| Ozark Department Hopes To Saves Residents Money |
| Thu. Feb 11th 2010 |
Wednesday, the Ozark Fire Department announced their classification rating went up.
"We are in the top 9 percent off all fire departments in the state, now that we have a four rating," said Ozark fire Chief Kevin Eveld.
Eveld said the department will go from class 4 to cl...
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| Highland Fire Department Triumphs Over F4 Tornado |
| Thu. Feb 11th 2010 |
Crowds braved the terrible cold and wet weather Feb. 5 to show their support for the Highland Fire Department as they held their open house for Highland Fire House #1 on the second anniversary of losing their fire station to the infamous Super Tuesday tornado in 2008.
The process of rebounding from...
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| Pine Bluff Honors Two Women For Saving Man |
| Sat. Feb 6th 2010 |
Two employees from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff became accidental heroes last week when a few wrong turns put them in the right place at the right time.
Kisha Long and Tammy Chapman rescued a 96-year-old, wheelchair-bound man from a house fire on Collegiate Drive at about 3 p.m. Jan. 25...
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| Fire Station Grant Award Announcements |
| Fri. Feb 5th 2010 |
Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas and also the county seat of Pulaski County. As of 2008, according to the US census, Little Rock had a population of 189,515.
Little Rock F.D. $2,017,800.00
Horseshoe Lake is a town in ...
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| AFG Round 2 Award Announcements |
| Fri. Feb 5th 2010 |
Crossett Fire Department
Crossett
AR
Operations and Safety
$107,944.00
Equipment ($113,625)
Norphlet Rural Fire Department
Norphl...
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| 100 Pounds of Marijuana Found in Ambulance |
| Wed. Jan 27th 2010 |
Two California men were arrested over the weekend after Arkansas State Police allegedly found more than 100 pounds of suspected marijuana in their vehicle during what appears to have been a routine traffic stop.
Travis Wayne Philmlee, 39, and Joshua Adam Lopez, 20, were each arraigned on possession...
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| Northeast Arkansas Firefighter Dies of Heart Attack |
| Tue. Jan 26th 2010 |
A volunteer firefighter died of a heart attack while responding to a fire Tuesday afternoon in Independence County.
According to the Northside Volunteer Fire Chief Karol Fleetwood, 52-year-old Henry Sandy was responding to a trailer fire in the county.
When Sandy arrived, he fell over suffering fr...
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| We Are Back!!!!!! |
| Mon. Jan 25th 2010 |
After a month off. The staff at Arkansas Fire News is back. You can now keep up with us on Facebook and Myspace. We will be updating the site in the next few weeks and some areas of the site may be down. Thanks to your support we are back with Arkansas's #1 Firefighter Website....
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| Perla Lacking Help in Fire Department |
| Mon. Dec 7th 2009 |
The City of Perla is suffering from a lack of sufficient fire coverage after the majority of the city’s volunteer fire department quit. According to Perla Mayor Raymond Adams, the Perla Volunteer Fire Department had a disagreement with the Perla City Council over “purchasing.”
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| ISO Rating Drops for Jenny Lind |
| Sun. Dec 6th 2009 |
The Jenny Lind community’s fire protection classification was upgraded by several points, effective Tuesday, according to a news release.
The regional bureau of the Insurance Service Office changed the community’s ISO rating from 9 to 6/7. The areas with a 6 rating have water hydrants o...
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