3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (514+ words) HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - At the academy, recruits go through physically demanding exercises designed to simulate real firefighting scenarios. To get a firsthand look at the process, WDAM's Delaney Dukes joined Captain Jourdan Arnold for the department's semi annual physical training…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (324+ words) LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Lamar County Fire Services has been teaching a rope awareness course for the last three weeks. The goal is for volunteer firefighters to learn basic rope skills so that they can assist rope technicians in the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (106+ words) LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Lamar County is expanding its fire training facility for the first time since it was built. The county hopes to be able to offer new opportunities to first responders by this summer. The road department broke…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (82+ words) WDAM-TV Lamar County Fire Services to hold search and rescue training Mississippi medical cannabis bills head to governor's desk Any rain in sight for the Pine Belt? Couple charged after using meth, locking 3 children out of Laurel motel room, police…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (154+ words) LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Lamar County Fire Service hosted a firefighter field day on March 21 for Pine Belt firefighters to improve skills needed for the job. The event had four stations where firefighters could practice. The stations included search…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (334+ words) LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - It could be a school, a grocery store or even a church. Regardless of location, help is always needed fast when there's an active shooter present. "We have had larger-scale incidents dealing with wrecks, but nothing on…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (381+ words) HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Medical officials and first responders in Hattiesburg prepared for the day another disaster hits the Pine Belt. "We wanted to try and attempt a mass casualty drill to test our system and see how we could perform…...