| Farmington Firefighters Fight House Fire |
| Sat. Jul 19th 2008 |
Area firefighters extinguished a two-story blaze along North Appleby Road late Thursday morning.
Farmington fire Chief Mark Cunningham said the cause of the blaze hasn't been determined and is currently being investigated by the Washington County Fire Marshal's Office. No one was injured.
Firefigh...
Read more »
|  | |
| Bethel Heights Crash Kills Two |
| Wed. Jul 16th 2008 |
Two teenagers from Rogers died Monday night in a head-on collision in Bethel Heights.
Joshia Peeples, 17, was driving a 2002 Ford Focus north on Thompson Street around 7:06 p.m. when it traveled across the turn lane into oncoming traffic, according to a news release from Bethel Heights police.
...
Read more »
|  | |
| Green County Accident Presents Extrication Challenge |
| Wed. Jul 16th 2008 |
A midday wreck Monday on Highway 49 just south of Marmaduke gave the Greene County Rescue Squad a real workout.
“This was the longest extrication we have worked in 25 years of the Rescue Squad, that the person lived,” said squad chief Curtis Davenport upon the conclusion of the extrac...
Read more »
|  | |
| West Memphis MVA |
| Mon. Jul 14th 2008 |
West Memphis Fire Department Paramedics responded to a one - vehicle accident in a residential area and found a classic Chevy Nova that hit a tree. West Memphis Police estimated that the car was traveling at a high rate of speed which is hard to believe if you could see the very short street i...
Read more »
|  | |
| Hot Springs Fire, Claims the Life of Elderly Woman |
| Sun. Jul 13th 2008 |
Tragedy took place in Garland County Saturday afternoon after a house fire claimed the life of an elderly Hot Springs woman.
The fire started just after 3:00 p.m. at 2202 Lake Shore Drive. When Hot Springs firefighters arrived, the home was already partially engulfed with flames shooting from the r...
Read more »
|  | |
| Arkansas Guardsmen Help with Wildfires |
| Sat. Jul 12th 2008 |
Just home from Iraq (web|news), a group of Arkansas National Guard members are headed out to a battle of a different kind.
Five Arkansas guardsmen and women left Camp Robinson Saturday morning, taking a Blackhawk helicopter to help fight the brutal wildfires in California.
The wildfires cont...
Read more »
|  | |
| Fire Engulfs Jacksonville Warehouse on Main Street |
| Thu. Jul 10th 2008 |
Thick smoke poured out of a furniture warehouse and blanketed a portion of downtown Jacksonville on a hot Fourth of July afternoon, putting even firefighters in harm’s way.
Those Jacksonville firefighters fought the fire at a warehouse directly behind Nick’s Furniture Store at 6...
Read more »
|  | |
| Fire Victim Recalls Paragould Blaze |
| Thu. Jul 10th 2008 |
Fire!
That’s a word that people hope they never have to hear.
But Paragould resident Linda Easterley experienced the nightmare of seeing her home at 110 S. 15th St. go up in flames Sunday evening.
“Elizabeth [Easterley’s 10-year old daughter] and I were sitting in the livi...
Read more »
|  | |
| Elderly Sallisaw Man Rescued From Fire |
| Wed. Jul 9th 2008 |
Sallisaw firefighters extinguished a house fire after an elderly Sallisaw man was rescued from the residence by his neighbor Monday evening.
Firefighters with the Sallisaw Fire Department were alerted to a fire in the 200 block of Denton Street at 7:20 p.m., according to Sallisaw Fire Chief Antho...
Read more »
|  | |
| Diaz Fire Engine Involved in Crash |
| Fri. Jul 4th 2008 |
A Diaz fire truck responding to a call in San Mateo was involved in an accident Wednesday evening at the intersection of Hwy. 18 and Hwy. 67 North.
The driver of the fire engine, James Thompson, was responding to a call of a field fire getting close to a gas main at the back of Daniels Street in ...
Read more »
|  | |