Updated Sept. 2026
Knox Rapid Access System

Luling Volunteer Fire Department Participates in the Knox Rapid Access System

What is the Knox Rapid Access System?

Trusted by thousands of fire and law enforcement agencies for more than 40 years, the Knox Rapid Access System provides first responders with secure, immediate access to commercial buildings, residential properties, campuses, gated facilities, ... (Full Story & Photos)

SPECIAL OPERATIONS TRAINING: CONFINED SPACE/HIGH ANGLE RESCUE DRILL

Firefighters from Hahnville, Luling, Paradis, and Killona Volunteer Fire Departments joined the members of the St. Charles Parish Fire Service's Technical Rescue Team for an intensive confined space and high angle rescue exercise at James Marine Inc. in Hahnville.

The realistic scenario challenged crews to rescue a simulated injured ... (Full Story & Photos)

Members of various St. Charles Parish Fire Departments recently participated in a Helicopter Emergency Response/Landing Zones, Emergency Triage, & Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) Awareness training program designed to strengthen our response capabilities during aviation emergencies, emergency response and landing zones.

The classroom portion of the training was instructed by Ochsner FlightCare ... (Full Story & Photos)

Forcible Entry Training was the topic for Monday.
Career Firefighters Noah Allshouse and Noah Tardiff were the instructors.
Training began as classroom training with a series of videos showing use of tools and techniques for conducting forcible entry on various doors - residential and commercial. After classroom instruction firefighters participated in hands on training on our props utilizing tools, ... (Full Story & Photos)

Fire Prevention - with a twist?

LVFD conducted a fire prevention event at Cyclone Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Summer camp - teaching, flowing water, and showing off an apparatus as usual. Thanks for the invite and thanks to our firefighters that participated.

But the twist ---- Can you spot it? If you look closely at the pictures you will see where one camper "accidently" sprayed a firefighter with the ... (Full Story & Photos)

Fire Prevention in July - it's a busy month with summer camps and other activities.

LVFD recently visited Triumphant Center to share fire prevention tips, show off an apparatus and of course let the kids flow water.

Thanks for the invite and thanks to our firefighters for representing the department.

Photo Credit: Toni Albers... (Full Story & Photos)

Fire Prevention never sleeps - LVFD participates in fire prevention events year round.

Today firefighter's participated in Lakewood Elementary School's KidCam summer camp.

Photo Credit: Toni Albers... (Full Story & Photos)

This past week, St. Charles Parish Fire Service members, a part of our Special Operations Technical Rescue Team, conducted a Rope Rescue Technician training focused on patient packaging, litter attendant operations, ascending, and edge transition techniques.

These skills are essential when responding to incidents involving elevated or difficult-to-access locations such as industrial facilities, construction ... (Full Story & Photos)