A vacant home is damaged after a fire Tuesday evening.
It happened around 8:10 p.m. at 119 Pierce Street.
Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Burley says the source of the fire is unknown at this time.
According to scanner traffic, a white male was seen walking from the scene of the fire. Lt. Tony Coury of the Zanesville Police Department says they are looking for the man, but aren't sure if he is connected with the fire.
We'll bring you more information as it becomes...
The city of Zanesville is in a budget crunch and Thursday the Public Safety Committee met to discuss cutbacks at the police and fire departments.
The Zanesville Police Department has to trim around $150,000 off its budget from last year. Chief Eric Lambes said they are cutting back on overtime, going back to a cheaper paint scheme on their vehicles and they will not be filling two open positions.
They may also have to discontinue use of their in-cruiser computer...
While kids may be excited to go outside and play in the white stuff, the Zanesville Fire Department is asking parents to keep kids away from the piles of snow growing all across Southeastern Ohio.
Some of the piles are several feet tall.
"I know some of them actually look like an igloo. They're very attractive, but the thing people don't realize is that a lot of those piles of snow are made up of different buckets of snow that have come from the snowfall we've had, and it...
A family is left homeless on this cold winter night after a fire destroyed their home.
It happened around 4 p.m. at 335 Jordan Avenue in Zanesville.
"When we arrived, we did find a fire coming from the front room through one window. It was starting to roll out of the window onto the front porch. We made entry, knocked the fire down fairly quickly, and conducted a primary search, " says Zanesville Fire Department Captain Kevin Thomas.
The home is considered a total...
The Zanesville Fire Deparment is ruling Wednesday's fire on Bailey Street as suspicious.
The fire started in the rear of the home at 372 Bailey Street around 9 PM. Kim Ware and her son Ryan Viney, who live in the house, were not home at the time of the fire. It took fire fighters about an hour and a half to put out the flames and now investigators say certain aspects of the fire make it suspicious.
"The fire pattern inside, you know, we have to do a cause and...
A fire at a Bailey Street home is being considered suspicious by the Zanesville Fire Department.
Crews from the department were called to 372 Bailey Street around 9pm Wednesday night, when flames were reported coming from the back of the home.
Chief Dave Lacy says the fire caused $30,000 in damage and is still being investigated. Chief Lacy says he's unsure if anyone was home at the time fire.
The Zanesville Fire Department is praising the efforts of a four-year-old boy who it says saved the lives of his parents and himself.
Crews were called into battle a fire just before four a.m. at 742 Westbourne Avenue.
"The house did not have a working smoke detector, and actually, the adults in the house were awakened by a four-year-old who reported to them that he smelled burnt toast in the upstairs, " says Fire Chief, Dave Lacy.
The father proceeded to look...
The Zanesville Fire Department fights flames at a Westbourne Avenue home Monday morning.
The home owner Albert Parmer Jr. and his four family members escaped safely.
The fire department believe an electraical problem was the cause.
Officials say the fire that began around 3:55am was on the second floor in the attic and residents reported fire coming from the ceiling.
We'll bring you more information as it becomes available.
While some of Zanesville's bravest weren't able to spend time in their own kitchens today, they were able to cook a feast in the fire department's.
Luckily the Zanesville Fire Department will still be able to share Thanksgiving with their family.
"We have dinner around 6 p.m.," said Bill Ehrick of the Zanesville Fire Department. "We're going to have our families come in.
There will be about 40 of us. We'll have some turkey and ham and play a little basketball...
Thanksgiving Day begins tragically for one local family as they lose their home to fire.
The Zanesville Fire Department was dispatched to the home of Laura Davis, David Kennedy and Chasity and Lynn Davis around 4:30 Thursday morning when smoke was reported in the rear of the home at 1033 Putnam Avenue.
"Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke showing from the rear of the structure and some flames from the front. At that time, it wasn't known if there were any occupants inside...
