Friday, May 24 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:33:24 GMT
Smith Street between Morris and Ruffner Avenue is closed after a crash sent the utility pole down. The immediate area is blocked as a result.Emergency crews responded to the crash after a man driving
Driver flees crash scene after crash knocks down utility pole in Charleston
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
Emergency crews from Cabell and Wayne counties practiced their response in a worst-case-scenario during a disaster drill.
Saturday morning, 15 agencies gathered at Huntington High school during a scenario where there was four different shooters and a chemical spill.
"It's a really good opportunity to take the training and skills that we have individually as different agencies and learn from each other," said Capt. Jan Radar, with the Huntington Fire Department.
It gives different departments an opportunity to work together and learn what works best.
"In any incident you have, there will be errors and things that are working and things that are not working. We can find those things that aren't working and fix that," said Elisabeth Ayers with the Community Emergency Response Team.
Many emergency responders felt the training, while it can only prepare for an actual disaster to a certain extent, went well among all the agencies.
"You are working with professionals. We know what our role is and they know what their role is and we worked together really well,"said Sgt. Ernest Blackburn with the Huntington Police Department.
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