Central Fire Dept.

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In Central sandbags can be located at:

BREC Lovett Road Park, 13443 Lovett Road

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Sand and sandbags available in EBR. Visit https://t.co/qrfXXTLspO for the locations. #RedStickReady

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we also have links to the Comite River Stages and EarlyFlows from the City of Central. https://t.co/8iSvTLNfoS #lawx

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With over 2 inches of rain before daylight this morning we will be monitoring weather conditions for the next few days. You can go to our website under Menu and click on "weather" and see rainfall amounts at any of our stations,

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This morning at 8am hours after the storm passed a tree fell damaging a home on Planchet Rd. Luckily the two occupants inside were not injured. A gas leak occurred from the damaged lines and the gas service was turned off.

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Most of Central is without power and we have a few trees down in the area. Please stay safe. #LAwx

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Care was transferred to East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services and transported to a local hospital. Thanks to Baton Rouge Fire Department for assisting, brining a Whaly boat.

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We responded to Blackwater Conservation area this morning just before 7am. Reportedly two people were swimming in a pond when one began to struggle and was pulled to the island. We placed a boat in the pond to rescue an unresponsive individual on the island bank.

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The smoke and ash falling in Central are from agriculture burns across the Mississippi River. South Baton Rouge has also had this problem recently. #LAwx

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continue to pay among the lowest fire insurance premiums available.  We cannot thank you enough for your continued support of our agency.

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In September of 2025, The Property Insurance Association of Louisiana conducted their site visit for our fire insurance grading.  This process occurs every 5 years, and we are pleased to announce that the men and women of the Central Fire Protection District # 4

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have retained our ISO Class 2 Fire Insurance Rating that we originally achieved in 2020.  This is a tremendous accomplishment for our organization and is a testament to the hard work that our employees put in on a daily basis.  It also means the citizens that we protect will

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Thank you for the continued community support for allowing this station to be rebuilt on the same site, replacing one from the 1980s.

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A ribbon-cutting was held today for Station 33 at 7019 Donnybrook. Domain Architecture, Capitol Construction along with Investar Bank, City of Central officials , the City of Central Chamber of Commerce are pictured.

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Baton Rouge Fire Department investigators were on scene.

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While you were going to bed just before 9:30 PM. CFD was responding to a structure fire in the 6500 block of Morgan Road. When the first engine arrived, they found a large shop behind a residence on fire.

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East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services arrived on scene to standby. Central Police Department blocked the road for our hose lay from the fire hydrant. Thanks to Zachary Fire Department and District Six Fire Department for covering empty Central stations.

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Alert:
Statewide 911 Outage
A statewide outage is currently impacting 9-1-1 phone services, resulting in temporary disruptions in East Baton Rouge Parish. Residents experiencing an emergency who are unable to connect with 9-1-1 should instead contact EMS at [phone]

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Greenwell Springs Road is now open @wbrztraffic @WAFBTraffic @LAFirstNews

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Greenwell Springs road closed. Both eastbound lanes coming into Central between Frenchtown and Sullivan Road are closed due to a natural gas leak westbound going into Baton Rouge is open. @LAFirstNews