The following is a press release from Little Dixie Fire Protection District. Little Dixie firefighters were called at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to provide mutual aid assistance to the North Callaway Fire Protection District for a reported natural cover fire on Callaway County Road 250, south of Auxvasse. North Callaway units were…
An estimated $10,000 in damage is being reported following a garage fire in Audrain County during the afternoon hours of Monday, Apr. 7, 2025. Little Dixie Fire Protection District firefighters were called to 9800 Audrain Road 421 shortly after 4:30 on Monday afternoon. Fire crews arrived and found flames coming from the inside of a…
The following press release is from the Little Dixie Fire Protection District. The Little Dixie Fire Protection District is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Hartman as the district’s new fire chief. This selection follows the January 2025 retirement announcement of Bill Albus. After conducting an extensive search, leading candidates participated in a highly…
Little Dixie reports responding to numerous calls on Friday, March 14th. At 1414 hours responded to a natural cover fire in the 8000 block of Audrain Road 355. Approximately 5 Acres of grass burning as well as a brush pile. The cause of the fire was the result of the brush pile being burnt the…
The Little Dixie Fire Protection District is mourning the death of Battalion Chief John Loveless. The Little Dixie Fire Protection District announced his death on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. The social media post stated that Loveless died from cancer. He served Little Dixie Fire Protection District during the past five years. Funeral arrangements are pending….
The following press release was sent from Little Dixie Fire Protection District. On 1/29/2025 while clearing a fire scene on Audrain Road 457 fire we received a dispatch to 22123 Audrain Road 9318 just north of Mexico off Highway 15 for a large metal and wood framed building fire. Upon arrival found heavy smoke coming…
The following press release was sent from Little Dixie Fire Protection District. On 01/22/2025 at approximately 0115 hours Little Dixie Fire Protection District Stations #3 and #1 were dispatched to a residential structure fire on Audrain Road 165, Sturgeon, Mo. Further information was that there was flames visible in the attic. The scene was located…
Little Dixie Fire Protection Chief Bill Albus will be retiring at the end of March. Albus was named chief of Little Dixie Fire Protection District on July 1, 2019. Albus is a graduate of Mexico High School and joined the fire district in 1978. He worked for several years for Mexico Public Safety, Audrain County…
About $40,000 in damage is being reported following a fire at a wood shop at an Audrain County home on Friday, December 20, 2024. The Little Dixie Fire Protection District was dispatched to the Charles Marquett Jr. residence on Audrain Road 335 in reference to a structure fire around 9 on Friday morning. According to…
A Mexico, Missouri man is safe after being stranded on top of his vehicle and rescued by firefighters from the Little Dixie Fire Protection District during the afternoon hours of Wednesday, July 3, 2024. According to Little Dixie Fire Chief Bill Albus, three of his firefighters responded to Audrain Road 820 in Mexico around 4pm…
An Audrain County home suffered extensive damage after a fire during the evening hours of Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Little Dixie Fire Protection District responded to the house fire just after 9pm in the 14500 block of Audrain Road 9821. All occupants of the residence were able to make it out safely before firefighters arrived….
Arson investigations are underway after fires were intentionally set north of Centralia and Thompson area. According to a press release sent out from Little Dixie Fire Protection District they responded to three separate fires over the past month. On February 21, Little Dixie responded to a vacant mobile home fire in the 15000 block of…
