MOSS POINT -- Check out this broadcast from WLOX TV 13 showing Moss Point firefighters training in 90-degree heat to keep themselves in shape to fight fires during the summer months.
Photograph from wlox.com.
Showing posts with label Moss Point Fire Department. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Monday, August 9, 2010
Fireman Fights Fire at His Own Home, Saves Photos
"It's a weird feeling. ... I never thought I'd see the day I'd have to respond to a fire at my own house." -- Firefighter Woodrow McCarthy
MOSS POINT -- Woodrow McCarthy had to shake the shock and temporary paralysis from his mind and body when the emergency call came from the police dispatcher on Sunday afternoon.
As part of normal procedure to make sure firefighters have heard the correct address, they asked the dispatcher to again give the location of the house fire that was burning at 4507 Third Street.
He'd heard right the first time: His house was on fire.
"It was shock. Then you have that kind of mini-paralysis," he said about midday Monday.
The Moss Point homeowner was among about city personnel who rushed to the scene to put out the blaze in temperatures also ablaze in an ongoing heatwave. Three firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and were taken to the county hospital. They were treated and released.
"Three got heat exhaustion, but everybody pulled together and we did what we do. Nobody gave up on it," said the firefighter.
"It's a weird feeling. As many house fires as we respond to I never thought I'd have to respond to my own house," he said. "It's like that old saying, you have to laugh to keep from crying."
For just a moment, tears fell from his eyes and those of his wife's, Juanita, on Monday as they and other relatives went through burned furniture, smoke-damaged clothing, and photographs, even more precious now. Son Woodrow Jr. hugged his parents.
Fire inspector Robert Lavinghouse has said the house was a totally destroyed by fire and smoke. He estimated the older house sustained between $80,000 and $100,000 in damage.
"It appears to be an electrical short in the bedroom," said Lavinghouse.
McCarthy said he called his wife after the dispatcher reiterated the Third Street location. He'd wanted to make sure his family was okay. She'd made the 911 call when she and the children returned home from church about 2 p.m. to find the house on fire.
"When we pulled up from church they went in," said Juanita McCarthy. "As I was coming up on the porch they ran and met me saying the room was on fire. It was my daughter's room."
Chandorria McCarthy is 15; brother Kedarrius is 13 and Woodrow Jr. is 12.
Her emotions took over for a while. "I was just hysterical. I had to pull myself together because my children were hysterical."
After calling 911 she got a call from her husband.
"I said, 'Baby our house is on fire. Baby, it's burning, burning!' He said, 'I'm on my way, I'm on my way.' He said when he came he was stunned."
It took about eight hours to completely douse the fire, which was contained between 8 and 9 p.m., they said.
A unit from the Moss Point Fire Department, along with Lavinghouse and fire Chief Mike Dale returned to the scene Monday morning to check the attic and to determine the cause of the fire.
The McCarthy's and their younger son spent Monday with relatives outside at the house, finding shade under trees in the yard. Tears and relief were mixed as they were grateful to find many family photographs still intact.
"That to me was special. My twin was killed in a wreck years ago," said Juanita McCarthy. I was worried about the pictures I had of her that I had saved over the years."
She also found many mementos of school achievements earned by the children. She said the loss of furniture, clothes and other household items could be replaced.
"Thank God for my husband and children," the mother said.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Pascagoula Offers Memorial Day Fun
By JENNIFER FLANAGAN
Public Relations Coordinator
PASCAGOULA -- Get in the mood for summer at Pascagoula’s new beach and Beach Park over this Memorial Day weekend. Following tradition, Pascagoula’s “Sounds by the Sea” outdoor concert will be held at Beach Park at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 30. In preparation for this event the park will not open until 2 p.m. that Sunday allowing for the set-up of the concert stage and other activities.
For added convenience the new concession facility at the park will be open during the “Sounds by the Sea” concert. D’Vine Soul Food will be serving everything from hot dogs to pork and rib lunches from the new facility located on the west end of the park from noon to 9 p.m. Regular concession hours will be Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.
In order to insure a safe and fun experience within Beach Park visitors are asked to follow these rules and regulations: no pets allowed, no alcoholic beverage or glass containers, no profanity or disruptive behavior, and please put trash in receptacles.
City officials have not forgotten about our furry friends this Memorial Day weekend. Owners and their dogs can play on the beach between Hague and Pascagoula streets. However, dogs must be kept under control at all times and owners must pick-up after their animals.
For additional fun, the beach pier will remain open from 7 a.m. until dusk daily.
For those interested in a beach bonfire you must obtain a fire permit through the Pascagoula Fire Department and be prepared to display the permit throughout the weekend. Contact Pascagoula’s Central Fire Station at 228-762-1901 for more information.
Parking for the beach is located at The Point on the west end of Beach Boulevard or at Beach Park. No parking is allowed along either side of Beach Boulevard. Violators will be towed at the expense of the vehicle owner.
Memorial Day weekend always brings music, fun and fireworks to Pascagoula. To insure a fun and safe experience all visitors and residents are encouraged to following the rules and regulation set forth for the City’s public spaces.
Park ordinance for the City of Pascagoula reads:
1. No person shall cut, break, trample, injure or take any plants, flowers, shrubbery, trees or vegetation or remove any benches, seats or other appurtenances of such parks or enclosures.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon a publicly owned beach except as necessary in its maintenance and care by a person authorized to do so.
3. It shall be unlawful to sell, drink or possess any alcoholic beverage on a municipal park, playground, ballfield, recreational area, or any public beach including those leased by private parties.
4. Glass beverage containers are banned from municipal parks, playgrounds, ballfields, or other recreation areas and public beaches.
5. It shall be unlawful for any dog to be in or upon any public park, beach or other public recreational areas (except the north portion of IG Levy Memorial Park & on the beach betweenHague Street and Pascagoula Street.)
Dog ordinance for the City of Pascagoula reads:
(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner of any animal, whether under control or not, to allow it to be in or upon any public park, beach, or other public recreational area within the City, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) Dogs may be allowed on the north portion of I.G. Levy Park under the following conditions:
(1) A dog shall be under the immediate control of a responsible person.
(2) Any feces produced by a dog while on such park shall be immediately collected and removed in a sanitary manner by the person having it under control.
(3) No dog shall be permitted upon the pavilion located on the park.
(4) No dog shall attack any other dog or human.
(5) No dog involved in a violation of this subsection pertaining to I.G. Levy Park shall again be permitted on such park.
(c) Dogs may be allowed on the public beach only in the area between Pascagoula Streetand Hague Street under the following conditions:
(1) A dog shall be under the immediate control of a responsible person.
(2) Any feces produced by a dog while on such beach shall be immediately collected and removed in a sanitary manner by the person having it under control.
(3) No dog shall attack any other dog or human.
(4) No dog shall be allowed to run free in the designated beach area.
(5) No dog involved in a violation of this subsection pertaining to the Pascagoula beach shall again be permitted on such beach.
(d) Owner as used herein means any person owning, keeping, harboring, or in possession of an animal.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Veterans Day Festivities Planned For Nov. 11
The 10th Annual Jackson County Veteran’s Day Parade, Program & Exhibits has been set for Nov. 11. Festivities will be held in Moss Point.
Celebrations will start with a parade that rolls from the Southgate Shopping Center at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets at the Pascagoula and Moss Point city limits.
The procession will travel north on Main Street to the Jackson County War Memorial Monument in downtown Moss Point, where ceremonies will honor veterans of all past and present military conflicts fought by American personnel.
Parade Line-up: 8:30 a.m. – Southgate Shopping Center, Moss Point
Parade Rolls: 10:00 a.m. – Jefferson Avenue and Main Street
Parade Disbands: 10:45 a.m. – Downtown Moss Point, Riverfront Recreation Center
Program: 11:00 a.m. – Jackson County War Memorial Monument, Downtown Moss Point
Purpose: Recognize and honor our veterans – past and present
Exhibits: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Moss Point Riverfront Community Center, Downtown
Parade units will include floats, banks, automobiles, trucks, military vehicles, classic cars and trucks, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, horses, and other units.
Carla Todd, president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, said parade participants will include veterans' groups, youth groups, churches, businesses, governments, law enforcement, bands with NJROTC marching units, and a float honoring fallen soldiers.
"The program will feature exhibits from wars past and present, a keynote address, refreshments, classic car exhibit, 21-gun salute, POW/MIA ceremony and entertainment," said Todd.
Veteran exhibits may be viewed at the Moss Point Riverfront Community Center. Displays will include memorabilia from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan.
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Moss Point resident John Welch, founder of the Veteran's Program and Parade and a WWII Marine Corps Vet, are co-sponsors of the event.
Todd said Welch has always reminded everyone that the emphasis for the program as in years past is "freedom is not free."
Gulf Coast residents interested in participating in the Jackson County Veterans Day Parade, Program & Exhibits should contact the chamber of commerce. Information and forms may obtained at the chamber office or by email.
Fax your completed form to the chamber at 228-769-1726. For additional information call 228-762-3391.
E-mail to johnsonl@jcchamber.com or chamber@jcchamber.com. Mail completed form to Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 480, Pascagoula, MS 39568.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
FEMA Awards Fire Grant to Moss Point
The Moss Point Fire Department Operations and Safety is among emergency agencies across Mississippi and the nation receiving nearly $19 million in grants from FEMA.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Feb. 12 provided Moss Point with a fire grant for $177,683.
The grant comes from $207,371 in Assistance to Firefighters funds to local fire departments and emergency medical agencies.
The AFG program provides grants for fire, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, and Fire Prevention and Safety.
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