Brooksburg/Milton TWP Fire-Rescue

10/10/2026

Were dispatched on Saturday, Oct 10th at 5:55 am to a report of a structure fire with flames showing at 1824 Campbell Drive at Sandy Beach Marina.
Milton Twp Engine 14 and Tanker 14 arrived a few minutes later to find a small mobile home on fire with heavy smoke showing with considerable damage to the front porch and wall.
Prior to the fire department arrival, some neighbors were able to slow down the fire spread with garden hoses.
Once fire crews were on scene, a handline was deployed and a positive pressure fan was set up on the front porch with a back bedroom window opened to remove the smoke from the structure. Firefighters then removed some siding and an interior wall covering to check for fire extension.
The cause of the fire was determined to have been electrical in nature.
The occupants were awakened by smoke alarms that they had just installed a week prior and were able to exit the home unharmed.
Rykers Ridge Vol. Fire Company also responded as standard procedure for structure fires and sent an additional engine, tanker and manpower.
Units were onscene until about 7:30 am.
There were no injuries.
The mobile home was not insured and was undergoing some remodeling that was nearing completion.

09/05/2026

Were dispatched on Friday Sept 4 th around 4:50 pm along with Rykers Ridge FD and Madison FD Rescue 6 to a report of a personal injury MVA with entrapment on Tates Ridge Rd in northwestern Milton TWP near Switzerland County.
Milton TWP Firechief Troy Ayler arrived first on scene to find a pickup truck on its side over an embankment with its roof resting against a tree and the driver trapped with serious injuries.
Upon confirmation of an entrapment, responding Milton TWP Engine 14 requested that Switzerland County be notified to send Moorefield Fire Department's Rescue Engine to the scene due to the close proximity (2 to3 miles) from their station.
Moorefield Engine 461 was first apparatus on scene and immediately began extrication procedures assisted by MFD Rescue 6 who arrived shortly after. Due to the complexity of the situation and position of the vehicle and tree, the extrication took a little longer than usual. The driver was freed and removed from the vehicle around 5:30. Air Methods Kentucky 11 medical helicopter personell and NKDH EMS then stabilized the patient before transport to a waiting helicopter at the top of the hill.
A pickup truck was used to transport the patient and medical personell up the hill to the helicopter.
He was then flown to U of L Trauma Center with life threatening injuries.
Jefferson County Sheriff Department also assisted at the scene.
A great coordinated effort by all responding agencies.
Special thanks to the local neighbor who loaned use of their side by side UTV to transport the helicopter personell and equipment down the hill to the accident scene.

08/22/2026

Correction on date of original post.

Responded on Friday August 21st just before 10 pm to the 6000 block of East Pleasant Ridge Road to a report of person down in a cow pasture and needing assistance.
Brush Truck 14 and Milton TWP firefighters responded and arrived a a few minutes later.
Once on scene, Brush 14 was positioned on the road to provide scene lighting where the male subject was found in the pasture, about thirty feet from the roadway. EMS personnel and Firefighters carried the patient on a stretcher across the rough, muddy terrain to a waiting ambulance. He was then transported to NKDH with non life threatening injuries.
It is unknown why the man was in the pasture or how he became incapacitated. Some neighbors and the property owner saw the man cross the fence and enter the pasture and shortly after, heard him yelling. They went and investigated and located him lying on the ground.
They then called 911.
Jefferson County Sherrif Department, NKDH EMS and Rykers Ridge Fire Dept also responded.
Milton TWP went available around 10:30 pm.

07/11/2026

RIP "Johnny Gage"

Some television characters entertain us. A few change lives.

For countless EMS professionals, Randy Mantooth's portrayal of John Gage on Emergency! did exactly that. The show inspired untold numbers of people to pursue careers in emergency medical services at a time when modern EMS was still finding its footing.

But Randy Mantooth's impact did not end when the cameras stopped rolling. Throughout the rest of his life, he remained a tireless advocate for EMS, supporting the profession, celebrating EMS Clinicians, and helping elevate emergency medical services into the respected and honorable career it is today.

This week, we lost Randy Mantooth. But his legacy lives on in every ambulance that answers a call, every EMS Educator who trains the next generation, and every EMS Clinician who chose this profession because of a television show that showed the world what service, courage, and compassion look like.

Thank you, Randy. Your watch may be over, but your influence will continue for generations.

Rest in peace.

06/07/2026

Had a busy day on Saturday, June 6th responding to a couple of MVAs.
The first call happened around 6:15 am.
We recieved a dispatch to respond to Brooksburg Manville Rd for a reported MVA.
Engine 14 responded and on arrival found a disabled vehicle that had been involved in a car vs deer accident. The vehicle apparently had struck a deer and had kept traveling on Brooksburg Manville Road until it could no longer operate due to damages from the accident. There were no injuries to the occupant of the vehicle.
The second call happened around 12:15 pm to respond to Greenbrier Road for a reported motorcycle accident with injuries.
Engine 14 responded and arrived to find a dual sport motorcycle with an injured rider that had left the roadway and crashed near Macedonia Baptist Church.
NKDH EMS arrived on scene and treated the victim for a possible broken leg. He was transported to NKDH for treatment.
The victim was part of a group of adventure riders from out of town who were out enjoying the backroads.
Please watch out for these riding groups this weekend as many are from out of town and are not familiar with the area.

06/01/2026

Responded on Sunday, May 31st around 10:50 pm to a report of an MVA on East State Rd 56 at Riverside Drive about a 1/4 mile southwest of the fire station.
Milton TWP Engine 14 and Brush 14 both responded to the scene to find a vehicle that had left the roadway and flipped several times over the embankment. No victims were found in the vehicle. Indiana State Police and Jefferson County Sherriff 's deputies conducted a search of the area but no one was located and it was assumed that they left the scene of the accident.
Milton TWP units stayed to light the area until the vehicle could be loaded on a rollback and removed from the scene.

05/28/2026

Were dispatched on Wednesday, May 27th around 11:15 pm to a report of a truck on fire at the intersection of East State Rd 56 and Brooksburg Mn St.
Firefighters arrived on scene a few minutes later to find a Ram 4 dr pickup fully involved with fire.. Milton TWP Engine 14 and Brush 14 both responded and quickly brought the fire under control. The driver of the vehicle stated that the truck had stalled on the bridge and coasted to a stop at the entrance to Brooksburg and when he tried to restart the vehicle some sort of explosion erupted under the hood and flames shot out of the right front fenderwell. The driver and his granddaughter quickly escaped from the vehicle before the fire advanced. The truck was a total loss. There were no injuries.

04/06/2026

Responded on Easter Sunday April 5th at around 8:15 pm to a report of an MVA with entrapment on East State Rd 56, about a mile east of Brooksburg.
Milton TWP firefighters arrived onscene about 3 to 4 minutes later to find a Jeep over an embankment on its side about 20ft off the roadway in some trees.
On further investigation it was determined that the occupants were thrown free of the vehicle and extrication equipment was not needed.
Two occupants were injured. One sustained minor injuries and another received serious injuries requiring being flown to Louisville by helicopter.
NKDH EMS arrived on scene and assumed emergency care to the victim.
He was placed on a backboard, then into a stokes basket and carried up the embankment by firefighters and EMS to a waiting ambulance.
The patient was then taken to Brooksburg where a helicopter landing zone had been set up to transfer the patient to U of L Trauma Center.
Fire units were on scene about an hour.