| Fayetteville Responds to Working Apartment Fire |
| Thu. Mar 26th 2009 |
A structure fire broke out at 602, 604 and 606 N. Storer Ave. at 10:54 a.m. Wednesday.
According to Fayetteville Battalion Chief Terry Lawson, the two-story residence, owned by Susan Purtle and adjacent to the University of Arkansas, had been converted into three separate apartments.
"Apparen...
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| MVA with Entrapment in Sheridan |
| Wed. Mar 25th 2009 |
Emergency personnel responded just after 5PM, Tuesday to the 500 Block of East Center Street for a reported MVA.
Units arrived in under 5 minutes to find two vehicles involved with one patient trapped.
With an approaching thunder storm moving in, crews had to work fast to safely remove all patient...
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| Gusty Winds Down Power Lines, Cause Fires in Rocky Branch |
| Mon. Mar 23rd 2009 |
Gusty winds meant local utility and fire crews needed to stay especially alert Monday. Some had to respond to a fire Monday afternoon near Beaver Lake after a tree was blown onto a live power line.
A tree at Rocky Branch was heavily damaged by January's ice storm and just couldn't take the strong g...
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| Alexander Firefighters Respond to Working Fire |
| Mon. Mar 23rd 2009 |
An Alexander couple escapes a fire with little more than their lives.
It happened Friday not far from the Alexander Fire Station, investigators say the water heater started the fire in the storage room off the house, it spread quickly to the main building.
Stacy Dickerson and her husband were home...
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| Family of 12 Loses Everything in House Fire |
| Sun. Mar 22nd 2009 |
A family of 12 lost their home and belongings last Friday when their trailer at 116 Jones Street in Marked Tree caught fire and burned. The three bedroom structure belonged to Beverly Barnes of Marked Tree. She was renting it to Terry and Barbara Woofard, who had ten children living in the residence...
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| Second Fire Death of 2009 in Jefferson County |
| Sun. Mar 22nd 2009 |
A Friday night residence fire in Wabbaseka left one man dead.
“I guess it was about 8:57 that we received a call for a structure fire,” said Wabbaseka Fire Chief Eddie Anderson.
Anderson said the fire had completely involved the building when about four local fire departments arrived...
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| Second House Burns Near Murder Site in Pine Bluff |
| Sat. Mar 21st 2009 |
A fire of unknown origin destroyed a house on Fox Street early Thursday morning, the second fire in the neighborhood in 24 hours.
The wood frame structure at the corner of 17th Avenue and Fox Street was “fully engaged” when the first firefighters arrived, said Lt. Shauwn Howell, spokesm...
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| Arsonist In Maumelle Causes $27,000 in Damage |
| Sat. Mar 21st 2009 |
The City of Maumelle needs your help catching the person who set a dozen trash cans on fire at a popular soccer park. The fires did $27,000 worth of damage. If you help catch this arsonist, it could mean $1,000 in your pocket.
Just after 3:00 in the morning March 8, a Maumelle police...
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| Pine Bluff Murder and Arson at Apartments |
| Thu. Mar 19th 2009 |
A Pine Bluff man was shot to death Tuesday night and an apartment complex nearby was dest-royed by fire several hours later.
The victim was identified as Christopher L. Lancaster, 28.
“We don’t know if one has anything to do with the other but we don’t believe in coincidences,&...
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| Brush Fires Flare Across Washington County |
| Wed. Mar 18th 2009 |
Dry weather conditions contributed to a handful of brush fires across Washington County on Tuesday.
Firefighters from Nob Hill, Round Mountain, Goshen and the Arkansas Forestry Commission responded to 3802 Sassafras Hill at about 1:30 p.m. after a brush fire grew out of control. The blaze burned ab...
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