Jon Molbert News Today

AMMON — A fire caused a brief evacuation at a McDonald’s in Ammon Thursday after a grease fire in the kitchen. The Bonneville County Fire District was called to the McDonald’s at 1875 South 25th East at around 11:30 a.m. Two engines responded, as well as an ambulance from the Idaho Falls Fire Department. BCFD […]

AMMON — A space heater caused an early morning fire, which led people inside a home to evacuate. The Bonneville County Fire District Ammon Division responded to a structure fire on Thursday before 6:30 a.m. on the 200 block of Court Place in Ammon. Fire Division Capt. Jon Molbert says the people inside the home […]

An Ammon woman is lucky to be alive after a fire started at her home early Thursday morning.

AMMON — An Ammon woman is lucky to be alive after a fire started at her home early Thursday morning. Jill Cooley, 59, is recovering in the ICU at Idaho Falls Community Hospital after crawling from her house on East Rawson Street to a neighbor’s to get help around 4 a.m. “She was in the […]

IDAHO FALLS – The Bonneville County Fire District is holding a “Fill the Boot” fundraiser this week to benefit the community and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Firefighters will be accepting donations to fill the boot from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the intersection of 17th and Hitt Road in […]

AMMON — A piece of history arrived at a fire department this week that will never be forgotten: steel from the Twin Towers in New York. “It’s very hard to come around getting or acquiring those pieces anymore and we are probably one of the last departments to actually receive one of those,” said Bonneville […]

AMMON — There’s a chance to help children this Christmas season by donating money to Toys for Tots so they can receive books, toys and other gifts for the holidays. Phoenix QRF and the Ammon Division of Bonneville County Fire will be at Walmart and C-A-L Ranch in Ammon until 2 p.m. Friday. They are […]

AMMON — An apartment complex suffered approximately $100,000 in damages after a fire Saturday evening. The fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. at Eastridge Apartments at 1378 Curlew Drive in Ammon, according to Bonneville County Fire District 1 Fire Marshall Keith Banda. The fire started in a single ground-level apartment, which totally destroyed the interior […]