It is with a heavy heart that we write to inform everyone that the South Bossier Fire Department has lost one of its members in a tragic accident.

Jessie Henry had been an active member of South Bossier Fire Department for 3 years but started his Firefighting career in Mansfield. Jessie had multiple certifications from firefighting to public safety rescue diver. He had big plans ... (Full Story & Photos)

Time change is a great time to change smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm batteries. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms are a critical element of home fire safety, reducing the risk of injury and death by more than 50 percent. Working alarms are especially important nowadays since more people are spending even more time at home due to the pandemic. With the weather getting colder, more ... (Full Story & Photos)

This morning, the South Bossier Fire Department deployed members to assist with relief efforts after the historical Hurricane Ida crossed paths with our southeastern brothers and sisters here in Louisiana. The department has teamed up with 5 other departments to form a water rescue strike team. ... (Full Story & Photos)

Members of the South Bossier Fire Department have been performing routine maintenance and testing of the Fire Hydrants within our district. Both paid staff and volunteers are charged with ensuring the serviceability and ease of access to these hydrants. This is a crucial task to protect the residents within South Bossier. During testing, members often perform relay pumping as well as more advanced ... (Full Story & Photos)

The South Bossier Fire Department hosted its Annual Awards Banquet last night at Swamp Daddy’s. In midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the department held off on hosting this event in lieu of CDC Guidelines and State Restrictions. With COVID cases decreasing substantially, the leadership of the South Bossier Fire Department felt that we could safely host this event and recognize some of our outstanding ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 0040, South Bossier Fire Department was dispatched to a woods fire on Highway 157 in the area of the McKee Road and Goat Hill Road. Our staffed station from Station 1 was clearing an EMS call from a few miles up the road and was responding. Upon arrival, Sprint 1 identified that this was not a woods fire and in fact a Structure Fire which appeared to be about 25 percent involved. At 0046, 911 ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 4:30pm, the South Bossier Fire Department was dispatched to a 1 Vehicle MVC roll over on Highway 527, only a few miles from our Central Station. Station 1 sent Sprint 1, Rescue 1, and Engine 1. Upon arrival, the first due officer on scene identified one vehicle that had rolled over down an embankment. He quickly confirmed that one patient was still trapped inside of the vehicle and ... (Full Story & Photos)

South Bossier Fire, Bossier Parish, and the Louisiana National Guard joined forces for water distribution. Our Stations at 3551 Highway 527 (Central Station) and 2452 Sligo Road (Station 4) have cases of water for our residents. Please limit one case per a family to make it go further. These are self serve sites. The Sligo Road Station is loaded on a trailer and is limited in amount available.

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