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SHREVEPORT, La. -- A lot more vehicles from the Shreveport Fire Department's aging fleet are in the shop after one rough weekend. They're scrambling to keep enough fire trucks and ambulances ready to roll. Administrative Assistant to the Chief Clarence Reese says five more fire trucks and four ambulances have gone out of service since Friday. Two fire trucks went down at the same time at the same place. The engine of a nearly 30-year-old fire truck caught fire inside Station 14 on Greenwood Road on Friday. Then, a fire truck that responded from elsewhere to put the flames out, broke down in f...

SHREVEPORT, La. – City Council members postponed a vote on a contract with a Shreveport company to return recycling to the city. Without discussion, the council was unanimous Tuesday afternoon in taking no action on the proposal from C. Edwards Concepts LLC for curbside recycling. That differs from the July 13 meeting, where there was some debate on the issue. Business owner Charlette Edwards stands to gain a $10 million contract with the city to resume recycling. That’s despite having no experience or equipment. At least two council members have said publicly they will vote no on E...

SHREVEPORT, La -- It's a rude awakening -- not only for the victim of a house fire -- but for hundreds of other homeowners in the growing, high-end area of southeast Shreveport. Their fire station on Southern Loop is closed temporarily due to a lack of manpower. That didn't help Gary Pittman. Smoke alarms woke him and his wife up shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday. He saw flames coming from one of his home's air conditioning units down the hall. As his wife called 911, Pittman started dousing the flames with pans of water. Then he went for his garden hose.

SPD Chief Scott Wolverton talks about the department's recent station shutdowns due to equipment problems and shortages.

SPD Chief Scott Wolverton talks about the department's recent station shutdowns due to equipment problems and shortages.