Community raising funds for Afton Firefighter
• Proceeds benefit Kipp Johnson following cancer diagnosis – Community members are being asked to support a longtime member of the Afton Volunteer Fire Department following a diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer. Family members told SVI News that Kipp…
Emergency Responders dispatched to single vehicle accident at mouth of Swift Creek Canyon
At roughly 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, emergency responders in Afton were dispatched to the mouth of Swift Creek Canyon on 2nd Avenue. Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg said a driver suffered a medical incident while driving out of…
Vehicle crashes into the brush near old Canyon Inn site
The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) and a host of emergency responders reacted to a call on Friday afternoon of a single vehicle accident south of Smoot on US 89 near the location known to locals as the old Canyon Inn….
SVI Radio Interview: Afton Fire Chief Cody Wilkes
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Afton Fire Department responds to Osmond house fire
The Afton Volunteer Fire Department, Star Valley EMS and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home fire in Osmond Tuesday afternoon. Lincoln County Dispatch received a 911 call around 1:00 p.m. for a house that was on fire and…
Christmas fire destroys outbuilding in Afton
A shop with living quarters on 4th Avenue in Afton was destroyed by fire early Christmas morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze two different times. Dennis McDonald, Safety Officer with the Afton Volunteer Fire Department, said the initial call…
Auburn house fire was controlled burn
A house fire in Auburn Saturday morning was a controlled burn training exercise, according to the Afton Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Cody Wilkes said the home, which was located on the small hill in the meadow northeast of Auburn, had…
Afton chimney fire prompts reminder to clean chimneys
The Afton Volunteer Fire Department is reminding residents to have their chimneys cleaned as we head into the winter season. The reminder was prompted after the fire department was dispatched to a report of a chimney fire on Jackson St….
AFD responds to Thursday chimney fire
The Afton Volunteer Fire Department responded to a chimney fire Thursday morning. The call came in at roughly 10:15 a.m. for a home on Highway 89 south of town. Chief Dennis McDonald said it was a “minor chimney fire” with…
Blown tire leads to hay fire
The Afton Volunteer Fire Department said a blown trailer tire was the cause of a hay fire on Highway 238 west of Afton on Tuesday afternoon. Chief Dennis McDonald said the tire blew on the trailer the hay was on….