Bardstown Fire Department

06/23/2026

On 6/23 at 02:39 hours, the Bardstown Fire Department, Nelson County Fire & Rescue, and Northeast Nelson Fire Protection District was dispatched by Nelson County Dispatch to the 5000 block of Deatsville Road for a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived on scene, they found a fully involved detached garage with roof collapse. Crews conducted defensive fire attack, preventing the fire from spreading to an adjacent structure. Water tanker shuttle operations were conducted for water supply. Crews were on scene for about 2 1/2 hours. No one was injured. Nelson County Dispatch received the call from a passerby.
Bardstown Fire Units on Scene: Car-1, Car-2, Ladder 1, Ladder 2
NCFR Units on Scene: 800, 801, 804, Tanker 83, Tanker 81, E84
NENFD Units on Scene: 4431, 4462
NCEMS: SQ 32
Sherriff's Nelson County Sheriff's Office, KY: 26, 44

06/18/2026

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06/18/2026

On 6/18 at 09:29, the Bardstown Fire Department and Nelson County Fire and Nelson County Fire & Rescue were dispatched by Nelson County Dispatch to the 100 block of Valley View Drive for a report of a structure fire. When NCFR E81 arrived on scene in 3 minutes, they found light smoke showing from the roof. Crews made entry to the attic area where they found smoldering insulation. Crews removed the smoldering insulation and found electrical wires that were burnt. The homeowner advised that he thought that his house and been struck by lightning. He found 4 breakers tripped before calling 911. Investigation revealed that lightning hit the attic vent fan and caused the wiring to fail on the motor and traced back to a junction box and ignite the insulation next to box. Luckily the homeowner was home or there would have been significantly more damage. No one was injured. Firefighters were on scene for about hour.
Responding Units
Bardstown Fire
Car-1, Ladder 1, Ladder 2
Nelson County Fire and Rescue
801, E-81
Nelson County EMS
Bardstown Police Department

06/17/2026

Today we trained on defensive operations with Nelson County Fire and Rescue and utilizing high flow aerial devices and deck guns. We practiced distributing the water from a single hydrant to the apparatus where the most simulated fire spread was occurring. We had 5 apparatus flowing water from a single hydrant and then distributing that water between the five. Good practice skill for any large commercial fire and get the operators paying attention to intake and discharge pressures.s

06/16/2026

06/16/2026

06/14/2026

American Red Cross Blood Drive. See details below.

06/11/2026

Nelson County Dispatch, Nelson County Sheriff's Office, KY, Bardstown Police Department, Nelson County KY Emergency Management, Nelson County Fire & Rescue, Northeast Nelson Fire Protection District, Rolling Fork Fire Department, Boston Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, Nelson County EMS

06/10/2026