Betsy Layne Fire Protection District

10/06/2026

Floyd County Fire Chief's/Firefighters' Association meeting to be held at the Betsy Layne Fire Department on Tuesday, November 17th, at 6:30pm. All Floyd County fire chiefs and firefighters are invited to attend. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE!!!

10/06/2026

Call # 2026-153...Monday, October 5th...2128 hours...while firefighters were on scene of the structure fire at Ivel, they were notified of a residential fire alarm in the County Oaks Subdivision at Harold. Dispatch later confirmed it was a false alarm and the firefighters were notified to cancel response.

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

Call # 2026-151...Tuesday, September 29th...1219 hours...our firefighters were dispatched to an injury accident on US Highway 23 in the vicinity of the Ky 680 intersection near Harold Double Kwik. Upon arrival, it was observed that there were four vehicles involved, entrapment, and multiple injuries with two being critical. US Hwy 23 South was closed for over two hours while (per authority of law enforcement) the northbound lanes were left open with southbound traffic being diverted over into a single northbound lane. Other departments having responded to the scene included Prestonsburg Police Department, Floyd County Sheriff's Office, Lifeguard EMS, and Floyd County Emergency Management (KYEM call # 20260529).

09/30/2026

Call # 2026-150...Tuesday, September 29th...1138 hours...our firefighters were dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at Tim Short car dealership at Ivel. Upon arrival on scene, it was determined that the fire alarm had been accidental and everything was okay. Total time spent with this call was about 45 minutes altogether.

09/28/2026

09/28/2026

Call # 2026-149…September 26th…2350 hours…firefighters responded to a call of a vehicle on fire on US Highway 23 North near Eastern Heights motel at Ivel.

09/25/2026

Call # 2026-148…Friday, September 25th…firefighters were dispatched to a strong odor of gas in the Tram community @ 1129 hours. Units checked the area and all was reported to be fine.

09/19/2026

Call # 2026-147…Friday, September 18th…3:31pm…our firefighters responded to a wildland fire along US Hwy 23 N between Mare Creek and Tram. Firefighters extinguished the fire and cleared the scene.

09/17/2026

Call # 2026-146…September 16th…17:18…nine of our firefighters responded to a four-vehicle injury accident on US Highway 23 South in front of Affordable Automotive at Harold.

KSP, Lifeguard Ambulance, and Floyd Co EMA also responded. There were no entrapments and firefighters assisted with patient assessment, traffic control, and roadway debris removal. Time spent on scene was 54 minutes.