Tag: Emergency Responders

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in downtown Cullman early Thursday morning. The incident happened at the intersection of Second Avenue Northeast and...

Updated 3-15-18 at 7:15 p.m. WALTER - Two people were killed in a head-on collision near the community of Walter Thursday morning, confirmed Cullman County...

Updated 3-15-18 at 10:50 a.m. WALTER - Two people were killed in a head-on collision near the community of Walter Thursday morning, confirmed Cullman County...

Panelists listen as Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper talks about police response procedures.  L-R Joey Orr, John Anderson, Jason Neal, Chris Branham, Gail Swafford...

LATEST: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/02/25/update-cullman-woman-killed-wreck-stony-lonesome-ohv-park Updated 2-24-18 10:09 p.m. BREMEN - One person has been killed in an incident at Stony Lonesome OHV Park, confirmed Cullman County Coroner Jeremy...

CULLMAN COUNTY - One person died following a single-vehicle wreck on County Road 437 Thursday night. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick said that...

See updated story here: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/02/16/1-dead-after-wreck-cr-437-and-smith-lake Updated 2-15-18 9:30 p.m. CULLMAN COUNTY - Multiple emergency personnel responded Thursday night when a car ended up in Smith Lake...

The scene at the Jet-Pep at the intersection of Alabama Highways 69 and 157 Wednesday night, after a car hit a natural gas meter...

BUG TUSSLE - Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick today released the name of the second victim of Saturday night’s fatal head-on collision in...

BUG TUSSLE - Two people were killed Saturday night in a head-on collision in the 16000 block of Highway 69 South, south of Bug...

UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/01/28/hanceville-man-idd-1-victims-saturday-night-head-collision BUG TUSSLE - Two people were killed Saturday night in a head-on collision in the 16000 block of Highway 69 South, south of...

Update from our friends at WVTM-13: http://www.wvtm13.com/article/grandfather-mauled-by-dog-while-saving-granddaughter-from-attack/15889506 Edited 1-24-18 6:24 p.m. Authorities originally told The Tribune that the adult was transported to Birmingham. He was...

Photo courtesy of Brian Bradberry CULLMAN - Crews from Cullman Fire Rescue on Sunday responded to a gas line on fire on Waterford Drive in...

VINEMONT - One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Vinemont Wednesday night. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick said Randy Joe West,...

HANCEVILLE - A Crane Hill man was killed, and another person injured, Thursday night when a pick-up truck and 18-wheeler collided at what Hanceville...

HANCEVILLE - One person was killed and one injured Thursday night when a pick-up truck and 18-wheeler collided at what Hanceville residents say is...

Updated 1-4-18 at 9:57 a.m. VINEMONT - A Vinemont woman died in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening, according to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick,...

Image shows house fire near Bethsadia Monday afternoon. / Nick Griffin CULLMAN - Separate house fires destroyed two homes in Cullman County on New Year's...

Logan Trammell / Facebook JONES CHAPEL - More details have been revealed about the Christmas Eve shooting that resulted in the death of Logan Wayne...

Updated 12-25-17 at 9:02 p.m. JONES CHAPEL - An accidental shooting has claimed the life of a Jones Chapel man. Logan Wayne Trammell, 22, died...

FAIRVIEW - An Albertville woman was killed in a two-car crash in Cullman County on Sunday. The wreck happened in the 500 block of...

Updated 12-18-17 2:44 p.m. FAIRVIEW - An Albertville woman was killed in a two-car crash in Cullman County on Sunday. The wreck happened in the...

VINEMONT - A Vinemont woman is in UAB Hospital, a victim of a hit and run Tuesday evening. The incident happened in the 100...

VINEMONT - A Cullman man was killed early Saturday morning in a motorcycle wreck in the Vinemont community. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick said...

Employees and law enforcement can be seen outside the Yutaka Technologies plant in Cullman, where a fire was reported, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017....

CULLMAN COUNTY - Two men working as contract construction workers for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) were struck by a vehicle on Interstate...

Chris Hopper, chairperson of the newly-created Cullman County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), left, and Phyllis Little, director of the Cullman County EMA...

Cullman Fire Marshal Chris Chaffin talks fire safety. / Tribune file photo CULLMAN - With the joy of the holiday season comes colder weather, and...

BLOUNT COUNTY – A Hanceville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Blount County. According to Alabama State Troopers, Carl...

Faye Jones Swindoll, in a photo dated 2013 / Facebook Editor's note: The coroner's office on Thursday made an amendment to Mrs. Swindoll's age. She...

HANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was found deceased in a vehicle Wednesday at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville. Cullman County Coroner...

UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/11/01/update-hanceville-man-dies-wreck-mud-creek-bridge HANCEVILLE - Authorities are on the scene of a fatal car wreck at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville. According to...

Map shows the Catalina Point area of Smith Lake / Google Maps CULLMAN COUNTY - A Cullman woman died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, after she...

Jackson Samuel Lambert / family photo Updated 10-24-17 11:23 a.m. CULLMAN -  The victim in Monday night's accidental shooting was officially identified as Jackson Samuel Lambert,...

SIMCOE -  A single-vehicle crash near the Simcoe community on Monday claimed the life of a Tuscumbia woman, according to Alabama State Troopers. Selina Burns...

CULLMAN -  A juvenile has reportedly died on the city's southeast side tonight, the result of a gunshot. "At approximately 8:27 p.m., we received a...

Updated 10-19-17 11:59 a.m. BETHSADIA - A fire in the Bethsadia community early Thursday morning claimed the life of Mark Tilley, 42, of Cullman, confirmed...

BETHSADIA - Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a fully-involved house fire with at least one fatality in the 900 block of...

HANCEVILLE - Thursday was a less-than-usual day for three of Hanceville’s firefighters, as they were called on to make a special delivery in town. ...

CULLMAN - A single-vehicle wreck involving a Honda CBR sport bike occurred on Cherokee Avenue near Wal-Mart Distribution tonight, and the driver apparently fled...

MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced her decision to accept the FirstNet and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to...

VINEMONT – A Vinemont man was killed this morning in a single-vehicle crash, according to a statement from Alabama State Troopers. Billy Wayne Wilbanks, 73,...

VINEMONT –  One person was killed this morning in a two-car collision, confirmed Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick. Alabama State Troopers said Steven...

See updated story here: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/09/05/victim-early-morning-wreck-vinemont-idd VINEMONT - One person was killed this morning in a two-car collision, confirmed Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick. The wreck...

BUG TUSSLE - A three-car wreck near the Bug Tussle Dollar General on Alabama Highway 69 South tonight resulted in five people being injured....

HOLLY POND - The National Weather Service in Huntsville (NWSH) confirmed late Friday afternoon that it was an EF-2 tornado that caused the damage...

CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and a team from the National Weather Service in Huntsville will be in the...

CULLMAN COUNTY - There have been multiple reports of damage in the Holly Pond and Joppa areas tonight, following a severe storm that crossed...

CULLMAN -  Many, many Cullman residents have expressed frustration, aggravation and concern over the seemingly endless barriers and dividers that have appeared along U.S....

Holden Beck / Family photo CULLMAN COUNTY - The lineman involved in a serious electrical accident last Tuesday, Aug. 22, near the community of Walter,...

The injured lineman has been identified as Holden Beck, seen here with his family. / Courtesy of GoFundMe CULLMAN COUNTY - A lineman working for...

A staging area was set up on County Road 703 Tuesday afternoon after a lineman was severely injured in an electrical accident. / W.C....

A staging area was set up on County Road 703. / W.C. Mann Updated 8-22-17 9:26 p.m. Official statement from the Cullman Electric Cooperative: "A lineman working...

Updated 8-9-17 at 10:40 p.m. VINEMONT - A head-on collision early Wednesday evening sent one man to an area hospital. Alabama State Troopers said that...

CULLMAN - One person was airlifted to Huntsville Hospital and one taken by ambulance to Cullman Regional Thursday afternoon following a collision at the...

CULLMAN - A single-vehicle wreck snarled late afternoon traffic on Monday. The incident happened at 4:38 p.m. on U.S. Highway 278 eastbound, just before...

Updated 7-25-17 at 6:03 p.m. BREMEN -  A two-vehicle wreck early Tuesday morning claimed the life of a Bremen woman. Troopers with the Alabama Law...

UPDATED 7-17-17 9:52 P.M. Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry has confirmed two fatalities in tonight's incident on County Road 1301. A visibly distraught Gentry, speaking...

  After the official ribbon cutting, the firefighters held their own opening ceremony: a firehose cutting with the jaws of life. July 15, 2017/ W.C....

The fire happened at 1461 County Road 706, near Stone Bridge Farms, early Tuesday morning.  /  Ty Watwood, WBRC News CULLMAN - The second person...

Image courtesy of Tribune reader. Updated 7-13-17 9:31 p.m. CULLMAN COUNTY - A multiple-vehicle crash on Highway 69 South near the community of Bug Tussle has...

The fire consumed part of a home at 1461 County Road 706, near Stone Bridge Farms.  / Ty Watwood, WBRC News CULLMAN - An early-morning...

The front portion of Brick Haven was declared a total loss following the July 1 fire. / Aerial Envision CULLMAN - In the aftermath of...

Updated 7-11-17 at 4:06 p.m. County Road 222 is now re-opened. Updated 7-11-17 at 1:40 p.m. There are no injuries to anyone in the building; however, according...

Updated 7-11-17 6:20 a.m. CULLMAN - At least one person has died following an early morning house fire on County Road 706 near Stone Bridge...

  Updated story: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/07/11/update-least-1-person-has-died-following-early-morning-house-fire Updated 7-11-17 3:37 a.m. One of the people rescued from the house is being airlifted to an area hospital. County dispatch has revised...

Firefighters on the scene of the fully-involved blaze at Brick Haven on July 1 were frustrated with the available water pressure. This photo shows...

Brick Haven, as seen the morning of Saturday, July 1, 2017 / Bridget Turner Millwood CULLMAN - A portion of wedding and event venue Brick...

Firefighters take time out of a busy training day to welcome young visitors. / W.C. Mann HANCEVILLE - Hanceville Fire Station No. 1 was a...

JOHNSON'S CROSSING - The Cullman County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 3-week-old infant in the Johnson's Crossing community. Emergency responders from the...

UPDATED June 22, 7:20 p.m. Cullman City Police Chief Kenny Culpepper says that the scene at Comfort Suites has been cleared. "The call came in...

Saxon Levi Waid, 3, the son of a couple killed in a wreck near Duck River Bridge / GoFundMe CULLMAN COUNTY - A GoFundMe page...

Updated article: http://www.cullmansense.com/articles/2017/06/09/coroner-ids-2-victims-fridays-duck-river-bridge-area-crash Update 5:34 p.m. U.S. 278 has re-opened. Update 5:02 p.m. ALEA is reporting that a second person has died. Two confirmed fatalities. The...

New Gator ATV: On the driver’s side, firefighters can access hoses and pumps, as well as water and foam tanks. HANCEVILLE - After several months...

CULLMAN - Three people had to be extricated from a home on Cullman's west side overnight after the powerful storms that pounded the area...

BREMEN - Two people lost their lives this morning in a fiery crash in the 500 block of County Road 109 near Bremen.  State troopers...

CULLMAN - Firefighters with Cullman Fire Rescue battled a vehicle fire overnight, preventing the blaze from reaching a nearby structure. According to CFR Division Chief...

BREMEN - The two people killed Saturday as a result of an ATV crash at Stony Lonesome OHV Park have been identified by Cullman...

Updated: 10:26 p.m. The two people killed today as a result of an ATV crash at Stony Lonesome have been identified by Cullman County...

Concept image of Cullman Fire Station No. 3 CULLMAN - The Tribune recently got an update on Cullman Fire Rescue’s (CFR’s) new Fire Station No....

UPDATE 10:45 p.m. According to Gold Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jerad Guthrie, there was no one in the home at the time of the...

Cullman Fire Rescue Chief Edward Reinhardt, Jr. CULLMAN - When firefighters respond to a call, especially in town, they run a gauntlet of other vehicles...

  UPDATE 11:40 A.M. The Cullman County Sheriff's Office confirms that they have cleared both crime scenes at this time, but that the investigation is ongoing....

TRIMBLE - Although the circumstances surrounding the head-on collision that killed a mother and daughter Tuesday night in Trimble are still under investigation, the...

UPDATE: 3-29-17 1:30 P.M. http://www.cullmansense.com/articles/2017/03/29/alea-speed-alcohol-factors-tuesday-nights-fatal-car-crash-trimble TRIMBLE - A head-on collision Tuesday night near the 8000 block of County Road 813, close to the entrance of...

The scene on Tuesday morning HANCEVILLE - In a phone call to Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail around 6 p.m. Thursday evening, Hanceville Fire Department (HFD)...

BLOUNTSVILLE - Around 5:15 Tuesday morning, Blount County firefighters were dispatched to investigate a fire at J.B. Pennington High School in Blountsville.  A short...

CULLMAN - Members of Cullman Fire Rescue, both firefighters and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) recently had the opportunity to help train Cullman High School...

VINEMONT - An early morning house fire claimed the life of a Vinemont woman. The incident happened at approximately 2 a.m. Tuesday on County...

Updated 3/13 8:56 a.m. BERLIN - The victim in Sunday night's fatal traffic collision at U.S. Highway 278 East and County Road 747 has been...

BERLIN - A fatal traffic incident occurred tonight at the intersection of U.S. Highway 278 East and County Road 747 in the Berlin community. The...

Cullman Fire Rescue Division Chief Brian Bradberry stands outside the simulator   CULLMAN - It takes more than a driver’s license and a badge to drive...

Updated 3/5/17 7:16 p.m. LOGAN - A Hanceville man was killed late Sunday morning after the 1991 Kawasaki motorcycle he was driving collided head on...

GOOD HOPE - Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) Sgt. Daniel Cummings was treated and released from Cullman Regional today, following a scary incident in...

Director's Choice winner Jared Johnson with Cullman EMS Director James Curtis CULLMAN - It was a busy day at Cullman Emergency Medical Services on Second...

GARDEN CITY - A large portion of the Garden City Town Council meeting this week focused on the town’s volunteer fire department and services....

GARDEN CITY - The victim in Tuesday night's fiery, fatal crash in Garden City has been identified. David Rouse, 32, of Cullman County, was...

Kenneth Dees speaks with new Board Treasurer Butch Cupp and his wife after the meeting   BETHSADIA - The Bethsadia Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) board held...

CULLMAN -  The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's (ALEA) State Bureau of Investigation, along with the Alabama State Fire Marshal, are now leading the investigation...

Feb. 1, 2017 at 10:42 p.m. See updated article at: http://www.cullmansense.com/articles/2017/02/01/sbi-and-state-fire-marshal-leading-investigation-wednesday-nights-fatal-fire UPDATED Feb. 1, 2017 at 6:38 p.m. Sadly, CPD Chief Kenny Culpepper has confirmed that...