Washington Parish Fire District #8

11/20/2025

We have new toy donation box set up at the Enon Dollar General!! It’s getting close to that time of the year, so we’re accepting donations which will be used to help needy families in the area. If you have a chance, please donate a new or gently used toy and place it in the box. We will make sure all donations go to children in need so that we can make sure that they have a great Christmas! Our thanks to staff at the Enon Dollar General for making sure our toy box looks amazing! Please share this post!🎅🧑‍🎄🎄🎄⛄️⛄️

11/18/2025

Stay aware and alert when approaching an accident scene. Help us make it home safely to our families!

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Every year, first responders lose their lives or suffer life-changing injuries while working at traffic incident scenes.

This week and every week, we remind all drivers – when you approach an accident:

✅ Slow down
✅ Move over
✅ Stay alert (📵 no phones)

Help protect those who protect you.

11/10/2025

ATTENTION: Washington Parish is under a Red Flag Warning and Freeze Warning! PLEASE refrain from ALL outdoor burning and prepare for the cold weather by checking your home heating system to ensure that it functions properly. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST!!

10/29/2025

Blessed to have our First Responders and blessed to work alongside some of the best!!

Happy National First Responders Day! Thank you Gary L Forsee for this beautiful poem ❤️🤍💙💛🩶💚🧡🐾🐾🐴🇺🇸🙏 ~ j

10/25/2025

Brush Fire behind Enon Elementary School

10/25/2025

District 8 just cleared a call for a brush fire threatening a structure. Upon arrival, Units discovered a large brush fire threatening the former Ag Shop behind Enon Elementary School. Brush 1 and Engine 81 were able to contain the fire shortly after arriving on scene and there was no damage to the building. This is a reminder to use caution when burning outdoors due to the lack of rain and drought conditions that are currently in our area. Please don’t leave fires unattended, and don’t burn when high winds are present. Be Firewise!

10/15/2025

Enjoyed participating in the parade this morning kicking off the 113th annual Washington Parish Free Fair! Hope everyone enjoys this beautiful weather and enjoys the Fair!

10/07/2025

Per Parish President Ryan Seal and the Office of Homeland Security, the Burn Ban has been lifted and is no longer in place. Please use caution when burning and don’t hesitate to call 911 if you are in need of the Fire Department. Please share this post!

10/02/2025

Just a reminder that we are still under a burn ban! The winds are up and fires are extremely difficult to control and spread rapidly due to the dry conditions. PLEASE refrain from doing any outdoor burning and please share this post!

09/30/2025

Our EMR (Emergency Medical Responder) Students are wrapping up class soon, and we’re BEYOND proud of them! We have thrown a lot of knowledge at them, and they are handling it very well! We appreciate their patience with Natalie and I as well, as we are teaching our first class as Instructors. Looking forward to adding them to our ranks of EMR personnel we currently have. Special thanks to Northshore EMS for allowing their employee and our Firefighter Jr King to bring a unit for our skills practices tonight. The students learned how to use a stair chair and how to extricate a patient from a wrecked vehicle on a long spine board and how to secure patients to the board. They also learned how to transfer a patient from the board and stair chair to the stretcher, how to operate the stretcher, and how to load it securely into the Ambulance. They practiced patient assessment and splinting as well, and they learned from several real life scenarios how to handle caring for patients. We are very proud of their efforts!

Chief Mike Sharp-801