December 31, 2022
During a fire on Christmas Day, two St. John Firefighters, Firefighter Chris Winkler and Firefighter Bobby Rodrigue, were injured and transported to University Medical Center in New Orleans. On Monday, December 26, 2022, Firefighter Chris Winkler was released from the hospital and is now at home with his family.
On Thursday, December 29, 2022, Firefighter Bobby Rodrigue was released from the hospital and the St. John Volunteer Fire Department escorted their brother home to his family.