Close Call for Montevallo, AL, Firefighters Battling Massive Blaze

    July 14, 2025
    "Only by the grace of God were all of our lives spared," Montevallo Fire Rescue Chief Brad Davis said.

    A firefighter was injured battling a massive blaze in an industrial area in Bibb County.

    "This video shows the true intensity of what we were fighting," Montevallo Fire Chief Brad Davis posted on the department's Facebook page. 

    The fire that included explosions occurred at a utility polie treating facility, according to abc3340.  

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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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