Firefighters in Grant County getting new equipment

Volunteer fire departments in Grant County are receiving wildfire suppression kits thanks to a grant from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division. According to the Sheridan Headlight newspaper, the Cane Creek, Prattsville, Tull, and Center Grove volunteer departments were awarded equipment valued at about... Read More.

Emergency medical calls keep firefighters busy in July

Emergency medical responses accounted for more than half the calls Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Response personnel answered in July, according to figures released by the department. The report showed firefighters answered 293 emergency medical calls or 51.13 percent of the 573 total calls for... Read More.
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Firefighters answer 155 medical calls in November

Pine Bluff Fire and Emergency Services personnel responded to 362 calls in November and just under 43 percent were emergency medical related. According to the department’s monthly report, firefighters answered 155 medical calls, 29 fewer than the previous month. There were also 29 vehicle accidents... Read More.
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Firefighters classify 4 structure fires in July as arson

There were nine structure fires reported in Pine Bluff during the month of July, according to the monthly report from the Fire and Emergency Services Department. Of the nine, fire investigators classified four as arson and the cause of the remaining five was undetermined. Five... Read More.
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UPDATE: Ouachita County Explosion Kills Driver, Injures Firefighters

  Ouachita Department of Emergency Management has confirmed one person is dead and two firefighters are injured after a tanker truck carrying ammonium nitrate exploded on Highway 278, just west of Camden. The explosion occurred sometime around 7:00 this morning. The Department of Transportation says Highway... Read More.