness new and antique fire and police vehicles parade through the streets of downtown Biloxi. The trucks rolled from Lameuse Street…
Biloxi firefighters head to Rockport
Hurricane Harvey is gone, but the damage remains in several cities in Texas. News 25’s Laurene Callander caught up with members of the Biloxi Fire Department who hit the road to Rockport this morning to lend a helping hand to…
Relief efforts in Texas
A crew with the Biloxi Fire Department is on the road to Rockport to get a head start in relief efforts in Texas. Recruits packed the trailer alongside the two men traveling to Rockport with 12 mattresses, a refrigerator, tent,…
Biloxi and New Sharon Fire Department teaming up
We’ve reported on numerous groups from the Gulf Coast looking to lend a helping hand to those affected by Harvey, but our next story starts with a group that came to the Coast way back in 2005. When Hurricane Katrina…
Progress for new fire station in Woolmarket
It’s been a long time coming, but progress is underway in Woolmarket for a brand new Biloxi fire station. Crews already knocked down several trees to make way for station 10 off Old Highway 67. A sign is posted on…
Biloxi firefighter rescue puppies
Biloxi firefighters are being called heroes after saving four lives yesterday. The call came in Monday evening that a house was on fire in the 100 block of Crawford Street. When emergency officials arrived they say they found four puppies…