Bentonia, MS, Fire Station Destroyed by Fire

    April 7, 2025
    Firefighters managed to get one rig out of Bentonia firehouse but it sustained major damage.

    The fire that destroyed the Bentonia fire station Saturday night remains under control.

    Firefighters from numerous departments responded to the incident.

    “I will have to say, the men and women from all over our county and surrounding counties came out to help. That’s what it’s about! Laying aside differences and dividers and just coming together as one to get the job done. I am very proud tonight. Yes we lost our station, but we built something together tonight, something special,” Bentonia Fire Chief Scotty Smith told WJTV.

    There was a severe storm in the area at the time.

    More information will be posted when it becomes available.

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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