One of the oldest homes in New Concord erupted in fire around noon Monday. It happened at 68 West Main Street.
New Concord Assistant Fire Chief Troy Cole says no one was hurt in the blaze and only one person was home. Crews from New Concord, Cassell Station, Perry Township and Falls Township, responded to the fire and took about 10 minutes to get it contained. The cause remains under investigation, but fire investigators say it appears to have started on the first floor.
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The Village of New Concord had some problems Wednesday after a barn fire cut service to 9-1-1 and thousands of cell phones.
New Concord Fire Chief Brent Gates said the early morning fire happened at 3739 Glenn Highway Along U-S 40 in Guernsey County. The fire burned through the main trunk line of phone lines.
As a result anyone with an 826 exchange was not able to call long distance, outside the village or 9-1-1. Also cell service was down to all providers, except Verizon....
9-1-1 service is out to residents of New Concord.
New Concord Fire Chief Brent Gates said Thursday morning that there was a barn fire in Guernsey County that burned through the main trunk line of phone line.
As a result anyone with an 826 exchange cannot call long distance, outside the village or 9-1-1. Also cell service is down to all providers, except Verizon.
Repair crews on the scene say service should be restoredby 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Friends and Family gathered to say goodbye to a former Fire Chief in New Concord on Friday.
Richard King Cole, Sr. passed away Monday at OSU Medical Center in Columbus after a battle with cancer.
The former Fire Chief served in the Ohio National Guard, and was also a former town council member and Boy Scout leader.
Current New Concord Fire Chief, Brent Gates, talked about the tradition of firefighting that runs in the Cole family, and what It meant for the Fire Department to...
An early morning fire in New Concord has destroyed a family's million dollar dream home.
New Concord Fire Chief Brent Gates said the 60621 Morgan Road home went up in flames just before five o'clock Friday morning. A driver on I-70 called in the fire which Gates said could be seen from miles around.
"When we left the village and coming out Route 40 to Morgan Road, we could see the house on top of the hill just because of the height of this hill,"...
The New Concord Fire Department held their 52nd annual Fireman's Festival this weekend.
Fire Chief, Brent Gates has been serving for 35 years and said they are forced to be more frugal with their spending with fuel prices tripling since he first began. New Concord Fireman's Association President Jason Moyer said the small activities of Saturday really do make a big impact.
"Oh there's a lot of good stuff that goes on out here. Chicken dinner is really nice, a lot of people...
A semi accident causes problems for those traveling on Interstate 70 Wednesday morning.
Around 4:10am New Concord and Perry Township Fire Departments were called to a semi on its side in the westbound lanes of the Interstate between Norwich and Sonora Road exit.
The tanker was carrying liquid asphalt and leaking through the vent hole in the top of the trailer. The driver reportedly had a laceration to the head and was out of the vehicle.
The right lane of I-70 west is...
It is National Fire Prevention Week and to celebrate the New Concord Fire Department invited the community out to tour the facilities and view the equipment. Tonight's event is an extension of the educational programs the fire department is giving in local elementary schools.
"We make bags up of lots of different things (for the elementary schools) and we always have an open house just to show the people who support us the equipment and show them what we are doing, how...
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