| Northwest Arkansas Rescue Crews Return From Albert Pike |
| Wed. Jun 16th 2010 |
Crews at the Albert Pike campground in southwest Arkansas are scaling back their efforts.
The body of the 20th victim, a young girl, was recovered Monday. She's believed to be the last person still missing.
Arkansas State Police said the search has not yet been suspended, but no crews were...
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| Gamaliel VFD Takes Three Top Spots In Boating Event |
| Mon. Jun 14th 2010 |
The Gamaliel Volunteer Fire Department's Fire Boat Team is No. 1, No. 1 and No. 1 in Arkansas.
The Gamaliel Fire Boat Team consisting of Eric Wolf, Joe Adair, Edward Burke and Travis Partin swept the top position in three of four competition categories in the seventh annual Arkansas Fire Boat Schoo...
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| Harrison Fire Chief Retiring; Webb Interim |
| Sun. Jun 13th 2010 |
There’s a new fire chief in town — or there will be before long.
Mayor Pat Moles told aldermen at Monday’s Harrison City Council meeting that Fire Chief John Neal had announced his retirement, and Richard Webb would serve as interim chief.
Neal told aldermen there was nothing p...
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| Benton Adds New Fire Chief |
| Sat. Jun 12th 2010 |
New Benton Fire Chief Christopher Campbell didn’t waste any time jumping into his new job.
On the day of his swearing in, Campbell and the Benton Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Denton Street Thursday morning. “We didn’t waste any time, di we?” Campbelll s...
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| Firefighters Battle Heat In The Heat |
| Thu. Jun 10th 2010 |
With temperatures holding in the 90's any outside job can be brutal.
But add a hundred pounds of gear and exposure to heat that could go over a Thousand degrees in an enclosed area and you face what every firefighter in America deals with all summer long.
How do they handle it?
With a nice breeze...
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| Springhill Fire Closure On Agenda |
| Thu. Jun 10th 2010 |
The Bryant City Council will discuss an agreement with the Springhill Volunteer Fire Department at tonight’s monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Boswell Municipal Complex.
Bryant Fire Chief Randy Cox will present a counterproposal to the one made by the Springill Department during the May meeti...
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| Years Bring Changes For Volunteer Firefighters |
| Tue. Jun 8th 2010 |
These are just a few of the nicknames that volunteer firefighters have garnered over the years, but two volunteer fire chiefs in Sebastian County are determined there's not much difference between their departments and the big-city ones.
Sure, some differences are obvious. There are no paychecks, n...
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| Audit Reveals Missing Fire Funds |
| Fri. Jun 4th 2010 |
An investigation report of the Compton Fire Association for Jan. 1, 2005 through Dec. 31, 2008, conducted by the Division of Legislative Audit (DLA), has been submitted to Ron Kincade prosecuting attorney for the 14th Judicial District. That report reflects unauthorized and undocumented disbursement...
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| Wildland Firefighting Kits Distributed |
| Thu. Jun 3rd 2010 |
In anticipation of what could be a bad summer for wildfires, the Arkansas Forestry Commission is using recovery grant money to equip fire departments with wildland firefighting kits .
Fire fighters from large and small departments were on hand today to receive nearly 4 Hundred Thousand dollars wort...
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| Springdale Fire Department, EMS Beating Nationwide Standards |
| Mon. May 31st 2010 |
If you or your loved one is having excruciating chest pain, you would most likely call 911. Beyond that, most patients never step foot inside an ambulance until they are the victim. The Springdale Fire Department responds to dozens of calls a day, but their response to chest pain patients is seamles...
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