| Mutual Aid Agreements Benefit Rural Fire Departments |
| Sat. Feb 27th 2010 |
It's called mutual aid...or automatic aid.
It's how rural fire departments keep you safe and your insurance rates down.
With most volunteer fire departments, getting enough bodies on a scene is an ongoing issue.
Sometimes it's a lack of volunteers, many times it's conflicting work schedules or ot...
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| Van Buren Waives Bid Process For New Fire Engine |
| Thu. Feb 25th 2010 |
Three rows of firefighters showed up to support the purchase of a new pumper for the city’s fire department. Aldermen voted to forego the bidding process for a pumper provided by Pierce Manufacturing, located in Appleton, Wis., at a total cost of $346,543. The fire department said it needed th...
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| New Emergency and Police Vehicles for Maynard |
| Thu. Feb 25th 2010 |
When you are a small town and have the responsibility of covering a huge area for fire protection... What do you do when your *newest* fire truck is over 30 years old?
You have to buy a newer one! but what if you can't afford it?
The town of Maynard recently received some welcome...
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| Fire Act Grant Round 5 |
| Thu. Feb 25th 2010 |
It was announced Wednesday that the departments will be getting nearly $900,000 for first-responder training and equipment as part of the Department of Homeland Security's "Assistance to Firefighters" grants program.
The money breaks down as follows:
Clifty Fire Dept. in Huntsville: $9...
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| Pulaski County Mayors Say They Need More Money |
| Wed. Feb 24th 2010 |
Some cities in Pulaski County want a bigger piece of the state pie for their fire departments. Each city and volunteer fire department got the same amount of money from a one time state funding disbursement last year. And large cities like Little Rock say it should have been based on population inst...
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| Fire Engine And State Police, Hit By Truck On I-430 |
| Sun. Feb 21st 2010 |
Emergency responders were involved in an accident Sunday while responding to a crash in Little Rock.
A state police squad car and fire engine were both struck by a truck pulling a trailer near Interstate 430 and the Cantrell Road exit. Nobody was hurt and the cause remains under investigation.
Aut...
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| Conway F.D. Bomb Squad Takes First In State Competition |
| Sat. Feb 20th 2010 |
The Conway Fire Department Bomb Squad has had its budget cut significantly in light of the city’s general fund reserve shortfall, but victory in a state competition on Tuesday is evidence that the squad is at the top of its game at the start of a lean year, bomb squad administrators say.
Ther...
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| Round 4 '09 AFG Awards Announced |
| Fri. Feb 19th 2010 |
Today, Friday, Feb. 19, the fourth round of the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) awards for FY '09 were announced.
Click here to view the list of announcements.
The primary goal of the AFG funds is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non affiliated e...
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| Floyd Burns Sr. Honored With Classroom At Fire Academy |
| Thu. Feb 18th 2010 |
In 1969, a man joined Little Rock's fire department. Little did he know he'd be making history.
Captain Floyd Burns, Sr., is the first African American the city hired for the fire department.
Thursday, city leaders dedicated a classroom at the fire academy in his honor.
But this man who bro...
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| Sherwood F.D. Has Smoke Detectors Still Available For Residents |
| Fri. Feb 12th 2010 |
Sherwood Fire Chief David Teague said city firefighters have installed a few of the smoke detectors that were bought with federal stimulus money, but many still are available.
The Sherwood Firefighters Association Local 4756, which is the union representing Sherwood city firefighters, obtained th...
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