06/14/2026
1 year ago our neighbors in Ohio County encountered a flood they never thought they would ever see. Your department sent crews and equipment for days after helping with rescue/recovery efforts, and working with other agencies in the rescue command center. We also sent trucks after everyone was accounted for to help clean the streets and help citizens. We sadly lost 2 of our own community citizens in the tragic flood.
Let’s not forget about the Shadyside flooding on June 14, 1990. Several lives were taken and mass devastation happened. 2 major floods on the same date.
1 positive takeaway. Newly appointed Assistant Chief D.J. Kaylor has since purchased an Australian Shepherd, “Pistol” and she has been going through very extensive training to become a search dog. Pistol has a ways to go, but she has been doing very well. We can’t wait to see the future holds for her. So if you see a dog in the trucks, you know it’s just one of our members!
