Brooksburg/Milton TWP Fire-Rescue

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.