Resolve to Make Your Home Safer in 2020: Ring in Fire Safety!Milton, Kentucky, December 28th 2019 — If you’re like the majority of Americans, you’re starting off the new year with a resolution to improve your fitness and health. As you eat better and exercise more often, consider o...

Put Fire Escape Planning and Practice at the Top of Your Holiday To-Do ListMilton, KY, December 3rd 2019 — You’ve done all the cooking, cleaning, shopping and decorating for your holiday guests. Now you can kick back and put your feet up, right? Not just yet. According to the Milton...

Top 10 safety tipsStay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stove top so you can keep an eye on the food.Stay in the home when cooking your turkey, and check on it frequently.Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot and kids should stay three feet away.Make sure kids stay away ...

No ‘Trail of Screams’ in Milton this yearCORN MAZE TRADITION ENDSLow volunteer membership, field’s soil make Halloween tradition impractical Mark Campbell, Courier Staff Writer, Twitter @mscnewsmanSaturday, October 19, 2019 8:58 AMPhoto courtesy of Milton Fire & Rescu...

We have received several questions as to the status of the Trail of Screams haunted corn maze. We are no longer doing the haunted maze due to several factors that I have listed below. This was a hard decision for us but it was for the best. We apologize to all of our loyal customers that came each y...

At 8:49 P.M. today, Milton Fire & Rescue responded to the report of trees down on Milton Hill blocking the roadway. Chief Long was able to locate the trees and remove them re-opening the roadway. This was from a strong line of winds that came through the area. 

At 5:32 P.M. today, Milton Fire & Rescue was dispatched to 40 Ferry St in Milton for the report of a gas leak. 8501, 8583 and 8532 checked the apartment and located no gas leaks. Crews then cleared the scene. 

At 1:35 P.M. today, Milton Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the report of a vehicle on fire on Milton Hill. Crews arrived on scene and found a grain truck that was going South on Hwy 421 when for a mechanical reason it caught fire. The driver was able to escape with no injuries. Crews from Milton...

At 1:36 P.M. today crews were dispatched to the report of a field fire near Moffett Cemetery in Milton. Chief Long arrived on scene and found the homeowner had already extinguished the fire. Fire was less than half an acre and was started by a small burn pile of brush that the wind spread. Once fire...

At 2:29 P.M. Today, Milton Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the report of smoke in a residence with the smell of something burning at 2997 Palymra Rd in Bedford. Chief McCoy with Bedford arrived first to the scene and shut the power off to the residence. Doing so, this stopped the source and pote...