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Fri. Sep 3rd 2010
Searcy Earns ISO Class 1 Rating

Firefighters save lives and property, but in Searcy the fire department is also saving people a lot of money.

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Wed. Sep 1st 2010
Plant Spontaneously Combusts, Catches House On Fire

After more than a month, the cause of a house fire in Greene County is now known.  Fire investigators say a July 25th fi...

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Air Evac Helicopter Crash

State Police have confirmed that there is a helicopter crash near Scotland in Van Buren County with multiple deaths. At 4:30 ...

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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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Wed. Sep 1st 2010
Fire Damages Little Rock House

No one was injured Wednesday morning in a fire that heavily damaged a house at 17th and Martin Streets.
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Fri. Aug 27th 2010
3 Buildings Damaged In Downtown Nashville Fire

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