Mount Vernon Fire Department

Fatal collision graphic

KSP: 70-year-old Somerset man dies in fatal highway collision after striking semi-truck

ABC 36 Digital Staff,

April 18, 2026

Driver Airlifted After Collision With Tree

Driver airlifted after collision with tree

ABC 36 Digital Staff,

February 17, 2026

Firefighters Battle Early Morning House Fire On Shug Road In Mount Vernon

Firefighters battle early morning house fire on Shug Road in Mount Vernon

ABC 36 Digital Staff,

December 14, 2025

Structure Fire Impacts Traffic, Including One School

Structure fire impacts traffic, including one school

ABC 36 Digital Staff,

October 15, 2025

Crews Working On An Active Burning Semi Truck In Mt. Vernon

Crews working on an active burning semi-truck

ABC 36 Digital Staff,

September 22, 2025

Crews Rush To Put Out Car Caught On Fire

Crews rush to put out car fire; road back open

ABC 36 Digital Staff,

September 22, 2025

House And Car Fire

House, car severely damaged in fire Tuesday afternoon fire

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

November 30, 2022

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Mount Vernon Fire Department rescues driver

Hannah Woosley-Collins,

September 12, 2022

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UPDATE: Forest fire in Mount Vernon now 80% contained

Erica Bivens, Maddie McQueen,

February 16, 2022

Fire heavily damages home in Mount Vernon

Steve Rogers,

July 1, 2021

Damaged side-by-side means early-morning search for departments

Steve Rogers,

April 15, 2021

Rope rescue used for carbon monoxide poisoning patient

Al Greenfield,

February 19, 2021

Person cut out of crashed minivan on South Wilderness Road in Mount Vernon 1-16-20. Photo is from Mount Vernon Fire Department

Crash victim has to be cut out of vehicle in Mount Vernon

Tom Kenny,

January 17, 2020

Mount Vernon responds to 7 weather related crashes Saturday

WTVQ Admin,

November 30, 2019

Dog rescued from 100 foot sinkhole

WTVQ Admin,

November 10, 2019

Kittens killed in house fire in Mount Vernon.

Kittens killed in Mount Vernon house fire

Al Greenfield,

August 19, 2019

House fire takes hours to put out in Mt. Vernon

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April 9, 2019

UPS truck gets stuck at railroad crossing; gets hit by train

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November 28, 2018

I-75 Crash graphic

UPDATE: Roadway cleared after fiery semi crash shuts down I-75 in Rockcastle County

Tom Kenny,

November 15, 2018

No Injuries Reported after I-75 Southbound Collision

36Pab,

February 2, 2017

Hunting dog rescued from vertical shaft 65-feet deep in Rockcastle County - Mount Vernon Fire Department and Brodhead Fire Department

Firefighters Use Rope to Rescue Dog in Rockcastle County

Tom Kenny,

December 26, 2016

Dump truck catches fire in Mount Vernon

36Pab,

October 24, 2016